kesheka

Swahili

Verb

-kesheka (infinitive kukesheka)

1. Stative form of -kesha

Conjugation

Conjugation of -kesheka
Positive present -nakesheka Subjunctive -kesheke Negative -kesheki Imperative singular kesheka
Infinitives
Positive kukesheka Negative kutokesheka
Imperatives
Singular kesheka Plural keshekeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hukesheka Positive past positive subject concord + -likesheka Negative past negative subject concord + -kukesheka
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nakesheka) Singular Plural 1st person ninakesheka/nakesheka tunakesheka 2nd person unakesheka mnakesheka 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anakesheka wanakesheka other classes positive subject concord + -nakesheka
Negative present (negative subject concord + -kesheki) Singular Plural 1st person sikesheki hatukesheki 2nd person hukesheki hamkesheki 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hakesheki hawakesheki other classes negative subject concord + -kesheki
Positive future positive subject concord + -takesheka Negative future negative subject concord + -takesheka
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -kesheke) Singular Plural 1st person nikesheke tukesheke 2nd person ukesheke mkesheke 3rd person m-wa(I/II) akesheke wakesheke other classes positive subject concord + -kesheke
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sikesheke Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngekesheka Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singekesheka Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalikesheka Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalikesheka
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -akesheka) Singular Plural 1st person nakesheka twakesheka 2nd person wakesheka mwakesheka 3rd person m-wa(I/II) akesheka wakesheka m-mi(III/IV) wakesheka yakesheka ji-ma(V/VI) lakesheka yakesheka ki-vi(VII/VIII) chakesheka vyakesheka n(IX/X) yakesheka zakesheka u(XI) wakesheka see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwakesheka pa(XVI) pakesheka mu(XVIII) mwakesheka
Perfect positive subject concord + -mekesheka "Already" positive subject concord + -meshakesheka "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jakesheka "If/When" positive subject concord + -kikesheka "If not" positive subject concord + -sipokesheka Consecutive kakesheka / positive subject concord + -kakesheka Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kakesheke
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nikesheka -tukesheka 2nd person -kukesheka -wakesheka/-kukeshekeni/-wakeshekeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mkesheka -wakesheka m-mi(III/IV) -ukesheka -ikesheka ji-ma(V/VI) -likesheka -yakesheka ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kikesheka -vikesheka n(IX/X) -ikesheka -zikesheka u(XI) -ukesheka see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kukesheka pa(XVI) -pakesheka mu(XVIII) -mukesheka Reflexive -jikesheka
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -kesheka- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -keshekaye -keshekao m-mi(III/IV) -keshekao -keshekayo ji-ma(V/VI) -keshekalo -keshekayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -keshekacho -keshekavyo n(IX/X) -keshekayo -keshekazo u(XI) -keshekao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -keshekako pa(XVI) -keshekapo mu(XVIII) -keshekamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -kesheka) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yekesheka -okesheka m-mi(III/IV) -okesheka -yokesheka ji-ma(V/VI) -lokesheka -yokesheka ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chokesheka -vyokesheka n(IX/X) -yokesheka -zokesheka u(XI) -okesheka see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kokesheka pa(XVI) -pokesheka mu(XVIII) -mokesheka
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.