komesha

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-komesha (infinitive kukomesha)

1. Causative form of -koma

Conjugation

Conjugation of -komesha
Positive present -nakomesha Subjunctive -komeshe Negative -komeshi Imperative singular komesha
Infinitives
Positive kukomesha Negative kutokomesha
Imperatives
Singular komesha Plural komesheni
Tensed forms
Habitual hukomesha Positive past positive subject concord + -likomesha Negative past negative subject concord + -kukomesha
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nakomesha) Singular Plural 1st person ninakomesha/nakomesha tunakomesha 2nd person unakomesha mnakomesha 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anakomesha wanakomesha other classes positive subject concord + -nakomesha
Negative present (negative subject concord + -komeshi) Singular Plural 1st person sikomeshi hatukomeshi 2nd person hukomeshi hamkomeshi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hakomeshi hawakomeshi other classes negative subject concord + -komeshi
Positive future positive subject concord + -takomesha Negative future negative subject concord + -takomesha
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -komeshe) Singular Plural 1st person nikomeshe tukomeshe 2nd person ukomeshe mkomeshe 3rd person m-wa(I/II) akomeshe wakomeshe other classes positive subject concord + -komeshe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sikomeshe Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngekomesha Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singekomesha Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalikomesha Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalikomesha
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -akomesha) Singular Plural 1st person nakomesha twakomesha 2nd person wakomesha mwakomesha 3rd person m-wa(I/II) akomesha wakomesha m-mi(III/IV) wakomesha yakomesha ji-ma(V/VI) lakomesha yakomesha ki-vi(VII/VIII) chakomesha vyakomesha n(IX/X) yakomesha zakomesha u(XI) wakomesha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwakomesha pa(XVI) pakomesha mu(XVIII) mwakomesha
Perfect positive subject concord + -mekomesha "Already" positive subject concord + -meshakomesha "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jakomesha "If/When" positive subject concord + -kikomesha "If not" positive subject concord + -sipokomesha Consecutive kakomesha / positive subject concord + -kakomesha Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kakomeshe
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nikomesha -tukomesha 2nd person -kukomesha -wakomesha/-kukomesheni/-wakomesheni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mkomesha -wakomesha m-mi(III/IV) -ukomesha -ikomesha ji-ma(V/VI) -likomesha -yakomesha ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kikomesha -vikomesha n(IX/X) -ikomesha -zikomesha u(XI) -ukomesha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kukomesha pa(XVI) -pakomesha mu(XVIII) -mukomesha Reflexive -jikomesha
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -komesha- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -komeshaye -komeshao m-mi(III/IV) -komeshao -komeshayo ji-ma(V/VI) -komeshalo -komeshayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -komeshacho -komeshavyo n(IX/X) -komeshayo -komeshazo u(XI) -komeshao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -komeshako pa(XVI) -komeshapo mu(XVIII) -komeshamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -komesha) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yekomesha -okomesha m-mi(III/IV) -okomesha -yokomesha ji-ma(V/VI) -lokomesha -yokomesha ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chokomesha -vyokomesha n(IX/X) -yokomesha -zokomesha u(XI) -okomesha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kokomesha pa(XVI) -pokomesha mu(XVIII) -mokomesha
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

• Nominal derivations:
  • ukomeshaji (“stopping, abolition, curtailment”)