lehemu

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic [Term?].

Pronunciation

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Verb

-lehemu (infinitive kulehemu)

1. to solder, weld

Conjugation

Conjugation of -lehemu
Positive present -nalehemu Subjunctive -lehemu Negative -lehemu Imperative singular lehemu
Infinitives
Positive kulehemu Negative kutolehemu
Imperatives
Singular lehemu Plural lehemuni
Tensed forms
Habitual hulehemu Positive past positive subject concord + -lilehemu Negative past negative subject concord + -kulehemu
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nalehemu) Singular Plural 1st person ninalehemu/nalehemu tunalehemu 2nd person unalehemu mnalehemu 3rd person m-wa(I/II) analehemu wanalehemu other classes positive subject concord + -nalehemu
Negative present (negative subject concord + -lehemu) Singular Plural 1st person silehemu hatulehemu 2nd person hulehemu hamlehemu 3rd person m-wa(I/II) halehemu hawalehemu other classes negative subject concord + -lehemu
Positive future positive subject concord + -talehemu Negative future negative subject concord + -talehemu
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -lehemu) Singular Plural 1st person nilehemu tulehemu 2nd person ulehemu mlehemu 3rd person m-wa(I/II) alehemu walehemu other classes positive subject concord + -lehemu
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -silehemu Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngelehemu Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singelehemu Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalilehemu Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalilehemu
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -alehemu) Singular Plural 1st person nalehemu twalehemu 2nd person walehemu mwalehemu 3rd person m-wa(I/II) alehemu walehemu m-mi(III/IV) walehemu yalehemu ji-ma(V/VI) lalehemu yalehemu ki-vi(VII/VIII) chalehemu vyalehemu n(IX/X) yalehemu zalehemu u(XI) walehemu see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwalehemu pa(XVI) palehemu mu(XVIII) mwalehemu
Perfect positive subject concord + -melehemu "Already" positive subject concord + -meshalehemu "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jalehemu "If/When" positive subject concord + -kilehemu "If not" positive subject concord + -sipolehemu Consecutive kalehemu / positive subject concord + -kalehemu Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kalehemu
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nilehemu -tulehemu 2nd person -kulehemu -walehemu/-kulehemuni/-walehemuni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mlehemu -walehemu m-mi(III/IV) -ulehemu -ilehemu ji-ma(V/VI) -lilehemu -yalehemu ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kilehemu -vilehemu n(IX/X) -ilehemu -zilehemu u(XI) -ulehemu see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kulehemu pa(XVI) -palehemu mu(XVIII) -mulehemu Reflexive -jilehemu
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -lehemu- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -lehemuye -lehemuo m-mi(III/IV) -lehemuo -lehemuyo ji-ma(V/VI) -lehemulo -lehemuyo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -lehemucho -lehemuvyo n(IX/X) -lehemuyo -lehemuzo u(XI) -lehemuo see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -lehemuko pa(XVI) -lehemupo mu(XVIII) -lehemumo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -lehemu) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yelehemu -olehemu m-mi(III/IV) -olehemu -yolehemu ji-ma(V/VI) -lolehemu -yolehemu ki-vi(VII/VIII) -cholehemu -vyolehemu n(IX/X) -yolehemu -zolehemu u(XI) -olehemu see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kolehemu pa(XVI) -polehemu mu(XVIII) -molehemu
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.