lowesha

Swahili

Verb

-lowesha (infinitive kulowesha)

1. Causative form of -lowa: to soak

Conjugation

Conjugation of -lowesha
Positive present -nalowesha Subjunctive -loweshe Negative -loweshi Imperative singular lowesha
Infinitives
Positive kulowesha Negative kutolowesha
Imperatives
Singular lowesha Plural lowesheni
Tensed forms
Habitual hulowesha Positive past positive subject concord + -lilowesha Negative past negative subject concord + -kulowesha
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nalowesha) Singular Plural 1st person ninalowesha/nalowesha tunalowesha 2nd person unalowesha mnalowesha 3rd person m-wa(I/II) analowesha wanalowesha other classes positive subject concord + -nalowesha
Negative present (negative subject concord + -loweshi) Singular Plural 1st person siloweshi hatuloweshi 2nd person huloweshi hamloweshi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) haloweshi hawaloweshi other classes negative subject concord + -loweshi
Positive future positive subject concord + -talowesha Negative future negative subject concord + -talowesha
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -loweshe) Singular Plural 1st person niloweshe tuloweshe 2nd person uloweshe mloweshe 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aloweshe waloweshe other classes positive subject concord + -loweshe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siloweshe Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngelowesha Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singelowesha Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalilowesha Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalilowesha
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -alowesha) Singular Plural 1st person nalowesha twalowesha 2nd person walowesha mwalowesha 3rd person m-wa(I/II) alowesha walowesha m-mi(III/IV) walowesha yalowesha ji-ma(V/VI) lalowesha yalowesha ki-vi(VII/VIII) chalowesha vyalowesha n(IX/X) yalowesha zalowesha u(XI) walowesha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwalowesha pa(XVI) palowesha mu(XVIII) mwalowesha
Perfect positive subject concord + -melowesha "Already" positive subject concord + -meshalowesha "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jalowesha "If/When" positive subject concord + -kilowesha "If not" positive subject concord + -sipolowesha Consecutive kalowesha / positive subject concord + -kalowesha Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaloweshe
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nilowesha -tulowesha 2nd person -kulowesha -walowesha/-kulowesheni/-walowesheni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mlowesha -walowesha m-mi(III/IV) -ulowesha -ilowesha ji-ma(V/VI) -lilowesha -yalowesha ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kilowesha -vilowesha n(IX/X) -ilowesha -zilowesha u(XI) -ulowesha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kulowesha pa(XVI) -palowesha mu(XVIII) -mulowesha Reflexive -jilowesha
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -lowesha- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -loweshaye -loweshao m-mi(III/IV) -loweshao -loweshayo ji-ma(V/VI) -loweshalo -loweshayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -loweshacho -loweshavyo n(IX/X) -loweshayo -loweshazo u(XI) -loweshao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -loweshako pa(XVI) -loweshapo mu(XVIII) -loweshamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -lowesha) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yelowesha -olowesha m-mi(III/IV) -olowesha -yolowesha ji-ma(V/VI) -lolowesha -yolowesha ki-vi(VII/VIII) -cholowesha -vyolowesha n(IX/X) -yolowesha -zolowesha u(XI) -olowesha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kolowesha pa(XVI) -polowesha mu(XVIII) -molowesha
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.