onesha

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-onesha (infinitive kuonesha)

1. Causative form of -ona: to show

Conjugation

Conjugation of -onesha
Positive present -naonesha Subjunctive -oneshe Negative -oneshi Imperative singular onesha
Infinitives
Positive kuonesha Negative kutoonesha
Imperatives
Singular onesha Plural onesheni
Tensed forms
Habitual huonesha Positive past positive subject concord + -lionesha Negative past negative subject concord + -kuonesha
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naonesha) Singular Plural 1st person ninaonesha/naonesha tunaonesha 2nd person unaonesha mnaonesha 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaonesha wanaonesha other classes positive subject concord + -naonesha
Negative present (negative subject concord + -oneshi) Singular Plural 1st person sioneshi hatuoneshi 2nd person huoneshi hamwoneshi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) haoneshi hawaoneshi other classes negative subject concord + -oneshi
Positive future positive subject concord + -taonesha Negative future negative subject concord + -taonesha
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -oneshe) Singular Plural 1st person nioneshe tuoneshe 2nd person uoneshe mwoneshe 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aoneshe waoneshe other classes positive subject concord + -oneshe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sioneshe Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeonesha Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeonesha Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalionesha Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalionesha
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aonesha) Singular Plural 1st person naonesha twaonesha 2nd person waonesha mwaonesha 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aonesha waonesha m-mi(III/IV) waonesha yaonesha ji-ma(V/VI) laonesha yaonesha ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaonesha vyaonesha n(IX/X) yaonesha zaonesha u(XI) waonesha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwaonesha pa(XVI) paonesha mu(XVIII) mwaonesha
Perfect positive subject concord + -meonesha "Already" positive subject concord + -meshaonesha "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jaonesha "If/When" positive subject concord + -kionesha "If not" positive subject concord + -sipoonesha Consecutive kaonesha / positive subject concord + -kaonesha Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaoneshe
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nionesha -tuonesha 2nd person -kuonesha -waonesha/-kuonesheni/-waonesheni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mwonesha -waonesha m-mi(III/IV) -uonesha -ionesha ji-ma(V/VI) -lionesha -yaonesha ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kionesha -vionesha n(IX/X) -ionesha -zionesha u(XI) -uonesha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuonesha pa(XVI) -paonesha mu(XVIII) -muonesha Reflexive -jionesha
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -onesha- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -oneshaye -oneshao m-mi(III/IV) -oneshao -oneshayo ji-ma(V/VI) -oneshalo -oneshayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -oneshacho -oneshavyo n(IX/X) -oneshayo -oneshazo u(XI) -oneshao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -oneshako pa(XVI) -oneshapo mu(XVIII) -oneshamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -onesha) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yeonesha -oonesha m-mi(III/IV) -oonesha -yoonesha ji-ma(V/VI) -loonesha -yoonesha ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choonesha -vyoonesha n(IX/X) -yoonesha -zoonesha u(XI) -oonesha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -koonesha pa(XVI) -poonesha mu(XVIII) -moonesha
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.