poesha

Swahili

Verb

-poesha (infinitive kupoesha)

1. Causative form of -poa: to cool (especially liquids or food)

Conjugation

Conjugation of -poesha
Positive present -napoesha Subjunctive -poeshe Negative -poeshi Imperative singular poesha
Infinitives
Positive kupoesha Negative kutopoesha
Imperatives
Singular poesha Plural poesheni
Tensed forms
Habitual hupoesha Positive past positive subject concord + -lipoesha Negative past negative subject concord + -kupoesha
Positive present (positive subject concord + -napoesha) Singular Plural 1st person ninapoesha/napoesha tunapoesha 2nd person unapoesha mnapoesha 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anapoesha wanapoesha other classes positive subject concord + -napoesha
Negative present (negative subject concord + -poeshi) Singular Plural 1st person sipoeshi hatupoeshi 2nd person hupoeshi hampoeshi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hapoeshi hawapoeshi other classes negative subject concord + -poeshi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tapoesha Negative future negative subject concord + -tapoesha
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -poeshe) Singular Plural 1st person nipoeshe tupoeshe 2nd person upoeshe mpoeshe 3rd person m-wa(I/II) apoeshe wapoeshe other classes positive subject concord + -poeshe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sipoeshe Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngepoesha Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singepoesha Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalipoesha Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalipoesha
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -apoesha) Singular Plural 1st person napoesha twapoesha 2nd person wapoesha mwapoesha 3rd person m-wa(I/II) apoesha wapoesha m-mi(III/IV) wapoesha yapoesha ji-ma(V/VI) lapoesha yapoesha ki-vi(VII/VIII) chapoesha vyapoesha n(IX/X) yapoesha zapoesha u(XI) wapoesha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwapoesha pa(XVI) papoesha mu(XVIII) mwapoesha
Perfect positive subject concord + -mepoesha "Already" positive subject concord + -meshapoesha "Not yet" negative subject concord + -japoesha "If/When" positive subject concord + -kipoesha "If not" positive subject concord + -sipopoesha Consecutive kapoesha / positive subject concord + -kapoesha Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kapoeshe
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nipoesha -tupoesha 2nd person -kupoesha -wapoesha/-kupoesheni/-wapoesheni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mpoesha -wapoesha m-mi(III/IV) -upoesha -ipoesha ji-ma(V/VI) -lipoesha -yapoesha ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kipoesha -vipoesha n(IX/X) -ipoesha -zipoesha u(XI) -upoesha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kupoesha pa(XVI) -papoesha mu(XVIII) -mupoesha Reflexive -jipoesha
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -poesha- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -poeshaye -poeshao m-mi(III/IV) -poeshao -poeshayo ji-ma(V/VI) -poeshalo -poeshayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -poeshacho -poeshavyo n(IX/X) -poeshayo -poeshazo u(XI) -poeshao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -poeshako pa(XVI) -poeshapo mu(XVIII) -poeshamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -poesha) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yepoesha -opoesha m-mi(III/IV) -opoesha -yopoesha ji-ma(V/VI) -lopoesha -yopoesha ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chopoesha -vyopoesha n(IX/X) -yopoesha -zopoesha u(XI) -opoesha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kopoesha pa(XVI) -popoesha mu(XVIII) -mopoesha
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.