ponesha

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-ponesha (infinitive kuponesha)

1. Causative form of -pona

Conjugation

Conjugation of -ponesha
Positive present -naponesha Subjunctive -poneshe Negative -poneshi Imperative singular ponesha
Infinitives
Positive kuponesha Negative kutoponesha
Imperatives
Singular ponesha Plural ponesheni
Tensed forms
Habitual huponesha Positive past positive subject concord + -liponesha Negative past negative subject concord + -kuponesha
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naponesha) Singular Plural 1st person ninaponesha/naponesha tunaponesha 2nd person unaponesha mnaponesha 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaponesha wanaponesha other classes positive subject concord + -naponesha
Negative present (negative subject concord + -poneshi) Singular Plural 1st person siponeshi hatuponeshi 2nd person huponeshi hamponeshi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) haponeshi hawaponeshi other classes negative subject concord + -poneshi
Positive future positive subject concord + -taponesha Negative future negative subject concord + -taponesha
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -poneshe) Singular Plural 1st person niponeshe tuponeshe 2nd person uponeshe mponeshe 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aponeshe waponeshe other classes positive subject concord + -poneshe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siponeshe Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeponesha Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeponesha Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliponesha Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliponesha
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aponesha) Singular Plural 1st person naponesha twaponesha 2nd person waponesha mwaponesha 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aponesha waponesha m-mi(III/IV) waponesha yaponesha ji-ma(V/VI) laponesha yaponesha ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaponesha vyaponesha n(IX/X) yaponesha zaponesha u(XI) waponesha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwaponesha pa(XVI) paponesha mu(XVIII) mwaponesha
Perfect positive subject concord + -meponesha "Already" positive subject concord + -meshaponesha "Not yet" negative subject concord + -japonesha "If/When" positive subject concord + -kiponesha "If not" positive subject concord + -sipoponesha Consecutive kaponesha / positive subject concord + -kaponesha Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaponeshe
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -niponesha -tuponesha 2nd person -kuponesha -waponesha/-kuponesheni/-waponesheni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mponesha -waponesha m-mi(III/IV) -uponesha -iponesha ji-ma(V/VI) -liponesha -yaponesha ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiponesha -viponesha n(IX/X) -iponesha -ziponesha u(XI) -uponesha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuponesha pa(XVI) -paponesha mu(XVIII) -muponesha Reflexive -jiponesha
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -ponesha- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -poneshaye -poneshao m-mi(III/IV) -poneshao -poneshayo ji-ma(V/VI) -poneshalo -poneshayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -poneshacho -poneshavyo n(IX/X) -poneshayo -poneshazo u(XI) -poneshao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -poneshako pa(XVI) -poneshapo mu(XVIII) -poneshamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -ponesha) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yeponesha -oponesha m-mi(III/IV) -oponesha -yoponesha ji-ma(V/VI) -loponesha -yoponesha ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choponesha -vyoponesha n(IX/X) -yoponesha -zoponesha u(XI) -oponesha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -koponesha pa(XVI) -poponesha mu(XVIII) -moponesha
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.