samehe

Swahili

Etymology

From Arabic سَمُحَ (samuḥa).

Pronunciation

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Verb

-samehe (infinitive kusamehe)

1. to forgive

Conjugation

Conjugation of -samehe
Positive present -nasamehe Subjunctive -samehe Negative -samehe Imperative singular samehe
Infinitives
Positive kusamehe Negative kutosamehe
Imperatives
Singular samehe Plural sameheni
Tensed forms
Habitual husamehe Positive past positive subject concord + -lisamehe Negative past negative subject concord + -kusamehe
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nasamehe) Singular Plural 1st person ninasamehe/nasamehe tunasamehe 2nd person unasamehe mnasamehe 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anasamehe wanasamehe other classes positive subject concord + -nasamehe
Negative present (negative subject concord + -samehe) Singular Plural 1st person sisamehe hatusamehe 2nd person husamehe hamsamehe 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hasamehe hawasamehe other classes negative subject concord + -samehe
Positive future positive subject concord + -tasamehe Negative future negative subject concord + -tasamehe
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -samehe) Singular Plural 1st person nisamehe tusamehe 2nd person usamehe msamehe 3rd person m-wa(I/II) asamehe wasamehe other classes positive subject concord + -samehe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sisamehe Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngesamehe Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singesamehe Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalisamehe Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalisamehe
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -asamehe) Singular Plural 1st person nasamehe twasamehe 2nd person wasamehe mwasamehe 3rd person m-wa(I/II) asamehe wasamehe m-mi(III/IV) wasamehe yasamehe ji-ma(V/VI) lasamehe yasamehe ki-vi(VII/VIII) chasamehe vyasamehe n(IX/X) yasamehe zasamehe u(XI) wasamehe see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwasamehe pa(XVI) pasamehe mu(XVIII) mwasamehe
Perfect positive subject concord + -mesamehe "Already" positive subject concord + -meshasamehe "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jasamehe "If/When" positive subject concord + -kisamehe "If not" positive subject concord + -siposamehe Consecutive kasamehe / positive subject concord + -kasamehe Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kasamehe
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nisamehe -tusamehe 2nd person -kusamehe -wasamehe/-kusameheni/-wasameheni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -msamehe -wasamehe m-mi(III/IV) -usamehe -isamehe ji-ma(V/VI) -lisamehe -yasamehe ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kisamehe -visamehe n(IX/X) -isamehe -zisamehe u(XI) -usamehe see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kusamehe pa(XVI) -pasamehe mu(XVIII) -musamehe Reflexive -jisamehe
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -samehe- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -sameheye -sameheo m-mi(III/IV) -sameheo -sameheyo ji-ma(V/VI) -samehelo -sameheyo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -samehecho -samehevyo n(IX/X) -sameheyo -samehezo u(XI) -sameheo see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -sameheko pa(XVI) -samehepo mu(XVIII) -samehemo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -samehe) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yesamehe -osamehe m-mi(III/IV) -osamehe -yosamehe ji-ma(V/VI) -losamehe -yosamehe ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chosamehe -vyosamehe n(IX/X) -yosamehe -zosamehe u(XI) -osamehe see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kosamehe pa(XVI) -posamehe mu(XVIII) -mosamehe
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

• Verbal derivations:
  • Applicative: -samehea
  • Causative: -samehesha
  • Passive: -samehewa
  • Reciprocal: -sameheana (“to forgive each other”)
  • Stative: -sameheka

Related terms

• msamaha (“forgiveness”)
• samahani (“excuse me; sorry”)