semeka

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-semeka (infinitive kusemeka)

1. Stative form of -sema: to be said

Conjugation

Conjugation of -semeka
Positive present -nasemeka Subjunctive -semeke Negative -semeki Imperative singular semeka
Infinitives
Positive kusemeka Negative kutosemeka
Imperatives
Singular semeka Plural semekeni
Tensed forms
Habitual husemeka Positive past positive subject concord + -lisemeka Negative past negative subject concord + -kusemeka
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nasemeka) Singular Plural 1st person ninasemeka/nasemeka tunasemeka 2nd person unasemeka mnasemeka 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anasemeka wanasemeka other classes positive subject concord + -nasemeka
Negative present (negative subject concord + -semeki) Singular Plural 1st person sisemeki hatusemeki 2nd person husemeki hamsemeki 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hasemeki hawasemeki other classes negative subject concord + -semeki
Positive future positive subject concord + -tasemeka Negative future negative subject concord + -tasemeka
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -semeke) Singular Plural 1st person nisemeke tusemeke 2nd person usemeke msemeke 3rd person m-wa(I/II) asemeke wasemeke other classes positive subject concord + -semeke
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sisemeke Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngesemeka Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singesemeka Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalisemeka Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalisemeka
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -asemeka) Singular Plural 1st person nasemeka twasemeka 2nd person wasemeka mwasemeka 3rd person m-wa(I/II) asemeka wasemeka m-mi(III/IV) wasemeka yasemeka ji-ma(V/VI) lasemeka yasemeka ki-vi(VII/VIII) chasemeka vyasemeka n(IX/X) yasemeka zasemeka u(XI) wasemeka see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwasemeka pa(XVI) pasemeka mu(XVIII) mwasemeka
Perfect positive subject concord + -mesemeka "Already" positive subject concord + -meshasemeka "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jasemeka "If/When" positive subject concord + -kisemeka "If not" positive subject concord + -siposemeka Consecutive kasemeka / positive subject concord + -kasemeka Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kasemeke
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nisemeka -tusemeka 2nd person -kusemeka -wasemeka/-kusemekeni/-wasemekeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -msemeka -wasemeka m-mi(III/IV) -usemeka -isemeka ji-ma(V/VI) -lisemeka -yasemeka ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kisemeka -visemeka n(IX/X) -isemeka -zisemeka u(XI) -usemeka see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kusemeka pa(XVI) -pasemeka mu(XVIII) -musemeka Reflexive -jisemeka
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -semeka- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -semekaye -semekao m-mi(III/IV) -semekao -semekayo ji-ma(V/VI) -semekalo -semekayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -semekacho -semekavyo n(IX/X) -semekayo -semekazo u(XI) -semekao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -semekako pa(XVI) -semekapo mu(XVIII) -semekamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -semeka) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yesemeka -osemeka m-mi(III/IV) -osemeka -yosemeka ji-ma(V/VI) -losemeka -yosemeka ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chosemeka -vyosemeka n(IX/X) -yosemeka -zosemeka u(XI) -osemeka see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kosemeka pa(XVI) -posemeka mu(XVIII) -mosemeka
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:
  • Reciprocal: -semekana (“to be said to each other”)