semekana

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-semekana (infinitive kusemekana)

1. Reciprocal form of -semeka: to be said to each other

Conjugation

Conjugation of -semekana
Positive present -nasemekana Subjunctive -semekane Negative -semekani Imperative singular semekana
Infinitives
Positive kusemekana Negative kutosemekana
Imperatives
Singular semekana Plural semekaneni
Tensed forms
Habitual husemekana Positive past positive subject concord + -lisemekana Negative past negative subject concord + -kusemekana
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nasemekana) Singular Plural 1st person ninasemekana/nasemekana tunasemekana 2nd person unasemekana mnasemekana 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anasemekana wanasemekana other classes positive subject concord + -nasemekana
Negative present (negative subject concord + -semekani) Singular Plural 1st person sisemekani hatusemekani 2nd person husemekani hamsemekani 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hasemekani hawasemekani other classes negative subject concord + -semekani
Positive future positive subject concord + -tasemekana Negative future negative subject concord + -tasemekana
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -semekane) Singular Plural 1st person nisemekane tusemekane 2nd person usemekane msemekane 3rd person m-wa(I/II) asemekane wasemekane other classes positive subject concord + -semekane
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sisemekane Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngesemekana Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singesemekana Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalisemekana Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalisemekana
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -asemekana) Singular Plural 1st person nasemekana twasemekana 2nd person wasemekana mwasemekana 3rd person m-wa(I/II) asemekana wasemekana m-mi(III/IV) wasemekana yasemekana ji-ma(V/VI) lasemekana yasemekana ki-vi(VII/VIII) chasemekana vyasemekana n(IX/X) yasemekana zasemekana u(XI) wasemekana see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwasemekana pa(XVI) pasemekana mu(XVIII) mwasemekana
Perfect positive subject concord + -mesemekana "Already" positive subject concord + -meshasemekana "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jasemekana "If/When" positive subject concord + -kisemekana "If not" positive subject concord + -siposemekana Consecutive kasemekana / positive subject concord + -kasemekana Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kasemekane Object concord —
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + -semekana- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -semekanaye -semekanao m-mi(III/IV) -semekanao -semekanayo ji-ma(V/VI) -semekanalo -semekanayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -semekanacho -semekanavyo n(IX/X) -semekanayo -semekanazo u(XI) -semekanao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -semekanako pa(XVI) -semekanapo mu(XVIII) -semekanamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + -semekana) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yesemekana -osemekana m-mi(III/IV) -osemekana -yosemekana ji-ma(V/VI) -losemekana -yosemekana ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chosemekana -vyosemekana n(IX/X) -yosemekana -zosemekana u(XI) -osemekana see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kosemekana pa(XVI) -posemekana mu(XVIII) -mosemekana
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.