semeza

Swahili

Verb

-semeza (infinitive kusemeza)

1. Causative form of -semea

Conjugation

Conjugation of -semeza
Positive present -nasemeza Subjunctive -semeze Negative -semezi Imperative singular semeza
Infinitives
Positive kusemeza Negative kutosemeza
Imperatives
Singular semeza Plural semezeni
Tensed forms
Habitual husemeza Positive past positive subject concord + -lisemeza Negative past negative subject concord + -kusemeza
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nasemeza) Singular Plural 1st person ninasemeza/nasemeza tunasemeza 2nd person unasemeza mnasemeza 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anasemeza wanasemeza other classes positive subject concord + -nasemeza
Negative present (negative subject concord + -semezi) Singular Plural 1st person sisemezi hatusemezi 2nd person husemezi hamsemezi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hasemezi hawasemezi other classes negative subject concord + -semezi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tasemeza Negative future negative subject concord + -tasemeza
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -semeze) Singular Plural 1st person nisemeze tusemeze 2nd person usemeze msemeze 3rd person m-wa(I/II) asemeze wasemeze other classes positive subject concord + -semeze
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sisemeze Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngesemeza Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singesemeza Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalisemeza Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalisemeza
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -asemeza) Singular Plural 1st person nasemeza twasemeza 2nd person wasemeza mwasemeza 3rd person m-wa(I/II) asemeza wasemeza m-mi(III/IV) wasemeza yasemeza ji-ma(V/VI) lasemeza yasemeza ki-vi(VII/VIII) chasemeza vyasemeza n(IX/X) yasemeza zasemeza u(XI) wasemeza see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwasemeza pa(XVI) pasemeza mu(XVIII) mwasemeza
Perfect positive subject concord + -mesemeza "Already" positive subject concord + -meshasemeza "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jasemeza "If/When" positive subject concord + -kisemeza "If not" positive subject concord + -siposemeza Consecutive kasemeza / positive subject concord + -kasemeza Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kasemeze
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nisemeza -tusemeza 2nd person -kusemeza -wasemeza/-kusemezeni/-wasemezeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -msemeza -wasemeza m-mi(III/IV) -usemeza -isemeza ji-ma(V/VI) -lisemeza -yasemeza ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kisemeza -visemeza n(IX/X) -isemeza -zisemeza u(XI) -usemeza see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kusemeza pa(XVI) -pasemeza mu(XVIII) -musemeza Reflexive -jisemeza
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -semeza- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -semezaye -semezao m-mi(III/IV) -semezao -semezayo ji-ma(V/VI) -semezalo -semezayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -semezacho -semezavyo n(IX/X) -semezayo -semezazo u(XI) -semezao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -semezako pa(XVI) -semezapo mu(XVIII) -semezamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -semeza) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yesemeza -osemeza m-mi(III/IV) -osemeza -yosemeza ji-ma(V/VI) -losemeza -yosemeza ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chosemeza -vyosemeza n(IX/X) -yosemeza -zosemeza u(XI) -osemeza see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kosemeza pa(XVI) -posemeza mu(XVIII) -mosemeza
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: -semezana