shereheka

Swahili

Etymology

From sherehe (“celebration, party”) +‎ -eka (stative suffix).

Verb

-shereheka (infinitive kushereheka)

1. Stative form of sherehe

Conjugation

Conjugation of -shereheka
Positive present -nashereheka Subjunctive -shereheke Negative -shereheki Imperative singular shereheka
Infinitives
Positive kushereheka Negative kutoshereheka
Imperatives
Singular shereheka Plural sherehekeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hushereheka Positive past positive subject concord + -lishereheka Negative past negative subject concord + -kushereheka
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nashereheka) Singular Plural 1st person ninashereheka/nashereheka tunashereheka 2nd person unashereheka mnashereheka 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anashereheka wanashereheka other classes positive subject concord + -nashereheka
Negative present (negative subject concord + -shereheki) Singular Plural 1st person sishereheki hatushereheki 2nd person hushereheki hamshereheki 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hashereheki hawashereheki other classes negative subject concord + -shereheki
Positive future positive subject concord + -tashereheka Negative future negative subject concord + -tashereheka
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -shereheke) Singular Plural 1st person nishereheke tushereheke 2nd person ushereheke mshereheke 3rd person m-wa(I/II) ashereheke washereheke other classes positive subject concord + -shereheke
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sishereheke Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeshereheka Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeshereheka Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalishereheka Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalishereheka
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -ashereheka) Singular Plural 1st person nashereheka twashereheka 2nd person washereheka mwashereheka 3rd person m-wa(I/II) ashereheka washereheka m-mi(III/IV) washereheka yashereheka ji-ma(V/VI) lashereheka yashereheka ki-vi(VII/VIII) chashereheka vyashereheka n(IX/X) yashereheka zashereheka u(XI) washereheka see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwashereheka pa(XVI) pashereheka mu(XVIII) mwashereheka
Perfect positive subject concord + -meshereheka "Already" positive subject concord + -meshashereheka "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jashereheka "If/When" positive subject concord + -kishereheka "If not" positive subject concord + -siposhereheka Consecutive kashereheka / positive subject concord + -kashereheka Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kashereheke
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nishereheka -tushereheka 2nd person -kushereheka -washereheka/-kusherehekeni/-washerehekeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mshereheka -washereheka m-mi(III/IV) -ushereheka -ishereheka ji-ma(V/VI) -lishereheka -yashereheka ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kishereheka -vishereheka n(IX/X) -ishereheka -zishereheka u(XI) -ushereheka see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kushereheka pa(XVI) -pashereheka mu(XVIII) -mushereheka Reflexive -jishereheka
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -shereheka- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -sherehekaye -sherehekao m-mi(III/IV) -sherehekao -sherehekayo ji-ma(V/VI) -sherehekalo -sherehekayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -sherehekacho -sherehekavyo n(IX/X) -sherehekayo -sherehekazo u(XI) -sherehekao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -sherehekako pa(XVI) -sherehekapo mu(XVIII) -sherehekamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -shereheka) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yeshereheka -oshereheka m-mi(III/IV) -oshereheka -yoshereheka ji-ma(V/VI) -loshereheka -yoshereheka ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choshereheka -vyoshereheka n(IX/X) -yoshereheka -zoshereheka u(XI) -oshereheka see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -koshereheka pa(XVI) -poshereheka mu(XVIII) -moshereheka
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: -sherehekea