sherehesha

Swahili

Etymology

From sherehe (“celebration, party”) +‎ -isha (causative affix).

Verb

-sherehesha (infinitive kusherehesha)

1. Causative form of sherehe: to cause someone to celebrate or party

Conjugation

Conjugation of -sherehesha
Positive present -nasherehesha Subjunctive -shereheshe Negative -shereheshi Imperative singular sherehesha
Infinitives
Positive kusherehesha Negative kutosherehesha
Imperatives
Singular sherehesha Plural sherehesheni
Tensed forms
Habitual husherehesha Positive past positive subject concord + -lisherehesha Negative past negative subject concord + -kusherehesha
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nasherehesha) Singular Plural 1st person ninasherehesha/nasherehesha tunasherehesha 2nd person unasherehesha mnasherehesha 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anasherehesha wanasherehesha other classes positive subject concord + -nasherehesha
Negative present (negative subject concord + -shereheshi) Singular Plural 1st person sishereheshi hatushereheshi 2nd person hushereheshi hamshereheshi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hashereheshi hawashereheshi other classes negative subject concord + -shereheshi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tasherehesha Negative future negative subject concord + -tasherehesha
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -shereheshe) Singular Plural 1st person nishereheshe tushereheshe 2nd person ushereheshe mshereheshe 3rd person m-wa(I/II) ashereheshe washereheshe other classes positive subject concord + -shereheshe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sishereheshe Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngesherehesha Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singesherehesha Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalisherehesha Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalisherehesha
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -asherehesha) Singular Plural 1st person nasherehesha twasherehesha 2nd person washerehesha mwasherehesha 3rd person m-wa(I/II) asherehesha washerehesha m-mi(III/IV) washerehesha yasherehesha ji-ma(V/VI) lasherehesha yasherehesha ki-vi(VII/VIII) chasherehesha vyasherehesha n(IX/X) yasherehesha zasherehesha u(XI) washerehesha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwasherehesha pa(XVI) pasherehesha mu(XVIII) mwasherehesha
Perfect positive subject concord + -mesherehesha "Already" positive subject concord + -meshasherehesha "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jasherehesha "If/When" positive subject concord + -kisherehesha "If not" positive subject concord + -siposherehesha Consecutive kasherehesha / positive subject concord + -kasherehesha Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kashereheshe
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nisherehesha -tusherehesha 2nd person -kusherehesha -washerehesha/-kusherehesheni/-washerehesheni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -msherehesha -washerehesha m-mi(III/IV) -usherehesha -isherehesha ji-ma(V/VI) -lisherehesha -yasherehesha ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kisherehesha -visherehesha n(IX/X) -isherehesha -zisherehesha u(XI) -usherehesha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kusherehesha pa(XVI) -pasherehesha mu(XVIII) -musherehesha Reflexive -jisherehesha
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -sherehesha- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -shereheshaye -shereheshao m-mi(III/IV) -shereheshao -shereheshayo ji-ma(V/VI) -shereheshalo -shereheshayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -shereheshacho -shereheshavyo n(IX/X) -shereheshayo -shereheshazo u(XI) -shereheshao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -shereheshako pa(XVI) -shereheshapo mu(XVIII) -shereheshamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -sherehesha) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yesherehesha -osherehesha m-mi(III/IV) -osherehesha -yosherehesha ji-ma(V/VI) -losherehesha -yosherehesha ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chosherehesha -vyosherehesha n(IX/X) -yosherehesha -zosherehesha u(XI) -osherehesha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kosherehesha pa(XVI) -posherehesha mu(XVIII) -mosherehesha
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

• Nominal derivations:
  • mshereheshaji (“master of ceremonies, MC”)