sherekea

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Swahili

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Etymology

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Formed through an elision from -sherehekea.

Pronunciation

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  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Verb

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-sherekea (infinitive kusherekea)

  1. to celebrate

Conjugation

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Conjugation of -sherekea
Positive present -nasherekea
Subjunctive -sherekee
Negative -sherekei
Imperative singular sherekea
Infinitives
Positive kusherekea
Negative kutosherekea
Imperatives
Singular sherekea
Plural sherekeeni
Tensed forms
Habitual husherekea
Positive past positive subject concord + -lisherekea
Negative past negative subject concord + -kusherekea
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nasherekea)
Singular Plural
1st person ninasherekea/nasherekea tunasherekea
2nd person unasherekea mnasherekea
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anasherekea wanasherekea
other classes positive subject concord + -nasherekea
Negative present (negative subject concord + -sherekei)
Singular Plural
1st person sisherekei hatusherekei
2nd person husherekei hamsherekei
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hasherekei hawasherekei
other classes negative subject concord + -sherekei
Positive future positive subject concord + -tasherekea
Negative future negative subject concord + -tasherekea
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -sherekee)
Singular Plural
1st person nisherekee tusherekee
2nd person usherekee msherekee
3rd person m-wa(I/II) asherekee washerekee
other classes positive subject concord + -sherekee
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sisherekee
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngesherekea
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singesherekea
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalisherekea
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalisherekea
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -asherekea)
Singular Plural
1st person nasherekea twasherekea
2nd person washerekea mwasherekea
3rd person m-wa(I/II) asherekea washerekea
m-mi(III/IV) washerekea yasherekea
ji-ma(V/VI) lasherekea yasherekea
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chasherekea vyasherekea
n(IX/X) yasherekea zasherekea
u(XI) washerekea see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwasherekea
pa(XVI) pasherekea
mu(XVIII) mwasherekea
Perfect positive subject concord + -mesherekea
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshasherekea
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jasherekea
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kisherekea
"If not" positive subject concord + -siposherekea
Consecutive kasherekea / positive subject concord + -kasherekea
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kasherekee
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nisherekea -tusherekea
2nd person -kusherekea -washerekea/-kusherekeeni/-washerekeeni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -msherekea -washerekea
m-mi(III/IV) -usherekea -isherekea
ji-ma(V/VI) -lisherekea -yasherekea
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kisherekea -visherekea
n(IX/X) -isherekea -zisherekea
u(XI) -usherekea see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kusherekea
pa(XVI) -pasherekea
mu(XVIII) -musherekea
Reflexive -jisherekea
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -sherekea- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -sherekeaye -sherekeao
m-mi(III/IV) -sherekeao -sherekeayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -sherekealo -sherekeayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -sherekeacho -sherekeavyo
n(IX/X) -sherekeayo -sherekeazo
u(XI) -sherekeao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -sherekeako
pa(XVI) -sherekeapo
mu(XVIII) -sherekeamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -sherekea)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yesherekea -osherekea
m-mi(III/IV) -osherekea -yosherekea
ji-ma(V/VI) -losherekea -yosherekea
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chosherekea -vyosherekea
n(IX/X) -yosherekea -zosherekea
u(XI) -osherekea see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kosherekea
pa(XVI) -posherekea
mu(XVIII) -mosherekea
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.
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