sherekea

Swahili

Etymology

Formed through an elision from -sherehekea.

Pronunciation

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Verb

-sherekea (infinitive kusherekea)

1. to celebrate

Conjugation

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.

Related terms

• sherehe (“celebration, party”)