semeka

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Swahili

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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-semeka (infinitive kusemeka)

  1. Stative form of -sema: to be said

Conjugation

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Conjugation of -semeka
Positive present -nasemeka
Subjunctive -semeke
Negative -semeki
Imperative singular semeka
Infinitives
Positive kusemeka
Negative kutosemeka
Imperatives
Singular semeka
Plural semekeni
Tensed forms
Habitual husemeka
Positive past positive subject concord + -lisemeka
Negative past negative subject concord + -kusemeka
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nasemeka)
Singular Plural
1st person ninasemeka/nasemeka tunasemeka
2nd person unasemeka mnasemeka
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anasemeka wanasemeka
other classes positive subject concord + -nasemeka
Negative present (negative subject concord + -semeki)
Singular Plural
1st person sisemeki hatusemeki
2nd person husemeki hamsemeki
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hasemeki hawasemeki
other classes negative subject concord + -semeki
Positive future positive subject concord + -tasemeka
Negative future negative subject concord + -tasemeka
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -semeke)
Singular Plural
1st person nisemeke tusemeke
2nd person usemeke msemeke
3rd person m-wa(I/II) asemeke wasemeke
other classes positive subject concord + -semeke
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sisemeke
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngesemeka
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singesemeka
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalisemeka
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalisemeka
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -asemeka)
Singular Plural
1st person nasemeka twasemeka
2nd person wasemeka mwasemeka
3rd person m-wa(I/II) asemeka wasemeka
m-mi(III/IV) wasemeka yasemeka
ji-ma(V/VI) lasemeka yasemeka
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chasemeka vyasemeka
n(IX/X) yasemeka zasemeka
u(XI) wasemeka see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwasemeka
pa(XVI) pasemeka
mu(XVIII) mwasemeka
Perfect positive subject concord + -mesemeka
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshasemeka
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jasemeka
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kisemeka
"If not" positive subject concord + -siposemeka
Consecutive kasemeka / positive subject concord + -kasemeka
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kasemeke
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nisemeka -tusemeka
2nd person -kusemeka -wasemeka/-kusemekeni/-wasemekeni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -msemeka -wasemeka
m-mi(III/IV) -usemeka -isemeka
ji-ma(V/VI) -lisemeka -yasemeka
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kisemeka -visemeka
n(IX/X) -isemeka -zisemeka
u(XI) -usemeka see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kusemeka
pa(XVI) -pasemeka
mu(XVIII) -musemeka
Reflexive -jisemeka
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -semeka- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -semekaye -semekao
m-mi(III/IV) -semekao -semekayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -semekalo -semekayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -semekacho -semekavyo
n(IX/X) -semekayo -semekazo
u(XI) -semekao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -semekako
pa(XVI) -semekapo
mu(XVIII) -semekamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -semeka)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yesemeka -osemeka
m-mi(III/IV) -osemeka -yosemeka
ji-ma(V/VI) -losemeka -yosemeka
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chosemeka -vyosemeka
n(IX/X) -yosemeka -zosemeka
u(XI) -osemeka see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kosemeka
pa(XVI) -posemeka
mu(XVIII) -mosemeka
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

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