wekesha

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-wekesha (infinitive kuwekesha)

1. Causative form of -weka

Conjugation

Conjugation of -wekesha
Positive present -nawekesha Subjunctive -wekeshe Negative -wekeshi Imperative singular wekesha
Infinitives
Positive kuwekesha Negative kutowekesha
Imperatives
Singular wekesha Plural wekesheni
Tensed forms
Habitual huwekesha Positive past positive subject concord + -liwekesha Negative past negative subject concord + -kuwekesha
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nawekesha) Singular Plural 1st person ninawekesha/nawekesha tunawekesha 2nd person unawekesha mnawekesha 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anawekesha wanawekesha other classes positive subject concord + -nawekesha
Negative present (negative subject concord + -wekeshi) Singular Plural 1st person siwekeshi hatuwekeshi 2nd person huwekeshi hamuwekeshi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hawekeshi hawawekeshi other classes negative subject concord + -wekeshi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tawekesha Negative future negative subject concord + -tawekesha
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -wekeshe) Singular Plural 1st person niwekeshe tuwekeshe 2nd person uwekeshe muwekeshe 3rd person m-wa(I/II) awekeshe wawekeshe other classes positive subject concord + -wekeshe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siwekeshe Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngewekesha Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singewekesha Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliwekesha Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliwekesha
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -awekesha) Singular Plural 1st person nawekesha twawekesha 2nd person wawekesha mwawekesha 3rd person m-wa(I/II) awekesha wawekesha m-mi(III/IV) wawekesha yawekesha ji-ma(V/VI) lawekesha yawekesha ki-vi(VII/VIII) chawekesha vyawekesha n(IX/X) yawekesha zawekesha u(XI) wawekesha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwawekesha pa(XVI) pawekesha mu(XVIII) mwawekesha
Perfect positive subject concord + -mewekesha "Already" positive subject concord + -meshawekesha "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jawekesha "If/When" positive subject concord + -kiwekesha "If not" positive subject concord + -sipowekesha Consecutive kawekesha / positive subject concord + -kawekesha Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kawekeshe
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -niwekesha -tuwekesha 2nd person -kuwekesha -wawekesha/-kuwekesheni/-wawekesheni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -muwekesha -wawekesha m-mi(III/IV) -uwekesha -iwekesha ji-ma(V/VI) -liwekesha -yawekesha ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiwekesha -viwekesha n(IX/X) -iwekesha -ziwekesha u(XI) -uwekesha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuwekesha pa(XVI) -pawekesha mu(XVIII) -muwekesha Reflexive -jiwekesha
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -wekesha- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -wekeshaye -wekeshao m-mi(III/IV) -wekeshao -wekeshayo ji-ma(V/VI) -wekeshalo -wekeshayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -wekeshacho -wekeshavyo n(IX/X) -wekeshayo -wekeshazo u(XI) -wekeshao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -wekeshako pa(XVI) -wekeshapo mu(XVIII) -wekeshamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -wekesha) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yewekesha -owekesha m-mi(III/IV) -owekesha -yowekesha ji-ma(V/VI) -lowekesha -yowekesha ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chowekesha -vyowekesha n(IX/X) -yowekesha -zowekesha u(XI) -owekesha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kowekesha pa(XVI) -powekesha mu(XVIII) -mowekesha
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.