semekana

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Swahili

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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-semekana (infinitive kusemekana)

  1. Reciprocal form of -semeka: to be said to each other

Conjugation

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Conjugation of -semekana
Positive present -nasemekana
Subjunctive -semekane
Negative -semekani
Imperative singular semekana
Infinitives
Positive kusemekana
Negative kutosemekana
Imperatives
Singular semekana
Plural semekaneni
Tensed forms
Habitual husemekana
Positive past positive subject concord + -lisemekana
Negative past negative subject concord + -kusemekana
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nasemekana)
Singular Plural
1st person ninasemekana/nasemekana tunasemekana
2nd person unasemekana mnasemekana
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anasemekana wanasemekana
other classes positive subject concord + -nasemekana
Negative present (negative subject concord + -semekani)
Singular Plural
1st person sisemekani hatusemekani
2nd person husemekani hamsemekani
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hasemekani hawasemekani
other classes negative subject concord + -semekani
Positive future positive subject concord + -tasemekana
Negative future negative subject concord + -tasemekana
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -semekane)
Singular Plural
1st person nisemekane tusemekane
2nd person usemekane msemekane
3rd person m-wa(I/II) asemekane wasemekane
other classes positive subject concord + -semekane
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sisemekane
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngesemekana
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singesemekana
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalisemekana
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalisemekana
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -asemekana)
Singular Plural
1st person nasemekana twasemekana
2nd person wasemekana mwasemekana
3rd person m-wa(I/II) asemekana wasemekana
m-mi(III/IV) wasemekana yasemekana
ji-ma(V/VI) lasemekana yasemekana
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chasemekana vyasemekana
n(IX/X) yasemekana zasemekana
u(XI) wasemekana see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwasemekana
pa(XVI) pasemekana
mu(XVIII) mwasemekana
Perfect positive subject concord + -mesemekana
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshasemekana
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jasemekana
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kisemekana
"If not" positive subject concord + -siposemekana
Consecutive kasemekana / positive subject concord + -kasemekana
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kasemekane
Object concord
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + -semekana- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -semekanaye -semekanao
m-mi(III/IV) -semekanao -semekanayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -semekanalo -semekanayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -semekanacho -semekanavyo
n(IX/X) -semekanayo -semekanazo
u(XI) -semekanao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -semekanako
pa(XVI) -semekanapo
mu(XVIII) -semekanamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + -semekana)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yesemekana -osemekana
m-mi(III/IV) -osemekana -yosemekana
ji-ma(V/VI) -losemekana -yosemekana
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chosemekana -vyosemekana
n(IX/X) -yosemekana -zosemekana
u(XI) -osemekana see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kosemekana
pa(XVI) -posemekana
mu(XVIII) -mosemekana
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.