damshi

Swahili

Verb

-damshi (infinitive kudamshi)

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Conjugation

Conjugation of -damshi
Positive present -nadamshi Subjunctive -damshi Negative -damshi Imperative singular damshi
Infinitives
Positive kudamshi Negative kutodamshi
Imperatives
Singular damshi Plural damshini
Tensed forms
Habitual hudamshi Positive past positive subject concord + -lidamshi Negative past negative subject concord + -kudamshi
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nadamshi) Singular Plural 1st person ninadamshi/nadamshi tunadamshi 2nd person unadamshi mnadamshi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anadamshi wanadamshi other classes positive subject concord + -nadamshi
Negative present (negative subject concord + -damshi) Singular Plural 1st person sidamshi hatudamshi 2nd person hudamshi hamdamshi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hadamshi hawadamshi other classes negative subject concord + -damshi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tadamshi Negative future negative subject concord + -tadamshi
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -damshi) Singular Plural 1st person nidamshi tudamshi 2nd person udamshi mdamshi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) adamshi wadamshi other classes positive subject concord + -damshi
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sidamshi Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngedamshi Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singedamshi Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalidamshi Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalidamshi
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -adamshi) Singular Plural 1st person nadamshi twadamshi 2nd person wadamshi mwadamshi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) adamshi wadamshi m-mi(III/IV) wadamshi yadamshi ji-ma(V/VI) ladamshi yadamshi ki-vi(VII/VIII) chadamshi vyadamshi n(IX/X) yadamshi zadamshi u(XI) wadamshi see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwadamshi pa(XVI) padamshi mu(XVIII) mwadamshi
Perfect positive subject concord + -medamshi "Already" positive subject concord + -meshadamshi "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jadamshi "If/When" positive subject concord + -kidamshi "If not" positive subject concord + -sipodamshi Consecutive kadamshi / positive subject concord + -kadamshi Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kadamshi
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nidamshi -tudamshi 2nd person -kudamshi -wadamshi/-kudamshini/-wadamshini 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mdamshi -wadamshi m-mi(III/IV) -udamshi -idamshi ji-ma(V/VI) -lidamshi -yadamshi ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kidamshi -vidamshi n(IX/X) -idamshi -zidamshi u(XI) -udamshi see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kudamshi pa(XVI) -padamshi mu(XVIII) -mudamshi Reflexive -jidamshi
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -damshi- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -damshiye -damshio m-mi(III/IV) -damshio -damshiyo ji-ma(V/VI) -damshilo -damshiyo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -damshicho -damshivyo n(IX/X) -damshiyo -damshizo u(XI) -damshio see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -damshiko pa(XVI) -damshipo mu(XVIII) -damshimo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -damshi) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yedamshi -odamshi m-mi(III/IV) -odamshi -yodamshi ji-ma(V/VI) -lodamshi -yodamshi ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chodamshi -vyodamshi n(IX/X) -yodamshi -zodamshi u(XI) -odamshi see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kodamshi pa(XVI) -podamshi mu(XVIII) -modamshi
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.