onesha

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Swahili

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Pronunciation

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  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Verb

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-onesha (infinitive kuonesha)

  1. Causative form of -ona: to show

Conjugation

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Conjugation of -onesha
Positive present -naonesha
Subjunctive -oneshe
Negative -oneshi
Imperative singular onesha
Infinitives
Positive kuonesha
Negative kutoonesha
Imperatives
Singular onesha
Plural onesheni
Tensed forms
Habitual huonesha
Positive past positive subject concord + -lionesha
Negative past negative subject concord + -kuonesha
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naonesha)
Singular Plural
1st person ninaonesha/naonesha tunaonesha
2nd person unaonesha mnaonesha
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaonesha wanaonesha
other classes positive subject concord + -naonesha
Negative present (negative subject concord + -oneshi)
Singular Plural
1st person sioneshi hatuoneshi
2nd person huoneshi hamwoneshi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) haoneshi hawaoneshi
other classes negative subject concord + -oneshi
Positive future positive subject concord + -taonesha
Negative future negative subject concord + -taonesha
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -oneshe)
Singular Plural
1st person nioneshe tuoneshe
2nd person uoneshe mwoneshe
3rd person m-wa(I/II) aoneshe waoneshe
other classes positive subject concord + -oneshe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sioneshe
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeonesha
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeonesha
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalionesha
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalionesha
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aonesha)
Singular Plural
1st person naonesha twaonesha
2nd person waonesha mwaonesha
3rd person m-wa(I/II) aonesha waonesha
m-mi(III/IV) waonesha yaonesha
ji-ma(V/VI) laonesha yaonesha
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaonesha vyaonesha
n(IX/X) yaonesha zaonesha
u(XI) waonesha see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwaonesha
pa(XVI) paonesha
mu(XVIII) mwaonesha
Perfect positive subject concord + -meonesha
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshaonesha
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jaonesha
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kionesha
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipoonesha
Consecutive kaonesha / positive subject concord + -kaonesha
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaoneshe
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nionesha -tuonesha
2nd person -kuonesha -waonesha/-kuonesheni/-waonesheni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mwonesha -waonesha
m-mi(III/IV) -uonesha -ionesha
ji-ma(V/VI) -lionesha -yaonesha
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kionesha -vionesha
n(IX/X) -ionesha -zionesha
u(XI) -uonesha see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kuonesha
pa(XVI) -paonesha
mu(XVIII) -muonesha
Reflexive -jionesha
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -onesha- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -oneshaye -oneshao
m-mi(III/IV) -oneshao -oneshayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -oneshalo -oneshayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -oneshacho -oneshavyo
n(IX/X) -oneshayo -oneshazo
u(XI) -oneshao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -oneshako
pa(XVI) -oneshapo
mu(XVIII) -oneshamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -onesha)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yeonesha -oonesha
m-mi(III/IV) -oonesha -yoonesha
ji-ma(V/VI) -loonesha -yoonesha
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choonesha -vyoonesha
n(IX/X) -yoonesha -zoonesha
u(XI) -oonesha see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -koonesha
pa(XVI) -poonesha
mu(XVIII) -moonesha
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.