kemea

Swahili

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Bantu [Term?].

Pronunciation

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Verb

-kemea (infinitive kukemea)

1. to scold, to reprimand

Conjugation

Conjugation of -kemea
Positive present -nakemea Subjunctive -kemee Negative -kemei Imperative singular kemea
Infinitives
Positive kukemea Negative kutokemea
Imperatives
Singular kemea Plural kemeeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hukemea Positive past positive subject concord + -likemea Negative past negative subject concord + -kukemea
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nakemea) Singular Plural 1st person ninakemea/nakemea tunakemea 2nd person unakemea mnakemea 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anakemea wanakemea other classes positive subject concord + -nakemea
Negative present (negative subject concord + -kemei) Singular Plural 1st person sikemei hatukemei 2nd person hukemei hamkemei 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hakemei hawakemei other classes negative subject concord + -kemei
Positive future positive subject concord + -takemea Negative future negative subject concord + -takemea
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -kemee) Singular Plural 1st person nikemee tukemee 2nd person ukemee mkemee 3rd person m-wa(I/II) akemee wakemee other classes positive subject concord + -kemee
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sikemee Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngekemea Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singekemea Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalikemea Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalikemea
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -akemea) Singular Plural 1st person nakemea twakemea 2nd person wakemea mwakemea 3rd person m-wa(I/II) akemea wakemea m-mi(III/IV) wakemea yakemea ji-ma(V/VI) lakemea yakemea ki-vi(VII/VIII) chakemea vyakemea n(IX/X) yakemea zakemea u(XI) wakemea see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwakemea pa(XVI) pakemea mu(XVIII) mwakemea
Perfect positive subject concord + -mekemea "Already" positive subject concord + -meshakemea "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jakemea "If/When" positive subject concord + -kikemea "If not" positive subject concord + -sipokemea Consecutive kakemea / positive subject concord + -kakemea Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kakemee
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nikemea -tukemea 2nd person -kukemea -wakemea/-kukemeeni/-wakemeeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mkemea -wakemea m-mi(III/IV) -ukemea -ikemea ji-ma(V/VI) -likemea -yakemea ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kikemea -vikemea n(IX/X) -ikemea -zikemea u(XI) -ukemea see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kukemea pa(XVI) -pakemea mu(XVIII) -mukemea Reflexive -jikemea
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -kemea- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -kemeaye -kemeao m-mi(III/IV) -kemeao -kemeayo ji-ma(V/VI) -kemealo -kemeayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kemeacho -kemeavyo n(IX/X) -kemeayo -kemeazo u(XI) -kemeao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kemeako pa(XVI) -kemeapo mu(XVIII) -kemeamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -kemea) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yekemea -okemea m-mi(III/IV) -okemea -yokemea ji-ma(V/VI) -lokemea -yokemea ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chokemea -vyokemea n(IX/X) -yokemea -zokemea u(XI) -okemea see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kokemea pa(XVI) -pokemea mu(XVIII) -mokemea
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.