kondesha

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-kondesha (infinitive kukondesha)

1. Causative form of -konda: to atrophy

Conjugation

Conjugation of -kondesha
Positive present -nakondesha Subjunctive -kondeshe Negative -kondeshi Imperative singular kondesha
Infinitives
Positive kukondesha Negative kutokondesha
Imperatives
Singular kondesha Plural kondesheni
Tensed forms
Habitual hukondesha Positive past positive subject concord + -likondesha Negative past negative subject concord + -kukondesha
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nakondesha) Singular Plural 1st person ninakondesha/nakondesha tunakondesha 2nd person unakondesha mnakondesha 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anakondesha wanakondesha other classes positive subject concord + -nakondesha
Negative present (negative subject concord + -kondeshi) Singular Plural 1st person sikondeshi hatukondeshi 2nd person hukondeshi hamkondeshi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hakondeshi hawakondeshi other classes negative subject concord + -kondeshi
Positive future positive subject concord + -takondesha Negative future negative subject concord + -takondesha
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -kondeshe) Singular Plural 1st person nikondeshe tukondeshe 2nd person ukondeshe mkondeshe 3rd person m-wa(I/II) akondeshe wakondeshe other classes positive subject concord + -kondeshe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sikondeshe Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngekondesha Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singekondesha Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalikondesha Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalikondesha
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -akondesha) Singular Plural 1st person nakondesha twakondesha 2nd person wakondesha mwakondesha 3rd person m-wa(I/II) akondesha wakondesha m-mi(III/IV) wakondesha yakondesha ji-ma(V/VI) lakondesha yakondesha ki-vi(VII/VIII) chakondesha vyakondesha n(IX/X) yakondesha zakondesha u(XI) wakondesha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwakondesha pa(XVI) pakondesha mu(XVIII) mwakondesha
Perfect positive subject concord + -mekondesha "Already" positive subject concord + -meshakondesha "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jakondesha "If/When" positive subject concord + -kikondesha "If not" positive subject concord + -sipokondesha Consecutive kakondesha / positive subject concord + -kakondesha Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kakondeshe
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nikondesha -tukondesha 2nd person -kukondesha -wakondesha/-kukondesheni/-wakondesheni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mkondesha -wakondesha m-mi(III/IV) -ukondesha -ikondesha ji-ma(V/VI) -likondesha -yakondesha ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kikondesha -vikondesha n(IX/X) -ikondesha -zikondesha u(XI) -ukondesha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kukondesha pa(XVI) -pakondesha mu(XVIII) -mukondesha Reflexive -jikondesha
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -kondesha- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -kondeshaye -kondeshao m-mi(III/IV) -kondeshao -kondeshayo ji-ma(V/VI) -kondeshalo -kondeshayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kondeshacho -kondeshavyo n(IX/X) -kondeshayo -kondeshazo u(XI) -kondeshao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kondeshako pa(XVI) -kondeshapo mu(XVIII) -kondeshamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -kondesha) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yekondesha -okondesha m-mi(III/IV) -okondesha -yokondesha ji-ma(V/VI) -lokondesha -yokondesha ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chokondesha -vyokondesha n(IX/X) -yokondesha -zokondesha u(XI) -okondesha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kokondesha pa(XVI) -pokondesha mu(XVIII) -mokondesha
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.