kosesha

Swahili

Verb

-kosesha (infinitive kukosesha)

1. Causative form of -kosa

Conjugation

Conjugation of -kosesha
Positive present -nakosesha Subjunctive -koseshe Negative -koseshi Imperative singular kosesha
Infinitives
Positive kukosesha Negative kutokosesha
Imperatives
Singular kosesha Plural kosesheni
Tensed forms
Habitual hukosesha Positive past positive subject concord + -likosesha Negative past negative subject concord + -kukosesha
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nakosesha) Singular Plural 1st person ninakosesha/nakosesha tunakosesha 2nd person unakosesha mnakosesha 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anakosesha wanakosesha other classes positive subject concord + -nakosesha
Negative present (negative subject concord + -koseshi) Singular Plural 1st person sikoseshi hatukoseshi 2nd person hukoseshi hamkoseshi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hakoseshi hawakoseshi other classes negative subject concord + -koseshi
Positive future positive subject concord + -takosesha Negative future negative subject concord + -takosesha
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -koseshe) Singular Plural 1st person nikoseshe tukoseshe 2nd person ukoseshe mkoseshe 3rd person m-wa(I/II) akoseshe wakoseshe other classes positive subject concord + -koseshe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sikoseshe Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngekosesha Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singekosesha Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalikosesha Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalikosesha
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -akosesha) Singular Plural 1st person nakosesha twakosesha 2nd person wakosesha mwakosesha 3rd person m-wa(I/II) akosesha wakosesha m-mi(III/IV) wakosesha yakosesha ji-ma(V/VI) lakosesha yakosesha ki-vi(VII/VIII) chakosesha vyakosesha n(IX/X) yakosesha zakosesha u(XI) wakosesha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwakosesha pa(XVI) pakosesha mu(XVIII) mwakosesha
Perfect positive subject concord + -mekosesha "Already" positive subject concord + -meshakosesha "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jakosesha "If/When" positive subject concord + -kikosesha "If not" positive subject concord + -sipokosesha Consecutive kakosesha / positive subject concord + -kakosesha Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kakoseshe
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nikosesha -tukosesha 2nd person -kukosesha -wakosesha/-kukosesheni/-wakosesheni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mkosesha -wakosesha m-mi(III/IV) -ukosesha -ikosesha ji-ma(V/VI) -likosesha -yakosesha ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kikosesha -vikosesha n(IX/X) -ikosesha -zikosesha u(XI) -ukosesha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kukosesha pa(XVI) -pakosesha mu(XVIII) -mukosesha Reflexive -jikosesha
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -kosesha- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -koseshaye -koseshao m-mi(III/IV) -koseshao -koseshayo ji-ma(V/VI) -koseshalo -koseshayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -koseshacho -koseshavyo n(IX/X) -koseshayo -koseshazo u(XI) -koseshao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -koseshako pa(XVI) -koseshapo mu(XVIII) -koseshamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -kosesha) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yekosesha -okosesha m-mi(III/IV) -okosesha -yokosesha ji-ma(V/VI) -lokosesha -yokosesha ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chokosesha -vyokosesha n(IX/X) -yokosesha -zokosesha u(XI) -okosesha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kokosesha pa(XVI) -pokosesha mu(XVIII) -mokosesha
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.