onjesha

Swahili

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya)

  (file)

Verb

-onjesha (infinitive kuonjesha)

1. Causative form of -onja

Conjugation

Conjugation of -onjesha
Positive present -naonjesha Subjunctive -onjeshe Negative -onjeshi Imperative singular onjesha
Infinitives
Positive kuonjesha Negative kutoonjesha
Imperatives
Singular onjesha Plural onjesheni
Tensed forms
Habitual huonjesha Positive past positive subject concord + -lionjesha Negative past negative subject concord + -kuonjesha
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naonjesha) Singular Plural 1st person ninaonjesha/naonjesha tunaonjesha 2nd person unaonjesha mnaonjesha 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaonjesha wanaonjesha other classes positive subject concord + -naonjesha
Negative present (negative subject concord + -onjeshi) Singular Plural 1st person sionjeshi hatuonjeshi 2nd person huonjeshi hamwonjeshi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) haonjeshi hawaonjeshi other classes negative subject concord + -onjeshi
Positive future positive subject concord + -taonjesha Negative future negative subject concord + -taonjesha
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -onjeshe) Singular Plural 1st person nionjeshe tuonjeshe 2nd person uonjeshe mwonjeshe 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aonjeshe waonjeshe other classes positive subject concord + -onjeshe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sionjeshe Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeonjesha Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeonjesha Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalionjesha Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalionjesha
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aonjesha) Singular Plural 1st person naonjesha twaonjesha 2nd person waonjesha mwaonjesha 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aonjesha waonjesha m-mi(III/IV) waonjesha yaonjesha ji-ma(V/VI) laonjesha yaonjesha ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaonjesha vyaonjesha n(IX/X) yaonjesha zaonjesha u(XI) waonjesha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwaonjesha pa(XVI) paonjesha mu(XVIII) mwaonjesha
Perfect positive subject concord + -meonjesha "Already" positive subject concord + -meshaonjesha "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jaonjesha "If/When" positive subject concord + -kionjesha "If not" positive subject concord + -sipoonjesha Consecutive kaonjesha / positive subject concord + -kaonjesha Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaonjeshe
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nionjesha -tuonjesha 2nd person -kuonjesha -waonjesha/-kuonjesheni/-waonjesheni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mwonjesha -waonjesha m-mi(III/IV) -uonjesha -ionjesha ji-ma(V/VI) -lionjesha -yaonjesha ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kionjesha -vionjesha n(IX/X) -ionjesha -zionjesha u(XI) -uonjesha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuonjesha pa(XVI) -paonjesha mu(XVIII) -muonjesha Reflexive -jionjesha
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -onjesha- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -onjeshaye -onjeshao m-mi(III/IV) -onjeshao -onjeshayo ji-ma(V/VI) -onjeshalo -onjeshayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -onjeshacho -onjeshavyo n(IX/X) -onjeshayo -onjeshazo u(XI) -onjeshao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -onjeshako pa(XVI) -onjeshapo mu(XVIII) -onjeshamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -onjesha) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yeonjesha -oonjesha m-mi(III/IV) -oonjesha -yoonjesha ji-ma(V/VI) -loonjesha -yoonjesha ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choonjesha -vyoonjesha n(IX/X) -yoonjesha -zoonjesha u(XI) -oonjesha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -koonjesha pa(XVI) -poonjesha mu(XVIII) -moonjesha
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.