onyesha

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-onyesha (infinitive kuonyesha)

1. Causative form of -ona: to show, exhibit, demonstrate

Conjugation

Conjugation of -onyesha
Positive present -naonyesha Subjunctive -onyeshe Negative -onyeshi Imperative singular onyesha
Infinitives
Positive kuonyesha Negative kutoonyesha
Imperatives
Singular onyesha Plural onyesheni
Tensed forms
Habitual huonyesha Positive past positive subject concord + -lionyesha Negative past negative subject concord + -kuonyesha
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naonyesha) Singular Plural 1st person ninaonyesha/naonyesha tunaonyesha 2nd person unaonyesha mnaonyesha 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaonyesha wanaonyesha other classes positive subject concord + -naonyesha
Negative present (negative subject concord + -onyeshi) Singular Plural 1st person sionyeshi hatuonyeshi 2nd person huonyeshi hamwonyeshi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) haonyeshi hawaonyeshi other classes negative subject concord + -onyeshi
Positive future positive subject concord + -taonyesha Negative future negative subject concord + -taonyesha
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -onyeshe) Singular Plural 1st person nionyeshe tuonyeshe 2nd person uonyeshe mwonyeshe 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aonyeshe waonyeshe other classes positive subject concord + -onyeshe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sionyeshe Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeonyesha Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeonyesha Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalionyesha Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalionyesha
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aonyesha) Singular Plural 1st person naonyesha twaonyesha 2nd person waonyesha mwaonyesha 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aonyesha waonyesha m-mi(III/IV) waonyesha yaonyesha ji-ma(V/VI) laonyesha yaonyesha ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaonyesha vyaonyesha n(IX/X) yaonyesha zaonyesha u(XI) waonyesha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwaonyesha pa(XVI) paonyesha mu(XVIII) mwaonyesha
Perfect positive subject concord + -meonyesha "Already" positive subject concord + -meshaonyesha "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jaonyesha "If/When" positive subject concord + -kionyesha "If not" positive subject concord + -sipoonyesha Consecutive kaonyesha / positive subject concord + -kaonyesha Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaonyeshe
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nionyesha -tuonyesha 2nd person -kuonyesha -waonyesha/-kuonyesheni/-waonyesheni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mwonyesha -waonyesha m-mi(III/IV) -uonyesha -ionyesha ji-ma(V/VI) -lionyesha -yaonyesha ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kionyesha -vionyesha n(IX/X) -ionyesha -zionyesha u(XI) -uonyesha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuonyesha pa(XVI) -paonyesha mu(XVIII) -muonyesha Reflexive -jionyesha
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -onyesha- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -onyeshaye -onyeshao m-mi(III/IV) -onyeshao -onyeshayo ji-ma(V/VI) -onyeshalo -onyeshayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -onyeshacho -onyeshavyo n(IX/X) -onyeshayo -onyeshazo u(XI) -onyeshao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -onyeshako pa(XVI) -onyeshapo mu(XVIII) -onyeshamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -onyesha) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yeonyesha -oonyesha m-mi(III/IV) -oonyesha -yoonyesha ji-ma(V/VI) -loonyesha -yoonyesha ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choonyesha -vyoonyesha n(IX/X) -yoonyesha -zoonyesha u(XI) -oonyesha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -koonyesha pa(XVI) -poonyesha mu(XVIII) -moonyesha
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

• Verbal derivations:
  • Passive: -onyeshwa

• Nominal derivations:
  • kionyeshi (“demonstrative”)
  • maonyesho (“show, exhibition”)