pembesha

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-pembesha (infinitive kupembesha)

1. Causative form of -pemba

Conjugation

Conjugation of -pembesha
Positive present -napembesha Subjunctive -pembeshe Negative -pembeshi Imperative singular pembesha
Infinitives
Positive kupembesha Negative kutopembesha
Imperatives
Singular pembesha Plural pembesheni
Tensed forms
Habitual hupembesha Positive past positive subject concord + -lipembesha Negative past negative subject concord + -kupembesha
Positive present (positive subject concord + -napembesha) Singular Plural 1st person ninapembesha/napembesha tunapembesha 2nd person unapembesha mnapembesha 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anapembesha wanapembesha other classes positive subject concord + -napembesha
Negative present (negative subject concord + -pembeshi) Singular Plural 1st person sipembeshi hatupembeshi 2nd person hupembeshi hampembeshi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hapembeshi hawapembeshi other classes negative subject concord + -pembeshi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tapembesha Negative future negative subject concord + -tapembesha
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -pembeshe) Singular Plural 1st person nipembeshe tupembeshe 2nd person upembeshe mpembeshe 3rd person m-wa(I/II) apembeshe wapembeshe other classes positive subject concord + -pembeshe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sipembeshe Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngepembesha Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singepembesha Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalipembesha Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalipembesha
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -apembesha) Singular Plural 1st person napembesha twapembesha 2nd person wapembesha mwapembesha 3rd person m-wa(I/II) apembesha wapembesha m-mi(III/IV) wapembesha yapembesha ji-ma(V/VI) lapembesha yapembesha ki-vi(VII/VIII) chapembesha vyapembesha n(IX/X) yapembesha zapembesha u(XI) wapembesha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwapembesha pa(XVI) papembesha mu(XVIII) mwapembesha
Perfect positive subject concord + -mepembesha "Already" positive subject concord + -meshapembesha "Not yet" negative subject concord + -japembesha "If/When" positive subject concord + -kipembesha "If not" positive subject concord + -sipopembesha Consecutive kapembesha / positive subject concord + -kapembesha Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kapembeshe
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nipembesha -tupembesha 2nd person -kupembesha -wapembesha/-kupembesheni/-wapembesheni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mpembesha -wapembesha m-mi(III/IV) -upembesha -ipembesha ji-ma(V/VI) -lipembesha -yapembesha ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kipembesha -vipembesha n(IX/X) -ipembesha -zipembesha u(XI) -upembesha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kupembesha pa(XVI) -papembesha mu(XVIII) -mupembesha Reflexive -jipembesha
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -pembesha- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -pembeshaye -pembeshao m-mi(III/IV) -pembeshao -pembeshayo ji-ma(V/VI) -pembeshalo -pembeshayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -pembeshacho -pembeshavyo n(IX/X) -pembeshayo -pembeshazo u(XI) -pembeshao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -pembeshako pa(XVI) -pembeshapo mu(XVIII) -pembeshamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -pembesha) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yepembesha -opembesha m-mi(III/IV) -opembesha -yopembesha ji-ma(V/VI) -lopembesha -yopembesha ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chopembesha -vyopembesha n(IX/X) -yopembesha -zopembesha u(XI) -opembesha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kopembesha pa(XVI) -popembesha mu(XVIII) -mopembesha
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.