Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-amshana (infinitive kuamshana)
- Reciprocal form of -amsha
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -amshana
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| Positive present
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-naamshana
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| Subjunctive
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-amshane
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| Negative
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-amshani
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| Imperative singular
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amshana
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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amshana
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| Plural
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amshaneni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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huamshana
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -liamshana
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kuamshana
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -naamshana)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninaamshana/naamshana
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tunaamshana
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| 2nd person
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unaamshana
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mnaamshana
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anaamshana
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wanaamshana
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -naamshana
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -amshani)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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siamshani
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hatuamshani
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| 2nd person
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huamshani
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hamwamshani
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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haamshani
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hawaamshani
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -amshani
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -taamshana
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -taamshana
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -amshane)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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niamshane
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tuamshane
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| 2nd person
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uamshane
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mwamshane
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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aamshane
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waamshane
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -amshane
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -siamshane
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngeamshana
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singeamshana
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngaliamshana
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singaliamshana
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aamshana)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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naamshana
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twaamshana
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| 2nd person
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waamshana
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mwaamshana
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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aamshana
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waamshana
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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waamshana
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yaamshana
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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laamshana
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yaamshana
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chaamshana
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vyaamshana
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| n(IX/X)
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yaamshana
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zaamshana
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| u(XI)
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waamshana
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwaamshana
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| pa(XVI)
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paamshana
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwaamshana
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -meamshana
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshaamshana
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jaamshana
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kiamshana
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipoamshana
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| Consecutive
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kaamshana / positive subject concord + -kaamshana
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kaamshane
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| Object concord
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + -amshana- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-amshanaye
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-amshanao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-amshanao
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-amshanayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-amshanalo
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-amshanayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-amshanacho
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-amshanavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-amshanayo
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-amshanazo
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| u(XI)
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-amshanao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-amshanako
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| pa(XVI)
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-amshanapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-amshanamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + -amshana)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yeamshana
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-oamshana
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-oamshana
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-yoamshana
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-loamshana
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-yoamshana
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-choamshana
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-vyoamshana
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| n(IX/X)
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-yoamshana
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-zoamshana
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| u(XI)
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-oamshana
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-koamshana
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| pa(XVI)
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-poamshana
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| mu(XVIII)
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-moamshana
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| Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.
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