Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-semekana (infinitive kusemekana)
- Reciprocal form of -semeka: to be said to each other
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -semekana
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| Positive present
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-nasemekana
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| Subjunctive
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-semekane
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| Negative
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-semekani
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| Imperative singular
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semekana
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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semekana
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| Plural
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semekaneni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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husemekana
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -lisemekana
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kusemekana
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nasemekana)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninasemekana/nasemekana
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tunasemekana
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| 2nd person
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unasemekana
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mnasemekana
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anasemekana
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wanasemekana
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nasemekana
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -semekani)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sisemekani
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hatusemekani
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| 2nd person
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husemekani
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hamsemekani
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hasemekani
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hawasemekani
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -semekani
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tasemekana
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tasemekana
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -semekane)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nisemekane
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tusemekane
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| 2nd person
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usemekane
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msemekane
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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asemekane
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wasemekane
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -semekane
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sisemekane
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngesemekana
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singesemekana
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalisemekana
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalisemekana
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -asemekana)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nasemekana
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twasemekana
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| 2nd person
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wasemekana
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mwasemekana
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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asemekana
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wasemekana
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wasemekana
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yasemekana
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lasemekana
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yasemekana
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chasemekana
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vyasemekana
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| n(IX/X)
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yasemekana
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zasemekana
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| u(XI)
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wasemekana
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwasemekana
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| pa(XVI)
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pasemekana
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwasemekana
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mesemekana
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshasemekana
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jasemekana
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kisemekana
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -siposemekana
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| Consecutive
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kasemekana / positive subject concord + -kasemekana
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kasemekane
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| Object concord
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + -semekana- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-semekanaye
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-semekanao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-semekanao
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-semekanayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-semekanalo
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-semekanayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-semekanacho
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-semekanavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-semekanayo
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-semekanazo
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| u(XI)
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-semekanao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-semekanako
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| pa(XVI)
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-semekanapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-semekanamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + -semekana)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yesemekana
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-osemekana
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-osemekana
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-yosemekana
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-losemekana
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-yosemekana
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chosemekana
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-vyosemekana
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| n(IX/X)
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-yosemekana
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-zosemekana
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| u(XI)
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-osemekana
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kosemekana
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| pa(XVI)
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-posemekana
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mosemekana
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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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