Swahili
Verb
-semezana (infinitive kusemezana)
- Reciprocal form of -semeza: to converse
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -semezana
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| Positive present
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-nasemezana
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| Subjunctive
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-semezane
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| Negative
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-semezani
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| Imperative singular
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semezana
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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semezana
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| Plural
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semezaneni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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husemezana
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -lisemezana
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kusemezana
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nasemezana)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninasemezana/nasemezana
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tunasemezana
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| 2nd person
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unasemezana
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mnasemezana
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anasemezana
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wanasemezana
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nasemezana
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -semezani)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sisemezani
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hatusemezani
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| 2nd person
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husemezani
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hamsemezani
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hasemezani
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hawasemezani
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -semezani
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tasemezana
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tasemezana
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -semezane)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nisemezane
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tusemezane
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| 2nd person
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usemezane
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msemezane
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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asemezane
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wasemezane
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -semezane
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sisemezane
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngesemezana
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singesemezana
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalisemezana
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalisemezana
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -asemezana)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nasemezana
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twasemezana
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| 2nd person
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wasemezana
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mwasemezana
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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asemezana
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wasemezana
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wasemezana
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yasemezana
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lasemezana
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yasemezana
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chasemezana
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vyasemezana
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| n(IX/X)
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yasemezana
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zasemezana
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| u(XI)
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wasemezana
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwasemezana
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| pa(XVI)
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pasemezana
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwasemezana
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mesemezana
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshasemezana
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jasemezana
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kisemezana
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -siposemezana
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| Consecutive
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kasemezana / positive subject concord + -kasemezana
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kasemezane
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| Object concord
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + -semezana- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-semezanaye
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-semezanao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-semezanao
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-semezanayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-semezanalo
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-semezanayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-semezanacho
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-semezanavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-semezanayo
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-semezanazo
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| u(XI)
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-semezanao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-semezanako
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| pa(XVI)
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-semezanapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-semezanamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + -semezana)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yesemezana
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-osemezana
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-osemezana
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-yosemezana
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-losemezana
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-yosemezana
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chosemezana
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-vyosemezana
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| n(IX/X)
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-yosemezana
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-zosemezana
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| u(XI)
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-osemezana
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kosemezana
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| pa(XVI)
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-posemezana
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mosemezana
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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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Derived terms