Swahili
Etymology
From sherehe (“celebration, party”) + -eka (stative suffix).
Verb
-shereheka (infinitive kushereheka)
- Stative form of sherehe
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -shereheka
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| Positive present
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-nashereheka
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| Subjunctive
|
-shereheke
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| Negative
|
-shereheki
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| Imperative singular
|
shereheka
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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shereheka
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| Plural
|
sherehekeni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hushereheka
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| Positive past
|
positive subject concord + -lishereheka
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| Negative past
|
negative subject concord + -kushereheka
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nashereheka)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninashereheka/nashereheka
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tunashereheka
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| 2nd person
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unashereheka
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mnashereheka
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anashereheka
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wanashereheka
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nashereheka
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -shereheki)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sishereheki
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hatushereheki
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| 2nd person
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hushereheki
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hamshereheki
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hashereheki
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hawashereheki
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -shereheki
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tashereheka
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| Negative future
|
negative subject concord + -tashereheka
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -shereheke)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nishereheke
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tushereheke
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| 2nd person
|
ushereheke
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mshereheke
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
ashereheke
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washereheke
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -shereheke
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sishereheke
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngeshereheka
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singeshereheka
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalishereheka
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalishereheka
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -ashereheka)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nashereheka
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twashereheka
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| 2nd person
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washereheka
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mwashereheka
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
ashereheka
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washereheka
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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washereheka
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yashereheka
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lashereheka
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yashereheka
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chashereheka
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vyashereheka
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| n(IX/X)
|
yashereheka
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zashereheka
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| u(XI)
|
washereheka
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
kwashereheka
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| pa(XVI)
|
pashereheka
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwashereheka
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -meshereheka
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshashereheka
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jashereheka
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kishereheka
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -siposhereheka
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| Consecutive
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kashereheka / positive subject concord + -kashereheka
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kashereheke
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| Object concord (indicative positive)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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-nishereheka
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-tushereheka
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| 2nd person
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-kushereheka
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-washereheka/-kusherehekeni/-washerehekeni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mshereheka
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-washereheka
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ushereheka
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-ishereheka
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lishereheka
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-yashereheka
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
-kishereheka
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-vishereheka
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| n(IX/X)
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-ishereheka
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-zishereheka
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| u(XI)
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-ushereheka
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kushereheka
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| pa(XVI)
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-pashereheka
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| mu(XVIII)
|
-mushereheka
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| Reflexive
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-jishereheka
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -shereheka- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-sherehekaye
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-sherehekao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-sherehekao
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-sherehekayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-sherehekalo
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-sherehekayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-sherehekacho
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-sherehekavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-sherehekayo
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-sherehekazo
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| u(XI)
|
-sherehekao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-sherehekako
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| pa(XVI)
|
-sherehekapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-sherehekamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -shereheka)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yeshereheka
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-oshereheka
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-oshereheka
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-yoshereheka
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-loshereheka
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-yoshereheka
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
-choshereheka
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-vyoshereheka
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| n(IX/X)
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-yoshereheka
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-zoshereheka
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| u(XI)
|
-oshereheka
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-koshereheka
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| pa(XVI)
|
-poshereheka
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| mu(XVIII)
|
-moshereheka
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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