keshana

Swahili

Verb

-keshana (infinitive kukeshana)

1. Reciprocal form of -kesha

Conjugation

Conjugation of -keshana
Positive present -nakeshana Subjunctive -keshane Negative -keshani Imperative singular keshana
Infinitives
Positive kukeshana Negative kutokeshana
Imperatives
Singular keshana Plural keshaneni
Tensed forms
Habitual hukeshana Positive past positive subject concord + -likeshana Negative past negative subject concord + -kukeshana
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nakeshana) Singular Plural 1st person ninakeshana/nakeshana tunakeshana 2nd person unakeshana mnakeshana 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anakeshana wanakeshana other classes positive subject concord + -nakeshana
Negative present (negative subject concord + -keshani) Singular Plural 1st person sikeshani hatukeshani 2nd person hukeshani hamkeshani 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hakeshani hawakeshani other classes negative subject concord + -keshani
Positive future positive subject concord + -takeshana Negative future negative subject concord + -takeshana
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -keshane) Singular Plural 1st person nikeshane tukeshane 2nd person ukeshane mkeshane 3rd person m-wa(I/II) akeshane wakeshane other classes positive subject concord + -keshane
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sikeshane Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngekeshana Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singekeshana Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalikeshana Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalikeshana
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -akeshana) Singular Plural 1st person nakeshana twakeshana 2nd person wakeshana mwakeshana 3rd person m-wa(I/II) akeshana wakeshana m-mi(III/IV) wakeshana yakeshana ji-ma(V/VI) lakeshana yakeshana ki-vi(VII/VIII) chakeshana vyakeshana n(IX/X) yakeshana zakeshana u(XI) wakeshana see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwakeshana pa(XVI) pakeshana mu(XVIII) mwakeshana
Perfect positive subject concord + -mekeshana "Already" positive subject concord + -meshakeshana "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jakeshana "If/When" positive subject concord + -kikeshana "If not" positive subject concord + -sipokeshana Consecutive kakeshana / positive subject concord + -kakeshana Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kakeshane
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nikeshana -tukeshana 2nd person -kukeshana -wakeshana/-kukeshaneni/-wakeshaneni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mkeshana -wakeshana m-mi(III/IV) -ukeshana -ikeshana ji-ma(V/VI) -likeshana -yakeshana ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kikeshana -vikeshana n(IX/X) -ikeshana -zikeshana u(XI) -ukeshana see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kukeshana pa(XVI) -pakeshana mu(XVIII) -mukeshana Reflexive -jikeshana
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -keshana- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -keshanaye -keshanao m-mi(III/IV) -keshanao -keshanayo ji-ma(V/VI) -keshanalo -keshanayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -keshanacho -keshanavyo n(IX/X) -keshanayo -keshanazo u(XI) -keshanao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -keshanako pa(XVI) -keshanapo mu(XVIII) -keshanamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -keshana) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yekeshana -okeshana m-mi(III/IV) -okeshana -yokeshana ji-ma(V/VI) -lokeshana -yokeshana ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chokeshana -vyokeshana n(IX/X) -yokeshana -zokeshana u(XI) -okeshana see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kokeshana pa(XVI) -pokeshana mu(XVIII) -mokeshana
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.