Swahili
Etymology
From Arabic سَمُحَ (samuḥa).
Pronunciation
Verb
-samehe (infinitive kusamehe)
- to forgive
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -samehe
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| Positive present
|
-nasamehe
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| Subjunctive
|
-samehe
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| Negative
|
-samehe
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| Imperative singular
|
samehe
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
|
samehe
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| Plural
|
sameheni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
|
husamehe
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| Positive past
|
positive subject concord + -lisamehe
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| Negative past
|
negative subject concord + -kusamehe
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nasamehe)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
|
ninasamehe/nasamehe
|
tunasamehe
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| 2nd person
|
unasamehe
|
mnasamehe
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| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
anasamehe
|
wanasamehe
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| other classes
|
positive subject concord + -nasamehe
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -samehe)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
|
sisamehe
|
hatusamehe
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| 2nd person
|
husamehe
|
hamsamehe
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| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
hasamehe
|
hawasamehe
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| other classes
|
negative subject concord + -samehe
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| Positive future
|
positive subject concord + -tasamehe
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| Negative future
|
negative subject concord + -tasamehe
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -samehe)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
|
nisamehe
|
tusamehe
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| 2nd person
|
usamehe
|
msamehe
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| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
asamehe
|
wasamehe
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| other classes
|
positive subject concord + -samehe
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| Negative subjunctive
|
positive subject concord + -sisamehe
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| Positive present conditional
|
positive subject concord + -ngesamehe
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| Negative present conditional
|
positive subject concord + -singesamehe
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| Positive past conditional
|
positive subject concord + -ngalisamehe
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| Negative past conditional
|
positive subject concord + -singalisamehe
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -asamehe)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
|
nasamehe
|
twasamehe
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| 2nd person
|
wasamehe
|
mwasamehe
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| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
asamehe
|
wasamehe
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| m-mi(III/IV)
|
wasamehe
|
yasamehe
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
lasamehe
|
yasamehe
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
chasamehe
|
vyasamehe
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| n(IX/X)
|
yasamehe
|
zasamehe
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| u(XI)
|
wasamehe
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
kwasamehe
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| pa(XVI)
|
pasamehe
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| mu(XVIII)
|
mwasamehe
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| Perfect
|
positive subject concord + -mesamehe
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshasamehe
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jasamehe
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kisamehe
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -siposamehe
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| Consecutive
|
kasamehe / positive subject concord + -kasamehe
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| Consecutive subjunctive
|
positive subject concord + -kasamehe
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| Object concord (indicative positive)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
|
-nisamehe
|
-tusamehe
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| 2nd person
|
-kusamehe
|
-wasamehe/-kusameheni/-wasameheni
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| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
-msamehe
|
-wasamehe
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| m-mi(III/IV)
|
-usamehe
|
-isamehe
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
-lisamehe
|
-yasamehe
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
-kisamehe
|
-visamehe
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| n(IX/X)
|
-isamehe
|
-zisamehe
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| u(XI)
|
-usamehe
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-kusamehe
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| pa(XVI)
|
-pasamehe
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| mu(XVIII)
|
-musamehe
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| Reflexive
|
-jisamehe
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -samehe- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
|
-sameheye
|
-sameheo
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| m-mi(III/IV)
|
-sameheo
|
-sameheyo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
-samehelo
|
-sameheyo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
-samehecho
|
-samehevyo
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| n(IX/X)
|
-sameheyo
|
-samehezo
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| u(XI)
|
-sameheo
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-sameheko
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| pa(XVI)
|
-samehepo
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| mu(XVIII)
|
-samehemo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -samehe)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
|
-yesamehe
|
-osamehe
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| m-mi(III/IV)
|
-osamehe
|
-yosamehe
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
-losamehe
|
-yosamehe
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
-chosamehe
|
-vyosamehe
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| n(IX/X)
|
-yosamehe
|
-zosamehe
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| u(XI)
|
-osamehe
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-kosamehe
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| pa(XVI)
|
-posamehe
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| mu(XVIII)
|
-mosamehe
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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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