nywesha

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-nywesha (infinitive kunywesha)

1. Causative form of -nywa: to water, to make drink or give someone a drink

Conjugation

Conjugation of -nywesha
Positive present -nanywesha Subjunctive -nyweshe Negative -nyweshi Imperative singular nywesha
Infinitives
Positive kunywesha Negative kutonywesha
Imperatives
Singular nywesha Plural nywesheni
Tensed forms
Habitual hunywesha Positive past positive subject concord + -linywesha Negative past negative subject concord + -kunywesha
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nanywesha) Singular Plural 1st person ninanywesha/nanywesha tunanywesha 2nd person unanywesha mnanywesha 3rd person m-wa(I/II) ananywesha wananywesha other classes positive subject concord + -nanywesha
Negative present (negative subject concord + -nyweshi) Singular Plural 1st person sinyweshi hatunyweshi 2nd person hunyweshi hamnyweshi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hanyweshi hawanyweshi other classes negative subject concord + -nyweshi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tanywesha Negative future negative subject concord + -tanywesha
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -nyweshe) Singular Plural 1st person ninyweshe tunyweshe 2nd person unyweshe mnyweshe 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anyweshe wanyweshe other classes positive subject concord + -nyweshe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sinyweshe Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngenywesha Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singenywesha Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalinywesha Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalinywesha
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -anywesha) Singular Plural 1st person nanywesha twanywesha 2nd person wanywesha mwanywesha 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anywesha wanywesha m-mi(III/IV) wanywesha yanywesha ji-ma(V/VI) lanywesha yanywesha ki-vi(VII/VIII) chanywesha vyanywesha n(IX/X) yanywesha zanywesha u(XI) wanywesha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwanywesha pa(XVI) panywesha mu(XVIII) mwanywesha
Perfect positive subject concord + -menywesha "Already" positive subject concord + -meshanywesha "Not yet" negative subject concord + -janywesha "If/When" positive subject concord + -kinywesha "If not" positive subject concord + -siponywesha Consecutive kanywesha / positive subject concord + -kanywesha Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kanyweshe
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -ninywesha -tunywesha 2nd person -kunywesha -wanywesha/-kunywesheni/-wanywesheni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mnywesha -wanywesha m-mi(III/IV) -unywesha -inywesha ji-ma(V/VI) -linywesha -yanywesha ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kinywesha -vinywesha n(IX/X) -inywesha -zinywesha u(XI) -unywesha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kunywesha pa(XVI) -panywesha mu(XVIII) -munywesha Reflexive -jinywesha
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -nywesha- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -nyweshaye -nyweshao m-mi(III/IV) -nyweshao -nyweshayo ji-ma(V/VI) -nyweshalo -nyweshayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -nyweshacho -nyweshavyo n(IX/X) -nyweshayo -nyweshazo u(XI) -nyweshao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -nyweshako pa(XVI) -nyweshapo mu(XVIII) -nyweshamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -nywesha) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yenywesha -onywesha m-mi(III/IV) -onywesha -yonywesha ji-ma(V/VI) -lonywesha -yonywesha ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chonywesha -vyonywesha n(IX/X) -yonywesha -zonywesha u(XI) -onywesha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -konywesha pa(XVI) -ponywesha mu(XVIII) -monywesha
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.