someka

someka

Swahili

Verb

-someka (infinitive kusomeka)

1. Stative form of -soma: be legible, be readable

Conjugation

Conjugation of -someka
Non-finite forms
Form					Positive							Negative
Infinitive					kusomeka							kutosomeka
Simple finite forms
Positive form					Singular							Plural
Imperative					someka							somekeni
Habitual					husomeka
Complex finite forms
Polarity	Persons				Persons / Classes		Classes
	1st		2nd		3rd / M-wa		M-mi		Ma		Ki-vi		N		U	Ku	Pa	Mu
	Sg.	Pl.	Sg.	Pl.	Sg. / 1	Pl. / 2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11 / 14	15 / 17	16	18
Past Positive nilisomeka nalisomeka tulisomeka twalisomeka ulisomeka walisomeka mlisomeka mwalisomeka alisomeka walisomeka ulisomeka ilisomeka lilisomeka yalisomeka kilisomeka vilisomeka ilisomeka zilisomeka ulisomeka kulisomeka palisomeka mulisomeka Relative niliosomeka naliosomeka tuliosomeka twaliosomeka uliosomeka waliosomeka mliosomeka mwaliosomeka aliosomeka waliosomeka uliosomeka iliosomeka liliosomeka yaliosomeka kiliosomeka viliosomeka iliosomeka ziliosomeka uliosomeka kuliosomeka paliosomeka muliosomeka Negative sikusomeka hatukusomeka hukusomeka hamkusomeka hakusomeka hawakusomeka haukusomeka haikusomeka halikusomeka hayakusomeka hakikusomeka havikusomeka haikusomeka hazikusomeka haukusomeka hakukusomeka hapakusomeka hamukusomeka
Present Positive ninasomeka nasomeka tunasomeka unasomeka mnasomeka anasomeka wanasomeka unasomeka inasomeka linasomeka yanasomeka kinasomeka vinasomeka inasomeka zinasomeka unasomeka kunasomeka panasomeka munasomeka Relative ninaosomeka naosomeka tunaosomeka unaosomeka mnaosomeka anaosomeka wanaosomeka unaosomeka inaosomeka linaosomeka yanaosomeka kinaosomeka vinaosomeka inaosomeka zinaosomeka unaosomeka kunaosomeka panaosomeka munaosomeka Negative sisomeki hatusomeki husomeki hamsomeki hasomeki hawasomeki hausomeki haisomeki halisomeki hayasomeki hakisomeki havisomeki haisomeki hazisomeki hausomeki hakusomeki hapasomeki hamusomeki
Future Positive nitasomeka tutasomeka utasomeka mtasomeka atasomeka watasomeka utasomeka itasomeka litasomeka yatasomeka kitasomeka vitasomeka itasomeka zitasomeka utasomeka kutasomeka patasomeka mutasomeka Relative nitakaosomeka tutakaosomeka utakaosomeka mtakaosomeka atakaosomeka watakaosomeka utakaosomeka itakaosomeka litakaosomeka yatakaosomeka kitakaosomeka vitakaosomeka itakaosomeka zitakaosomeka utakaosomeka kutakaosomeka patakaosomeka mutakaosomeka Negative sitasomeka hatutasomeka hutasomeka hamtasomeka hatasomeka hawatasomeka hautasomeka haitasomeka halitasomeka hayatasomeka hakitasomeka havitasomeka haitasomeka hazitasomeka hautasomeka hakutasomeka hapatasomeka hamutasomeka
Subjunctive Positive nisomeke tusomeke usomeke msomeke asomeke wasomeke usomeke isomeke lisomeke yasomeke kisomeke visomeke isomeke zisomeke usomeke kusomeke pasomeke musomeke Negative nisisomeke tusisomeke usisomeke msisomeke asisomeke wasisomeke usisomeke isisomeke lisisomeke yasisomeke kisisomeke visisomeke isisomeke zisisomeke usisomeke kusisomeke pasisomeke musisomeke
Present Conditional Positive ningesomeka tungesomeka ungesomeka mngesomeka angesomeka wangesomeka ungesomeka ingesomeka lingesomeka yangesomeka kingesomeka vingesomeka ingesomeka zingesomeka ungesomeka kungesomeka pangesomeka mungesomeka Negative nisingesomeka singesomeka tusingesomeka hatungesomeka usingesomeka hungesomeka msingesomeka hamngesomeka asingesomeka hangesomeka wasingesomeka hawangesomeka usingesomeka haungesomeka isingesomeka haingesomeka lisingesomeka halingesomeka yasingesomeka hayangesomeka kisingesomeka hakingesomeka visingesomeka havingesomeka isingesomeka haingesomeka zisingesomeka hazingesomeka usingesomeka haungesomeka kusingesomeka hakungesomeka pasingesomeka hapangesomeka musingesomeka hamungesomeka
Past Conditional Positive ningalisomeka tungalisomeka ungalisomeka mngalisomeka angalisomeka wangalisomeka ungalisomeka ingalisomeka lingalisomeka yangalisomeka kingalisomeka vingalisomeka ingalisomeka zingalisomeka ungalisomeka kungalisomeka pangalisomeka mungalisomeka Negative nisingalisomeka singalisomeka tusingalisomeka hatungalisomeka usingalisomeka hungalisomeka msingalisomeka hamngalisomeka asingalisomeka hangalisomeka wasingalisomeka hawangalisomeka usingalisomeka haungalisomeka isingalisomeka haingalisomeka lisingalisomeka halingalisomeka yasingalisomeka hayangalisomeka kisingalisomeka hakingalisomeka visingalisomeka havingalisomeka isingalisomeka haingalisomeka zisingalisomeka hazingalisomeka usingalisomeka haungalisomeka kusingalisomeka hakungalisomeka pasingalisomeka hapangalisomeka musingalisomeka hamungalisomeka
Conditional Contrary to Fact Positive ningelisomeka tungelisomeka ungelisomeka mngelisomeka angelisomeka wangelisomeka ungelisomeka ingelisomeka lingelisomeka yangelisomeka kingelisomeka vingelisomeka ingelisomeka zingelisomeka ungelisomeka kungelisomeka pangelisomeka mungelisomeka
General Relative Positive nisomekao tusomekao usomekao msomekao asomekao wasomekao usomekao isomekao lisomekao yasomekao kisomekao visomekao isomekao zisomekao usomekao kusomekao pasomekao musomekao Negative nisiosomeka tusiosomeka usiosomeka msiosomeka asiosomeka wasiosomeka usiosomeka isiosomeka lisiosomeka yasiosomeka kisiosomeka visiosomeka isiosomeka zisiosomeka usiosomeka kusiosomeka pasiosomeka musiosomeka
Gnomic Positive nasomeka twasomeka wasomeka mwasomeka asomeka wasomeka wasomeka yasomeka lasomeka yasomeka chasomeka vyasomeka yasomeka zasomeka wasomeka kwasomeka pasomeka mwasomeka
Perfect Positive nimesomeka tumesomeka umesomeka mmesomeka amesomeka wamesomeka umesomeka imesomeka limesomeka yamesomeka kimesomeka vimesomeka imesomeka zimesomeka umesomeka kumesomeka pamesomeka mumesomeka
"Already" Positive nimeshasomeka tumeshasomeka umeshasomeka mmeshasomeka ameshasomeka wameshasomeka umeshasomeka imeshasomeka limeshasomeka yameshasomeka kimeshasomeka vimeshasomeka imeshasomeka zimeshasomeka umeshasomeka kumeshasomeka pameshasomeka mumeshasomeka
"Not yet" Negative sijasomeka hatujasomeka hujasomeka hamjasomeka hajasomeka hawajasomeka haujasomeka haijasomeka halijasomeka hayajasomeka hakijasomeka havijasomeka haijasomeka hazijasomeka haujasomeka hakujasomeka hapajasomeka hamujasomeka
"If/When" Positive nikisomeka tukisomeka ukisomeka mkisomeka akisomeka wakisomeka ukisomeka ikisomeka likisomeka yakisomeka kikisomeka vikisomeka ikisomeka zikisomeka ukisomeka kukisomeka pakisomeka mukisomeka
"If not" Negative nisiposomeka tusiposomeka usiposomeka msiposomeka asiposomeka wasiposomeka usiposomeka isiposomeka lisiposomeka yasiposomeka kisiposomeka visiposomeka isiposomeka zisiposomeka usiposomeka kusiposomeka pasiposomeka musiposomeka
Consecutive Positive nikasomeka tukasomeka ukasomeka mkasomeka akasomeka wakasomeka ukasomeka ikasomeka likasomeka yakasomeka kikasomeka vikasomeka ikasomeka zikasomeka ukasomeka kukasomeka pakasomeka mukasomeka
Not all possible forms are listed in the table. Transitive verbs can take object concords, relative concords can agree with all noun classes, and many other forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.