somesha

somesha

Swahili

Verb

-somesha (infinitive kusomesha)

1. Causative form of -soma: make (someone) read, teach how to read
2. educate

Conjugation

Conjugation of -somesha
Non-finite forms
Form					Positive							Negative
Infinitive					kusomesha							kutosomesha
Simple finite forms
Positive form					Singular							Plural
Imperative					somesha							somesheni
Habitual					husomesha
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 nilisomesha nalisomesha tulisomesha twalisomesha ulisomesha walisomesha mlisomesha mwalisomesha alisomesha walisomesha ulisomesha ilisomesha lilisomesha yalisomesha kilisomesha vilisomesha ilisomesha zilisomesha ulisomesha kulisomesha palisomesha mulisomesha Relative niliosomesha naliosomesha tuliosomesha twaliosomesha uliosomesha waliosomesha mliosomesha mwaliosomesha aliosomesha waliosomesha uliosomesha iliosomesha liliosomesha yaliosomesha kiliosomesha viliosomesha iliosomesha ziliosomesha uliosomesha kuliosomesha paliosomesha muliosomesha Negative sikusomesha hatukusomesha hukusomesha hamkusomesha hakusomesha hawakusomesha haukusomesha haikusomesha halikusomesha hayakusomesha hakikusomesha havikusomesha haikusomesha hazikusomesha haukusomesha hakukusomesha hapakusomesha hamukusomesha
Present Positive ninasomesha nasomesha tunasomesha unasomesha mnasomesha anasomesha wanasomesha unasomesha inasomesha linasomesha yanasomesha kinasomesha vinasomesha inasomesha zinasomesha unasomesha kunasomesha panasomesha munasomesha Relative ninaosomesha naosomesha tunaosomesha unaosomesha mnaosomesha anaosomesha wanaosomesha unaosomesha inaosomesha linaosomesha yanaosomesha kinaosomesha vinaosomesha inaosomesha zinaosomesha unaosomesha kunaosomesha panaosomesha munaosomesha Negative sisomeshi hatusomeshi husomeshi hamsomeshi hasomeshi hawasomeshi hausomeshi haisomeshi halisomeshi hayasomeshi hakisomeshi havisomeshi haisomeshi hazisomeshi hausomeshi hakusomeshi hapasomeshi hamusomeshi
Future Positive nitasomesha tutasomesha utasomesha mtasomesha atasomesha watasomesha utasomesha itasomesha litasomesha yatasomesha kitasomesha vitasomesha itasomesha zitasomesha utasomesha kutasomesha patasomesha mutasomesha Relative nitakaosomesha tutakaosomesha utakaosomesha mtakaosomesha atakaosomesha watakaosomesha utakaosomesha itakaosomesha litakaosomesha yatakaosomesha kitakaosomesha vitakaosomesha itakaosomesha zitakaosomesha utakaosomesha kutakaosomesha patakaosomesha mutakaosomesha Negative sitasomesha hatutasomesha hutasomesha hamtasomesha hatasomesha hawatasomesha hautasomesha haitasomesha halitasomesha hayatasomesha hakitasomesha havitasomesha haitasomesha hazitasomesha hautasomesha hakutasomesha hapatasomesha hamutasomesha
Subjunctive Positive nisomeshe tusomeshe usomeshe msomeshe asomeshe wasomeshe usomeshe isomeshe lisomeshe yasomeshe kisomeshe visomeshe isomeshe zisomeshe usomeshe kusomeshe pasomeshe musomeshe Negative nisisomeshe tusisomeshe usisomeshe msisomeshe asisomeshe wasisomeshe usisomeshe isisomeshe lisisomeshe yasisomeshe kisisomeshe visisomeshe isisomeshe zisisomeshe usisomeshe kusisomeshe pasisomeshe musisomeshe
Present Conditional Positive ningesomesha tungesomesha ungesomesha mngesomesha angesomesha wangesomesha ungesomesha ingesomesha lingesomesha yangesomesha kingesomesha vingesomesha ingesomesha zingesomesha ungesomesha kungesomesha pangesomesha mungesomesha Negative nisingesomesha singesomesha tusingesomesha hatungesomesha usingesomesha hungesomesha msingesomesha hamngesomesha asingesomesha hangesomesha wasingesomesha hawangesomesha usingesomesha haungesomesha isingesomesha haingesomesha lisingesomesha halingesomesha yasingesomesha hayangesomesha kisingesomesha hakingesomesha visingesomesha havingesomesha isingesomesha haingesomesha zisingesomesha hazingesomesha usingesomesha haungesomesha kusingesomesha hakungesomesha pasingesomesha hapangesomesha musingesomesha hamungesomesha
Past Conditional Positive ningalisomesha tungalisomesha ungalisomesha mngalisomesha angalisomesha wangalisomesha ungalisomesha ingalisomesha lingalisomesha yangalisomesha kingalisomesha vingalisomesha ingalisomesha zingalisomesha ungalisomesha kungalisomesha pangalisomesha mungalisomesha Negative nisingalisomesha singalisomesha tusingalisomesha hatungalisomesha usingalisomesha hungalisomesha msingalisomesha hamngalisomesha asingalisomesha hangalisomesha wasingalisomesha hawangalisomesha usingalisomesha haungalisomesha isingalisomesha haingalisomesha lisingalisomesha halingalisomesha yasingalisomesha hayangalisomesha kisingalisomesha hakingalisomesha visingalisomesha havingalisomesha isingalisomesha haingalisomesha zisingalisomesha hazingalisomesha usingalisomesha haungalisomesha kusingalisomesha hakungalisomesha pasingalisomesha hapangalisomesha musingalisomesha hamungalisomesha
Conditional Contrary to Fact Positive ningelisomesha tungelisomesha ungelisomesha mngelisomesha angelisomesha wangelisomesha ungelisomesha ingelisomesha lingelisomesha yangelisomesha kingelisomesha vingelisomesha ingelisomesha zingelisomesha ungelisomesha kungelisomesha pangelisomesha mungelisomesha
General Relative Positive nisomeshao tusomeshao usomeshao msomeshao asomeshao wasomeshao usomeshao isomeshao lisomeshao yasomeshao kisomeshao visomeshao isomeshao zisomeshao usomeshao kusomeshao pasomeshao musomeshao Negative nisiosomesha tusiosomesha usiosomesha msiosomesha asiosomesha wasiosomesha usiosomesha isiosomesha lisiosomesha yasiosomesha kisiosomesha visiosomesha isiosomesha zisiosomesha usiosomesha kusiosomesha pasiosomesha musiosomesha
Gnomic Positive nasomesha twasomesha wasomesha mwasomesha asomesha wasomesha wasomesha yasomesha lasomesha yasomesha chasomesha vyasomesha yasomesha zasomesha wasomesha kwasomesha pasomesha mwasomesha
Perfect Positive nimesomesha tumesomesha umesomesha mmesomesha amesomesha wamesomesha umesomesha imesomesha limesomesha yamesomesha kimesomesha vimesomesha imesomesha zimesomesha umesomesha kumesomesha pamesomesha mumesomesha
"Already" Positive nimeshasomesha tumeshasomesha umeshasomesha mmeshasomesha ameshasomesha wameshasomesha umeshasomesha imeshasomesha limeshasomesha yameshasomesha kimeshasomesha vimeshasomesha imeshasomesha zimeshasomesha umeshasomesha kumeshasomesha pameshasomesha mumeshasomesha
"Not yet" Negative sijasomesha hatujasomesha hujasomesha hamjasomesha hajasomesha hawajasomesha haujasomesha haijasomesha halijasomesha hayajasomesha hakijasomesha havijasomesha haijasomesha hazijasomesha haujasomesha hakujasomesha hapajasomesha hamujasomesha
"If/When" Positive nikisomesha tukisomesha ukisomesha mkisomesha akisomesha wakisomesha ukisomesha ikisomesha likisomesha yakisomesha kikisomesha vikisomesha ikisomesha zikisomesha ukisomesha kukisomesha pakisomesha mukisomesha
"If not" Negative nisiposomesha tusiposomesha usiposomesha msiposomesha asiposomesha wasiposomesha usiposomesha isiposomesha lisiposomesha yasiposomesha kisiposomesha visiposomesha isiposomesha zisiposomesha usiposomesha kusiposomesha pasiposomesha musiposomesha
Consecutive Positive nikasomesha tukasomesha ukasomesha mkasomesha akasomesha wakasomesha ukasomesha ikasomesha likasomesha yakasomesha kikasomesha vikasomesha ikasomesha zikasomesha ukasomesha kukasomesha pakasomesha mukasomesha
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.