amsha

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Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-amsha (infinitive kuamsha)

  1. Causative form of -amka: to wake someone up
  2. to wake up

Conjugation

Conjugation of -amsha
Positive present -naamsha
Subjunctive -amshe
Negative -amshi
Imperative singular amsha
Infinitives
Positive kuamsha
Negative kutoamsha
Imperatives
Singular amsha
Plural amsheni
Tensed forms
Habitual huamsha
Positive past positive subject concord + -liamsha
Negative past negative subject concord + -kuamsha
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naamsha)
Singular Plural
1st person ninaamsha/naamsha tunaamsha
2nd person unaamsha mnaamsha
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaamsha wanaamsha
other classes positive subject concord + -naamsha
Negative present (negative subject concord + -amshi)
Singular Plural
1st person siamshi hatuamshi
2nd person huamshi hamwamshi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) haamshi hawaamshi
other classes negative subject concord + -amshi
Positive future positive subject concord + -taamsha
Negative future negative subject concord + -taamsha
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -amshe)
Singular Plural
1st person niamshe tuamshe
2nd person uamshe mwamshe
3rd person m-wa(I/II) aamshe waamshe
other classes positive subject concord + -amshe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siamshe
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeamsha
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeamsha
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliamsha
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliamsha
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aamsha)
Singular Plural
1st person naamsha twaamsha
2nd person waamsha mwaamsha
3rd person m-wa(I/II) aamsha waamsha
m-mi(III/IV) waamsha yaamsha
ji-ma(V/VI) laamsha yaamsha
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaamsha vyaamsha
n(IX/X) yaamsha zaamsha
u(XI) waamsha see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwaamsha
pa(XVI) paamsha
mu(XVIII) mwaamsha
Perfect positive subject concord + -meamsha
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshaamsha
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jaamsha
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kiamsha
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipoamsha
Consecutive kaamsha / positive subject concord + -kaamsha
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaamshe
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -niamsha -tuamsha
2nd person -kuamsha -waamsha/-kuamsheni/-waamsheni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mwamsha -waamsha
m-mi(III/IV) -uamsha -iamsha
ji-ma(V/VI) -liamsha -yaamsha
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiamsha -viamsha
n(IX/X) -iamsha -ziamsha
u(XI) -uamsha see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kuamsha
pa(XVI) -paamsha
mu(XVIII) -muamsha
Reflexive -jiamsha
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -amsha- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -amshaye -amshao
m-mi(III/IV) -amshao -amshayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -amshalo -amshayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -amshacho -amshavyo
n(IX/X) -amshayo -amshazo
u(XI) -amshao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -amshako
pa(XVI) -amshapo
mu(XVIII) -amshamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -amsha)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yeamsha -oamsha
m-mi(III/IV) -oamsha -yoamsha
ji-ma(V/VI) -loamsha -yoamsha
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choamsha -vyoamsha
n(IX/X) -yoamsha -zoamsha
u(XI) -oamsha see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -koamsha
pa(XVI) -poamsha
mu(XVIII) -moamsha
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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