amshana

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Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-amshana (infinitive kuamshana)

  1. Reciprocal form of -amsha

Conjugation

Conjugation of -amshana
Positive present -naamshana
Subjunctive -amshane
Negative -amshani
Imperative singular amshana
Infinitives
Positive kuamshana
Negative kutoamshana
Imperatives
Singular amshana
Plural amshaneni
Tensed forms
Habitual huamshana
Positive past positive subject concord + -liamshana
Negative past negative subject concord + -kuamshana
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naamshana)
Singular Plural
1st person ninaamshana/naamshana tunaamshana
2nd person unaamshana mnaamshana
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaamshana wanaamshana
other classes positive subject concord + -naamshana
Negative present (negative subject concord + -amshani)
Singular Plural
1st person siamshani hatuamshani
2nd person huamshani hamwamshani
3rd person m-wa(I/II) haamshani hawaamshani
other classes negative subject concord + -amshani
Positive future positive subject concord + -taamshana
Negative future negative subject concord + -taamshana
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -amshane)
Singular Plural
1st person niamshane tuamshane
2nd person uamshane mwamshane
3rd person m-wa(I/II) aamshane waamshane
other classes positive subject concord + -amshane
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siamshane
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeamshana
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeamshana
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliamshana
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliamshana
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aamshana)
Singular Plural
1st person naamshana twaamshana
2nd person waamshana mwaamshana
3rd person m-wa(I/II) aamshana waamshana
m-mi(III/IV) waamshana yaamshana
ji-ma(V/VI) laamshana yaamshana
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaamshana vyaamshana
n(IX/X) yaamshana zaamshana
u(XI) waamshana see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwaamshana
pa(XVI) paamshana
mu(XVIII) mwaamshana
Perfect positive subject concord + -meamshana
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshaamshana
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jaamshana
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kiamshana
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipoamshana
Consecutive kaamshana / positive subject concord + -kaamshana
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaamshane
Object concord
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + -amshana- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -amshanaye -amshanao
m-mi(III/IV) -amshanao -amshanayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -amshanalo -amshanayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -amshanacho -amshanavyo
n(IX/X) -amshanayo -amshanazo
u(XI) -amshanao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -amshanako
pa(XVI) -amshanapo
mu(XVIII) -amshanamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + -amshana)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yeamshana -oamshana
m-mi(III/IV) -oamshana -yoamshana
ji-ma(V/VI) -loamshana -yoamshana
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choamshana -vyoamshana
n(IX/X) -yoamshana -zoamshana
u(XI) -oamshana see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -koamshana
pa(XVI) -poamshana
mu(XVIII) -moamshana
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.