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Ainu
Pronunciation
Noun
kema (Kana spelling ケマ)
- (anatomy) leg
- Synonym: cikiri
Coatepec Nahuatl
Adverb
kema
- yes
Garo
Etymology
Likely borrowed from Bengali ক্ষমা (khoma).
Interjection
kema
- sorry
Guinea-Bissau Creole
Etymology
From Portuguese queimar. Cognate with Kabuverdianu kema.
Verb
kema
- to burn
Kabuverdianu
Etymology
From Portuguese queimar.
Verb
kema
- to burn
Swahili
Verb
-kema (infinitive kukema)
- to cry, sob
- to shout
Conjugation
Conjugation of -kema
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Positive present
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-nakema
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Subjunctive
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-keme
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Negative
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-kemi
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Imperative singular
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kema
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Infinitives
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Imperatives
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Tensed forms
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Habitual
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hukema
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Positive past
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positive subject concord + -likema
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Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kukema
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Positive present (positive subject concord + -nakema)
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Singular
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Plural
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1st person
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ninakema/nakema
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tunakema
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2nd person
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unakema
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mnakema
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3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anakema
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wanakema
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other classes
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positive subject concord + -nakema
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Negative present (negative subject concord + -kemi)
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Singular
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Plural
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1st person
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sikemi
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hatukemi
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2nd person
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hukemi
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hamkemi
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3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hakemi
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hawakemi
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other classes
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negative subject concord + -kemi
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Positive future
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positive subject concord + -takema
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Negative future
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negative subject concord + -takema
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Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -keme)
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Singular
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Plural
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1st person
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nikeme
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tukeme
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2nd person
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ukeme
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mkeme
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3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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akeme
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wakeme
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other classes
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positive subject concord + -keme
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Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sikeme
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Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngekema
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Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singekema
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Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalikema
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Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalikema
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Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mekema
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"Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshakema
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"Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jakema
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"If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kikema
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"If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipokema
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Consecutive
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kakema / positive subject concord + -kakema
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Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kakeme
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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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Swedish
Etymology
Clipping of kemtvätta. Attested since 1999.
Verb
kema (present kemar, preterite kemade, supine kemat, imperative kema)
- (colloquial) dry clean
Conjugation
Conjugation of kema (weak)
References
Uzbek
Etymology
From Proto-Turkic *kēmi.
Noun
kema (plural kemalar)
- ship
Declension