samehe

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Swahili

Etymology

From Arabic سَمُحَ (samuḥa).

Pronunciation

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Verb

-samehe (infinitive kusamehe)

  1. to forgive

Conjugation

Conjugation of -samehe
Positive present -nasamehe
Subjunctive -samehe
Negative -samehe
Imperative singular samehe
Infinitives
Positive kusamehe
Negative kutosamehe
Imperatives
Singular samehe
Plural sameheni
Tensed forms
Habitual husamehe
Positive past positive subject concord + -lisamehe
Negative past negative subject concord + -kusamehe
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nasamehe)
Singular Plural
1st person ninasamehe/nasamehe tunasamehe
2nd person unasamehe mnasamehe
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anasamehe wanasamehe
other classes positive subject concord + -nasamehe
Negative present (negative subject concord + -samehe)
Singular Plural
1st person sisamehe hatusamehe
2nd person husamehe hamsamehe
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hasamehe hawasamehe
other classes negative subject concord + -samehe
Positive future positive subject concord + -tasamehe
Negative future negative subject concord + -tasamehe
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -samehe)
Singular Plural
1st person nisamehe tusamehe
2nd person usamehe msamehe
3rd person m-wa(I/II) asamehe wasamehe
other classes positive subject concord + -samehe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sisamehe
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngesamehe
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singesamehe
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalisamehe
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalisamehe
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -asamehe)
Singular Plural
1st person nasamehe twasamehe
2nd person wasamehe mwasamehe
3rd person m-wa(I/II) asamehe wasamehe
m-mi(III/IV) wasamehe yasamehe
ji-ma(V/VI) lasamehe yasamehe
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chasamehe vyasamehe
n(IX/X) yasamehe zasamehe
u(XI) wasamehe see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwasamehe
pa(XVI) pasamehe
mu(XVIII) mwasamehe
Perfect positive subject concord + -mesamehe
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshasamehe
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jasamehe
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kisamehe
"If not" positive subject concord + -siposamehe
Consecutive kasamehe / positive subject concord + -kasamehe
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kasamehe
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nisamehe -tusamehe
2nd person -kusamehe -wasamehe/-kusameheni/-wasameheni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -msamehe -wasamehe
m-mi(III/IV) -usamehe -isamehe
ji-ma(V/VI) -lisamehe -yasamehe
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kisamehe -visamehe
n(IX/X) -isamehe -zisamehe
u(XI) -usamehe see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kusamehe
pa(XVI) -pasamehe
mu(XVIII) -musamehe
Reflexive -jisamehe
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -samehe- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -sameheye -sameheo
m-mi(III/IV) -sameheo -sameheyo
ji-ma(V/VI) -samehelo -sameheyo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -samehecho -samehevyo
n(IX/X) -sameheyo -samehezo
u(XI) -sameheo see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -sameheko
pa(XVI) -samehepo
mu(XVIII) -samehemo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -samehe)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yesamehe -osamehe
m-mi(III/IV) -osamehe -yosamehe
ji-ma(V/VI) -losamehe -yosamehe
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chosamehe -vyosamehe
n(IX/X) -yosamehe -zosamehe
u(XI) -osamehe see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kosamehe
pa(XVI) -posamehe
mu(XVIII) -mosamehe
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms