someka

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Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-someka (infinitive kusomeka)

  1. Stative form of -soma: to be legible, be readable

Conjugation

Conjugation of -someka
Positive present -nasomeka
Subjunctive -someke
Negative -someki
Imperative singular someka
Infinitives
Positive kusomeka
Negative kutosomeka
Imperatives
Singular someka
Plural somekeni
Tensed forms
Habitual husomeka
Positive past positive subject concord + -lisomeka
Negative past negative subject concord + -kusomeka
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nasomeka)
Singular Plural
1st person ninasomeka/nasomeka tunasomeka
2nd person unasomeka mnasomeka
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anasomeka wanasomeka
other classes positive subject concord + -nasomeka
Negative present (negative subject concord + -someki)
Singular Plural
1st person sisomeki hatusomeki
2nd person husomeki hamsomeki
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hasomeki hawasomeki
other classes negative subject concord + -someki
Positive future positive subject concord + -tasomeka
Negative future negative subject concord + -tasomeka
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -someke)
Singular Plural
1st person nisomeke tusomeke
2nd person usomeke msomeke
3rd person m-wa(I/II) asomeke wasomeke
other classes positive subject concord + -someke
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sisomeke
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngesomeka
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singesomeka
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalisomeka
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalisomeka
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -asomeka)
Singular Plural
1st person nasomeka twasomeka
2nd person wasomeka mwasomeka
3rd person m-wa(I/II) asomeka wasomeka
m-mi(III/IV) wasomeka yasomeka
ji-ma(V/VI) lasomeka yasomeka
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chasomeka vyasomeka
n(IX/X) yasomeka zasomeka
u(XI) wasomeka see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwasomeka
pa(XVI) pasomeka
mu(XVIII) mwasomeka
Perfect positive subject concord + -mesomeka
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshasomeka
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jasomeka
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kisomeka
"If not" positive subject concord + -siposomeka
Consecutive kasomeka / positive subject concord + -kasomeka
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kasomeke
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nisomeka -tusomeka
2nd person -kusomeka -wasomeka/-kusomekeni/-wasomekeni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -msomeka -wasomeka
m-mi(III/IV) -usomeka -isomeka
ji-ma(V/VI) -lisomeka -yasomeka
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kisomeka -visomeka
n(IX/X) -isomeka -zisomeka
u(XI) -usomeka see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kusomeka
pa(XVI) -pasomeka
mu(XVIII) -musomeka
Reflexive -jisomeka
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -someka- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -somekaye -somekao
m-mi(III/IV) -somekao -somekayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -somekalo -somekayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -somekacho -somekavyo
n(IX/X) -somekayo -somekazo
u(XI) -somekao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -somekako
pa(XVI) -somekapo
mu(XVIII) -somekamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -someka)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yesomeka -osomeka
m-mi(III/IV) -osomeka -yosomeka
ji-ma(V/VI) -losomeka -yosomeka
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chosomeka -vyosomeka
n(IX/X) -yosomeka -zosomeka
u(XI) -osomeka see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kosomeka
pa(XVI) -posomeka
mu(XVIII) -mosomeka
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.