nyesha

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-nyesha (infinitive kunyesha)

1. Augmentative form of -nya: to rain hard, come down in torrents

Conjugation

Conjugation of -nyesha
Positive present -nanyesha Subjunctive -nyeshe Negative -nyeshi Imperative singular nyesha
Infinitives
Positive kunyesha Negative kutonyesha
Imperatives
Singular nyesha Plural nyesheni
Tensed forms
Habitual hunyesha Positive past positive subject concord + -linyesha Negative past negative subject concord + -kunyesha
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nanyesha) Singular Plural 1st person ninanyesha/nanyesha tunanyesha 2nd person unanyesha mnanyesha 3rd person m-wa(I/II) ananyesha wananyesha other classes positive subject concord + -nanyesha
Negative present (negative subject concord + -nyeshi) Singular Plural 1st person sinyeshi hatunyeshi 2nd person hunyeshi hamnyeshi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hanyeshi hawanyeshi other classes negative subject concord + -nyeshi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tanyesha Negative future negative subject concord + -tanyesha
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -nyeshe) Singular Plural 1st person ninyeshe tunyeshe 2nd person unyeshe mnyeshe 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anyeshe wanyeshe other classes positive subject concord + -nyeshe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sinyeshe Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngenyesha Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singenyesha Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalinyesha Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalinyesha
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -anyesha) Singular Plural 1st person nanyesha twanyesha 2nd person wanyesha mwanyesha 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anyesha wanyesha m-mi(III/IV) wanyesha yanyesha ji-ma(V/VI) lanyesha yanyesha ki-vi(VII/VIII) chanyesha vyanyesha n(IX/X) yanyesha zanyesha u(XI) wanyesha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwanyesha pa(XVI) panyesha mu(XVIII) mwanyesha
Perfect positive subject concord + -menyesha "Already" positive subject concord + -meshanyesha "Not yet" negative subject concord + -janyesha "If/When" positive subject concord + -kinyesha "If not" positive subject concord + -siponyesha Consecutive kanyesha / positive subject concord + -kanyesha Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kanyeshe
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -ninyesha -tunyesha 2nd person -kunyesha -wanyesha/-kunyesheni/-wanyesheni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mnyesha -wanyesha m-mi(III/IV) -unyesha -inyesha ji-ma(V/VI) -linyesha -yanyesha ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kinyesha -vinyesha n(IX/X) -inyesha -zinyesha u(XI) -unyesha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kunyesha pa(XVI) -panyesha mu(XVIII) -munyesha Reflexive -jinyesha
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -nyesha- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -nyeshaye -nyeshao m-mi(III/IV) -nyeshao -nyeshayo ji-ma(V/VI) -nyeshalo -nyeshayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -nyeshacho -nyeshavyo n(IX/X) -nyeshayo -nyeshazo u(XI) -nyeshao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -nyeshako pa(XVI) -nyeshapo mu(XVIII) -nyeshamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -nyesha) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yenyesha -onyesha m-mi(III/IV) -onyesha -yonyesha ji-ma(V/VI) -lonyesha -yonyesha ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chonyesha -vyonyesha n(IX/X) -yonyesha -zonyesha u(XI) -onyesha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -konyesha pa(XVI) -ponyesha mu(XVIII) -monyesha
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.