sheheni

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic شَحَنَ (šaḥana).

Pronunciation

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Verb

-sheheni (infinitive kusheheni)

1. to load (a cargo)

Conjugation

Conjugation of -sheheni
Positive present -nasheheni Subjunctive -sheheni Negative -sheheni Imperative singular sheheni
Infinitives
Positive kusheheni Negative kutosheheni
Imperatives
Singular sheheni Plural shehenini
Tensed forms
Habitual husheheni Positive past positive subject concord + -lisheheni Negative past negative subject concord + -kusheheni
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nasheheni) Singular Plural 1st person ninasheheni/nasheheni tunasheheni 2nd person unasheheni mnasheheni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anasheheni wanasheheni other classes positive subject concord + -nasheheni
Negative present (negative subject concord + -sheheni) Singular Plural 1st person sisheheni hatusheheni 2nd person husheheni hamsheheni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hasheheni hawasheheni other classes negative subject concord + -sheheni
Positive future positive subject concord + -tasheheni Negative future negative subject concord + -tasheheni
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -sheheni) Singular Plural 1st person nisheheni tusheheni 2nd person usheheni msheheni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) asheheni washeheni other classes positive subject concord + -sheheni
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sisheheni Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngesheheni Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singesheheni Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalisheheni Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalisheheni
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -asheheni) Singular Plural 1st person nasheheni twasheheni 2nd person washeheni mwasheheni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) asheheni washeheni m-mi(III/IV) washeheni yasheheni ji-ma(V/VI) lasheheni yasheheni ki-vi(VII/VIII) chasheheni vyasheheni n(IX/X) yasheheni zasheheni u(XI) washeheni see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwasheheni pa(XVI) pasheheni mu(XVIII) mwasheheni
Perfect positive subject concord + -mesheheni "Already" positive subject concord + -meshasheheni "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jasheheni "If/When" positive subject concord + -kisheheni "If not" positive subject concord + -siposheheni Consecutive kasheheni / positive subject concord + -kasheheni Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kasheheni
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nisheheni -tusheheni 2nd person -kusheheni -washeheni/-kushehenini/-washehenini 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -msheheni -washeheni m-mi(III/IV) -usheheni -isheheni ji-ma(V/VI) -lisheheni -yasheheni ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kisheheni -visheheni n(IX/X) -isheheni -zisheheni u(XI) -usheheni see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kusheheni pa(XVI) -pasheheni mu(XVIII) -musheheni Reflexive -jisheheni
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -sheheni- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -sheheniye -shehenio m-mi(III/IV) -shehenio -sheheniyo ji-ma(V/VI) -shehenilo -sheheniyo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -shehenicho -shehenivyo n(IX/X) -sheheniyo -shehenizo u(XI) -shehenio see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -sheheniko pa(XVI) -shehenipo mu(XVIII) -shehenimo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -sheheni) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yesheheni -osheheni m-mi(III/IV) -osheheni -yosheheni ji-ma(V/VI) -losheheni -yosheheni ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chosheheni -vyosheheni n(IX/X) -yosheheni -zosheheni u(XI) -osheheni see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kosheheni pa(XVI) -posheheni mu(XVIII) -mosheheni
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Related terms

• shehena (“cargo”)