amshia

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-amshia (infinitive kuamshia)

1. Applicative form of -amsha

Conjugation

Conjugation of -amshia
Positive present -naamshia Subjunctive -amshie Negative -amshii Imperative singular amshia
Infinitives
Positive kuamshia Negative kutoamshia
Imperatives
Singular amshia Plural amshieni
Tensed forms
Habitual huamshia Positive past positive subject concord + -liamshia Negative past negative subject concord + -kuamshia
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naamshia) Singular Plural 1st person ninaamshia/naamshia tunaamshia 2nd person unaamshia mnaamshia 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaamshia wanaamshia other classes positive subject concord + -naamshia
Negative present (negative subject concord + -amshii) Singular Plural 1st person siamshii hatuamshii 2nd person huamshii hamwamshii 3rd person m-wa(I/II) haamshii hawaamshii other classes negative subject concord + -amshii
Positive future positive subject concord + -taamshia Negative future negative subject concord + -taamshia
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -amshie) Singular Plural 1st person niamshie tuamshie 2nd person uamshie mwamshie 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aamshie waamshie other classes positive subject concord + -amshie
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siamshie Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeamshia Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeamshia Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliamshia Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliamshia
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aamshia) Singular Plural 1st person naamshia twaamshia 2nd person waamshia mwaamshia 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aamshia waamshia m-mi(III/IV) waamshia yaamshia ji-ma(V/VI) laamshia yaamshia ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaamshia vyaamshia n(IX/X) yaamshia zaamshia u(XI) waamshia see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwaamshia pa(XVI) paamshia mu(XVIII) mwaamshia
Perfect positive subject concord + -meamshia "Already" positive subject concord + -meshaamshia "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jaamshia "If/When" positive subject concord + -kiamshia "If not" positive subject concord + -sipoamshia Consecutive kaamshia / positive subject concord + -kaamshia Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaamshie
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -niamshia -tuamshia 2nd person -kuamshia -waamshia/-kuamshieni/-waamshieni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mwamshia -waamshia m-mi(III/IV) -uamshia -iamshia ji-ma(V/VI) -liamshia -yaamshia ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiamshia -viamshia n(IX/X) -iamshia -ziamshia u(XI) -uamshia see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuamshia pa(XVI) -paamshia mu(XVIII) -muamshia Reflexive -jiamshia
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -amshia- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -amshiaye -amshiao m-mi(III/IV) -amshiao -amshiayo ji-ma(V/VI) -amshialo -amshiayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -amshiacho -amshiavyo n(IX/X) -amshiayo -amshiazo u(XI) -amshiao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -amshiako pa(XVI) -amshiapo mu(XVIII) -amshiamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -amshia) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yeamshia -oamshia m-mi(III/IV) -oamshia -yoamshia ji-ma(V/VI) -loamshia -yoamshia ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choamshia -vyoamshia n(IX/X) -yoamshia -zoamshia u(XI) -oamshia see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -koamshia pa(XVI) -poamshia mu(XVIII) -moamshia
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.