semezana

Swahili

Verb

-semezana (infinitive kusemezana)

1. Reciprocal form of -semeza: to converse

Conjugation

Conjugation of -semezana
Positive present -nasemezana Subjunctive -semezane Negative -semezani Imperative singular semezana
Infinitives
Positive kusemezana Negative kutosemezana
Imperatives
Singular semezana Plural semezaneni
Tensed forms
Habitual husemezana Positive past positive subject concord + -lisemezana Negative past negative subject concord + -kusemezana
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nasemezana) Singular Plural 1st person ninasemezana/nasemezana tunasemezana 2nd person unasemezana mnasemezana 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anasemezana wanasemezana other classes positive subject concord + -nasemezana
Negative present (negative subject concord + -semezani) Singular Plural 1st person sisemezani hatusemezani 2nd person husemezani hamsemezani 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hasemezani hawasemezani other classes negative subject concord + -semezani
Positive future positive subject concord + -tasemezana Negative future negative subject concord + -tasemezana
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -semezane) Singular Plural 1st person nisemezane tusemezane 2nd person usemezane msemezane 3rd person m-wa(I/II) asemezane wasemezane other classes positive subject concord + -semezane
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sisemezane Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngesemezana Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singesemezana Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalisemezana Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalisemezana
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -asemezana) Singular Plural 1st person nasemezana twasemezana 2nd person wasemezana mwasemezana 3rd person m-wa(I/II) asemezana wasemezana m-mi(III/IV) wasemezana yasemezana ji-ma(V/VI) lasemezana yasemezana ki-vi(VII/VIII) chasemezana vyasemezana n(IX/X) yasemezana zasemezana u(XI) wasemezana see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwasemezana pa(XVI) pasemezana mu(XVIII) mwasemezana
Perfect positive subject concord + -mesemezana "Already" positive subject concord + -meshasemezana "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jasemezana "If/When" positive subject concord + -kisemezana "If not" positive subject concord + -siposemezana Consecutive kasemezana / positive subject concord + -kasemezana Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kasemezane
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nisemezana -tusemezana 2nd person -kusemezana -wasemezana/-kusemezaneni/-wasemezaneni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -msemezana -wasemezana m-mi(III/IV) -usemezana -isemezana ji-ma(V/VI) -lisemezana -yasemezana ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kisemezana -visemezana n(IX/X) -isemezana -zisemezana u(XI) -usemezana see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kusemezana pa(XVI) -pasemezana mu(XVIII) -musemezana Reflexive -jisemezana
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -semezana- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -semezanaye -semezanao m-mi(III/IV) -semezanao -semezanayo ji-ma(V/VI) -semezanalo -semezanayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -semezanacho -semezanavyo n(IX/X) -semezanayo -semezanazo u(XI) -semezanao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -semezanako pa(XVI) -semezanapo mu(XVIII) -semezanamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -semezana) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yesemezana -osemezana m-mi(III/IV) -osemezana -yosemezana ji-ma(V/VI) -losemezana -yosemezana ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chosemezana -vyosemezana n(IX/X) -yosemezana -zosemezana u(XI) -osemezana see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kosemezana pa(XVI) -posemezana mu(XVIII) -mosemezana
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

• Nominal derivations:
  • usemezano