keresha

Swahili

Verb

-keresha (infinitive kukeresha)

1. Causative form of -kera

Conjugation

Conjugation of -keresha
Positive present -nakeresha Subjunctive -kereshe Negative -kereshi Imperative singular keresha
Infinitives
Positive kukeresha Negative kutokeresha
Imperatives
Singular keresha Plural keresheni
Tensed forms
Habitual hukeresha Positive past positive subject concord + -likeresha Negative past negative subject concord + -kukeresha
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nakeresha) Singular Plural 1st person ninakeresha/nakeresha tunakeresha 2nd person unakeresha mnakeresha 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anakeresha wanakeresha other classes positive subject concord + -nakeresha
Negative present (negative subject concord + -kereshi) Singular Plural 1st person sikereshi hatukereshi 2nd person hukereshi hamkereshi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hakereshi hawakereshi other classes negative subject concord + -kereshi
Positive future positive subject concord + -takeresha Negative future negative subject concord + -takeresha
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -kereshe) Singular Plural 1st person nikereshe tukereshe 2nd person ukereshe mkereshe 3rd person m-wa(I/II) akereshe wakereshe other classes positive subject concord + -kereshe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sikereshe Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngekeresha Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singekeresha Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalikeresha Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalikeresha
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -akeresha) Singular Plural 1st person nakeresha twakeresha 2nd person wakeresha mwakeresha 3rd person m-wa(I/II) akeresha wakeresha m-mi(III/IV) wakeresha yakeresha ji-ma(V/VI) lakeresha yakeresha ki-vi(VII/VIII) chakeresha vyakeresha n(IX/X) yakeresha zakeresha u(XI) wakeresha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwakeresha pa(XVI) pakeresha mu(XVIII) mwakeresha
Perfect positive subject concord + -mekeresha "Already" positive subject concord + -meshakeresha "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jakeresha "If/When" positive subject concord + -kikeresha "If not" positive subject concord + -sipokeresha Consecutive kakeresha / positive subject concord + -kakeresha Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kakereshe
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nikeresha -tukeresha 2nd person -kukeresha -wakeresha/-kukeresheni/-wakeresheni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mkeresha -wakeresha m-mi(III/IV) -ukeresha -ikeresha ji-ma(V/VI) -likeresha -yakeresha ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kikeresha -vikeresha n(IX/X) -ikeresha -zikeresha u(XI) -ukeresha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kukeresha pa(XVI) -pakeresha mu(XVIII) -mukeresha Reflexive -jikeresha
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -keresha- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -kereshaye -kereshao m-mi(III/IV) -kereshao -kereshayo ji-ma(V/VI) -kereshalo -kereshayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kereshacho -kereshavyo n(IX/X) -kereshayo -kereshazo u(XI) -kereshao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kereshako pa(XVI) -kereshapo mu(XVIII) -kereshamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -keresha) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yekeresha -okeresha m-mi(III/IV) -okeresha -yokeresha ji-ma(V/VI) -lokeresha -yokeresha ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chokeresha -vyokeresha n(IX/X) -yokeresha -zokeresha u(XI) -okeresha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kokeresha pa(XVI) -pokeresha mu(XVIII) -mokeresha
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.