someka

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-someka (infinitive kusomeka)

1. Stative form of -soma: to be legible, be readable

Conjugation

Conjugation of -someka
Positive present -nasomeka Subjunctive -someke Negative -someki Imperative singular someka
Infinitives
Positive kusomeka Negative kutosomeka
Imperatives
Singular someka Plural somekeni
Tensed forms
Habitual husomeka Positive past positive subject concord + -lisomeka Negative past negative subject concord + -kusomeka
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nasomeka) Singular Plural 1st person ninasomeka/nasomeka tunasomeka 2nd person unasomeka mnasomeka 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anasomeka wanasomeka other classes positive subject concord + -nasomeka
Negative present (negative subject concord + -someki) Singular Plural 1st person sisomeki hatusomeki 2nd person husomeki hamsomeki 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hasomeki hawasomeki other classes negative subject concord + -someki
Positive future positive subject concord + -tasomeka Negative future negative subject concord + -tasomeka
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -someke) Singular Plural 1st person nisomeke tusomeke 2nd person usomeke msomeke 3rd person m-wa(I/II) asomeke wasomeke other classes positive subject concord + -someke
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sisomeke Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngesomeka Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singesomeka Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalisomeka Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalisomeka
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -asomeka) Singular Plural 1st person nasomeka twasomeka 2nd person wasomeka mwasomeka 3rd person m-wa(I/II) asomeka wasomeka m-mi(III/IV) wasomeka yasomeka ji-ma(V/VI) lasomeka yasomeka ki-vi(VII/VIII) chasomeka vyasomeka n(IX/X) yasomeka zasomeka u(XI) wasomeka see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwasomeka pa(XVI) pasomeka mu(XVIII) mwasomeka
Perfect positive subject concord + -mesomeka "Already" positive subject concord + -meshasomeka "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jasomeka "If/When" positive subject concord + -kisomeka "If not" positive subject concord + -siposomeka Consecutive kasomeka / positive subject concord + -kasomeka Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kasomeke
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nisomeka -tusomeka 2nd person -kusomeka -wasomeka/-kusomekeni/-wasomekeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -msomeka -wasomeka m-mi(III/IV) -usomeka -isomeka ji-ma(V/VI) -lisomeka -yasomeka ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kisomeka -visomeka n(IX/X) -isomeka -zisomeka u(XI) -usomeka see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kusomeka pa(XVI) -pasomeka mu(XVIII) -musomeka Reflexive -jisomeka
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -someka- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -somekaye -somekao m-mi(III/IV) -somekao -somekayo ji-ma(V/VI) -somekalo -somekayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -somekacho -somekavyo n(IX/X) -somekayo -somekazo u(XI) -somekao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -somekako pa(XVI) -somekapo mu(XVIII) -somekamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -someka) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yesomeka -osomeka m-mi(III/IV) -osomeka -yosomeka ji-ma(V/VI) -losomeka -yosomeka ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chosomeka -vyosomeka n(IX/X) -yosomeka -zosomeka u(XI) -osomeka see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kosomeka pa(XVI) -posomeka mu(XVIII) -mosomeka
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.