kerea

Swahili

Verb

-kerea (infinitive kukerea)

1. Applicative form of -kera

Conjugation

Conjugation of -kerea
Positive present -nakerea Subjunctive -keree Negative -kerei Imperative singular kerea
Infinitives
Positive kukerea Negative kutokerea
Imperatives
Singular kerea Plural kereeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hukerea Positive past positive subject concord + -likerea Negative past negative subject concord + -kukerea
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nakerea) Singular Plural 1st person ninakerea/nakerea tunakerea 2nd person unakerea mnakerea 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anakerea wanakerea other classes positive subject concord + -nakerea
Negative present (negative subject concord + -kerei) Singular Plural 1st person sikerei hatukerei 2nd person hukerei hamkerei 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hakerei hawakerei other classes negative subject concord + -kerei
Positive future positive subject concord + -takerea Negative future negative subject concord + -takerea
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -keree) Singular Plural 1st person nikeree tukeree 2nd person ukeree mkeree 3rd person m-wa(I/II) akeree wakeree other classes positive subject concord + -keree
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sikeree Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngekerea Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singekerea Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalikerea Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalikerea
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -akerea) Singular Plural 1st person nakerea twakerea 2nd person wakerea mwakerea 3rd person m-wa(I/II) akerea wakerea m-mi(III/IV) wakerea yakerea ji-ma(V/VI) lakerea yakerea ki-vi(VII/VIII) chakerea vyakerea n(IX/X) yakerea zakerea u(XI) wakerea see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwakerea pa(XVI) pakerea mu(XVIII) mwakerea
Perfect positive subject concord + -mekerea "Already" positive subject concord + -meshakerea "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jakerea "If/When" positive subject concord + -kikerea "If not" positive subject concord + -sipokerea Consecutive kakerea / positive subject concord + -kakerea Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kakeree
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nikerea -tukerea 2nd person -kukerea -wakerea/-kukereeni/-wakereeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mkerea -wakerea m-mi(III/IV) -ukerea -ikerea ji-ma(V/VI) -likerea -yakerea ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kikerea -vikerea n(IX/X) -ikerea -zikerea u(XI) -ukerea see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kukerea pa(XVI) -pakerea mu(XVIII) -mukerea Reflexive -jikerea
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -kerea- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -kereaye -kereao m-mi(III/IV) -kereao -kereayo ji-ma(V/VI) -kerealo -kereayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kereacho -kereavyo n(IX/X) -kereayo -kereazo u(XI) -kereao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kereako pa(XVI) -kereapo mu(XVIII) -kereamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -kerea) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yekerea -okerea m-mi(III/IV) -okerea -yokerea ji-ma(V/VI) -lokerea -yokerea ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chokerea -vyokerea n(IX/X) -yokerea -zokerea u(XI) -okerea see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kokerea pa(XVI) -pokerea mu(XVIII) -mokerea
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.