somea
- partitive singular of some
-somea (infinitive kusomea)
- Applicative form of -soma: to read for someone, to study or take a subject
Conjugation of -somea
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Positive present
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-nasomea
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Subjunctive
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-somee
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Negative
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-somei
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Imperative singular
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somea
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Infinitives
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Imperatives
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Tensed forms
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Habitual
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husomea
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Positive past
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positive subject concord + -lisomea
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Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kusomea
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Positive present (positive subject concord + -nasomea)
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Singular
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Plural
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1st person
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ninasomea/nasomea
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tunasomea
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2nd person
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unasomea
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mnasomea
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3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anasomea
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wanasomea
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other classes
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positive subject concord + -nasomea
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Negative present (negative subject concord + -somei)
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Singular
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Plural
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1st person
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sisomei
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hatusomei
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2nd person
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husomei
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hamsomei
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3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hasomei
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hawasomei
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other classes
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negative subject concord + -somei
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Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tasomea
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Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tasomea
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Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -somee)
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Singular
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Plural
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1st person
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nisomee
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tusomee
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2nd person
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usomee
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msomee
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3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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asomee
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wasomee
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other classes
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positive subject concord + -somee
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Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sisomee
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Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngesomea
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Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singesomea
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Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalisomea
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Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalisomea
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Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mesomea
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"Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshasomea
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"Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jasomea
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"If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kisomea
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"If not"
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positive subject concord + -siposomea
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Consecutive
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kasomea / positive subject concord + -kasomea
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Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kasomee
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Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.
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