"-mesha-" meaning in All languages combined

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Infix [Swahili]

Audio: Sw-ke-mesha.flac [Kenya]
Etymology: From -me- + -isha (“to finish”). Etymology templates: {{m|sw|-me-}} -me-, {{m|sw|isha|-isha|to finish}} -isha (“to finish”) Head templates: {{head|sw|infix}} -mesha- Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], nimesha- [first-person, singular], tumesha- [first-person, plural], umesha- [second-person, singular], mmesha- [plural, second-person], amesha- [class-1, class-2, singular, third-person], wamesha- [class-1, class-2, plural, third-person], umesha- [class-3, class-4, singular, third-person], imesha- [class-3, class-4, plural, third-person], limesha- [class-5, class-6, singular, third-person], yamesha- [class-5, class-6, plural, third-person], kimesha- [class-7, class-8, singular, third-person], vimesha- [class-7, class-8, plural, third-person], imesha- [class-10, class-9, singular, third-person], zimesha- [class-10, class-9, plural, third-person], umesha- [class-11, singular, third-person], kumesha- [class-15, class-17, singular, third-person], pamesha- [class-16, singular, third-person], mmesha- [class-18, singular, third-person], For more information
  1. counterexpectative perfect aspect marker, indicates that an action has taken place even though one might have expected otherwise Tags: morpheme Synonyms: -mekwisha-
    Sense id: en--mesha--sw-infix-wIYbYS9C Categories (other): Swahili entries with incorrect language header, Swahili infixes Related terms: Positive infinitive, ku-, kw-1, Negative infinitive, kuto-, Habitual, hu-1, Telegrammic, ka-1, General [indicative, positive], -a, Positive subjunctive, -e, Negative present, -i, Second person plural, -ni, Positive past, -li-, Positive present, -na-, Positive future, -ta-, Negative subjunctive, -si-1, Positive present conditional, -nge-, Negative present conditional, -singe-, Positive past conditional, -ngali-, Negative past conditional, -singali-, Gnomic, -a-1, Perfect, -me-, past (english: Already), -lisha-, present (english: Already), -mesha-, -sha-, -ki-1, -sipo-, Consecutive, -ka-1, Negative past, -ku-1, Negative future, -ja-1, Past, Present, Future, -taka-, Negative, -si-, 1 Can take stress and therefore does not require -ku-, -kw- in monosyllabic verbs, -kisha- (english: conditional future tense marker), -lisha- (english: past "already" tense marker)

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