"-e" meaning in Swahili

See -e in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

Etymology templates: {{l-self|sw|ـيْ, ـيِ|}} ـيْ, ـيِ, {{sw-variant|ـيْ, ـيِ}} Head templates: {{head|sw|suffix}} -e
  1. (without TAM infix, with -si-, or with -ka-) subjunctive marker Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--e-sw-suffix-aPI8kls4
  2. (without TAM infix, with -si-, or with -ka-) subjunctive marker
    (without TAM infix) imperative marker
    Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--e-sw-suffix-PfT4UDmJ
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1 Related terms: Positive infinitive, ku-, kw-1, Negative infinitive, kuto-, Habitual, hu-1, Telegrammic, ka-1, General [indicative, positive], -a, Positive subjunctive, 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

Suffix

Head templates: {{head|sw|suffix}} -e
  1. suffix used to derive a noun denoting a person or object undergoing an action Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--e-sw-suffix-JwueruU0 Categories (other): Swahili entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Swahili entries with incorrect language header: 4 19 76
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Download JSON data for -e meaning in Swahili (4.3kB)

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