“Already happened a while ago” tense: "-mesha"
The -mesha tense is similar to the -me tense, but expresses something that has “already happened”. It is actually a contraction of the -me and kwisha, which is the verb for “to finish”
The -mesha tense is very similar to the -me tense above. Technically, it is an extension of the -me tense. See below the example for a grammatical explanation.
The main difference is, this tense specifies something that "has already" happened. It is easiest explained with an example:
| Tense | Swahili | English |
|---|---|---|
| present | Ninaenda | I am going |
| -me | Nimeenda | I am gone. |
| -mesha | Nimeshaenda | I have already gone. |