jalia

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-jalia (infinitive kujalia)

1. Applicative form of -jaa
2. Applicative form of -jali

Conjugation

Conjugation of -jalia
Positive present -najalia Subjunctive -jalie Negative -jalii Imperative singular jalia
Infinitives
Positive kujalia Negative kutojalia
Imperatives
Singular jalia Plural jalieni
Tensed forms
Habitual hujalia Positive past positive subject concord + -lijalia Negative past negative subject concord + -kujalia
Positive present (positive subject concord + -najalia) Singular Plural 1st person ninajalia/najalia tunajalia 2nd person unajalia mnajalia 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anajalia wanajalia other classes positive subject concord + -najalia
Negative present (negative subject concord + -jalii) Singular Plural 1st person sijalii hatujalii 2nd person hujalii hamjalii 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hajalii hawajalii other classes negative subject concord + -jalii
Positive future positive subject concord + -tajalia Negative future negative subject concord + -tajalia
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -jalie) Singular Plural 1st person nijalie tujalie 2nd person ujalie mjalie 3rd person m-wa(I/II) ajalie wajalie other classes positive subject concord + -jalie
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sijalie Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngejalia Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singejalia Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalijalia Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalijalia
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -ajalia) Singular Plural 1st person najalia twajalia 2nd person wajalia mwajalia 3rd person m-wa(I/II) ajalia wajalia m-mi(III/IV) wajalia yajalia ji-ma(V/VI) lajalia yajalia ki-vi(VII/VIII) chajalia vyajalia n(IX/X) yajalia zajalia u(XI) wajalia see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwajalia pa(XVI) pajalia mu(XVIII) mwajalia
Perfect positive subject concord + -mejalia "Already" positive subject concord + -meshajalia "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jajalia "If/When" positive subject concord + -kijalia "If not" positive subject concord + -sipojalia Consecutive kajalia / positive subject concord + -kajalia Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kajalie
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nijalia -tujalia 2nd person -kujalia -wajalia/-kujalieni/-wajalieni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mjalia -wajalia m-mi(III/IV) -ujalia -ijalia ji-ma(V/VI) -lijalia -yajalia ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kijalia -vijalia n(IX/X) -ijalia -zijalia u(XI) -ujalia see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kujalia pa(XVI) -pajalia mu(XVIII) -mujalia Reflexive -jijalia
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -jalia- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -jaliaye -jaliao m-mi(III/IV) -jaliao -jaliayo ji-ma(V/VI) -jalialo -jaliayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -jaliacho -jaliavyo n(IX/X) -jaliayo -jaliazo u(XI) -jaliao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -jaliako pa(XVI) -jaliapo mu(XVIII) -jaliamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -jalia) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yejalia -ojalia m-mi(III/IV) -ojalia -yojalia ji-ma(V/VI) -lojalia -yojalia ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chojalia -vyojalia n(IX/X) -yojalia -zojalia u(XI) -ojalia see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kojalia pa(XVI) -pojalia mu(XVIII) -mojalia
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.