sajili

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Swahili

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic سَجَّلَ (sajjala).

Pronunciation

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  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Noun

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sajili (n class, plural sajili)

  1. registry (a record or building in which things are registered or where registers are kept)

Verb

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-sajili (infinitive kusajili)

  1. to register (to enter in a register; to enroll)

Conjugation

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Conjugation of -sajili
Positive present -nasajili
Subjunctive -sajili
Negative -sajili
Imperative singular sajili
Infinitives
Positive kusajili
Negative kutosajili
Imperatives
Singular sajili
Plural sajilini
Tensed forms
Habitual husajili
Positive past positive subject concord + -lisajili
Negative past negative subject concord + -kusajili
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nasajili)
Singular Plural
1st person ninasajili/nasajili tunasajili
2nd person unasajili mnasajili
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anasajili wanasajili
other classes positive subject concord + -nasajili
Negative present (negative subject concord + -sajili)
Singular Plural
1st person sisajili hatusajili
2nd person husajili hamsajili
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hasajili hawasajili
other classes negative subject concord + -sajili
Positive future positive subject concord + -tasajili
Negative future negative subject concord + -tasajili
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -sajili)
Singular Plural
1st person nisajili tusajili
2nd person usajili msajili
3rd person m-wa(I/II) asajili wasajili
other classes positive subject concord + -sajili
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sisajili
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngesajili
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singesajili
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalisajili
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalisajili
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -asajili)
Singular Plural
1st person nasajili twasajili
2nd person wasajili mwasajili
3rd person m-wa(I/II) asajili wasajili
m-mi(III/IV) wasajili yasajili
ji-ma(V/VI) lasajili yasajili
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chasajili vyasajili
n(IX/X) yasajili zasajili
u(XI) wasajili see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwasajili
pa(XVI) pasajili
mu(XVIII) mwasajili
Perfect positive subject concord + -mesajili
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshasajili
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jasajili
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kisajili
"If not" positive subject concord + -siposajili
Consecutive kasajili / positive subject concord + -kasajili
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kasajili
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nisajili -tusajili
2nd person -kusajili -wasajili/-kusajilini/-wasajilini
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -msajili -wasajili
m-mi(III/IV) -usajili -isajili
ji-ma(V/VI) -lisajili -yasajili
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kisajili -visajili
n(IX/X) -isajili -zisajili
u(XI) -usajili see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kusajili
pa(XVI) -pasajili
mu(XVIII) -musajili
Reflexive -jisajili
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -sajili- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -sajiliye -sajilio
m-mi(III/IV) -sajilio -sajiliyo
ji-ma(V/VI) -sajililo -sajiliyo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -sajilicho -sajilivyo
n(IX/X) -sajiliyo -sajilizo
u(XI) -sajilio see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -sajiliko
pa(XVI) -sajilipo
mu(XVIII) -sajilimo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -sajili)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yesajili -osajili
m-mi(III/IV) -osajili -yosajili
ji-ma(V/VI) -losajili -yosajili
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chosajili -vyosajili
n(IX/X) -yosajili -zosajili
u(XI) -osajili see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kosajili
pa(XVI) -posajili
mu(XVIII) -mosajili
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

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