kirimu

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic كَرَمَ (karama).

Verb

-kirimu (infinitive kukirimu)

1. to entertain, to be hospitable

Conjugation

Conjugation of -kirimu
Positive present -nakirimu Subjunctive -kirimu Negative -kirimu Imperative singular kirimu
Infinitives
Positive kukirimu Negative kutokirimu
Imperatives
Singular kirimu Plural kirimuni
Tensed forms
Habitual hukirimu Positive past positive subject concord + -likirimu Negative past negative subject concord + -kukirimu
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nakirimu) Singular Plural 1st person ninakirimu/nakirimu tunakirimu 2nd person unakirimu mnakirimu 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anakirimu wanakirimu other classes positive subject concord + -nakirimu
Negative present (negative subject concord + -kirimu) Singular Plural 1st person sikirimu hatukirimu 2nd person hukirimu hamkirimu 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hakirimu hawakirimu other classes negative subject concord + -kirimu
Positive future positive subject concord + -takirimu Negative future negative subject concord + -takirimu
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -kirimu) Singular Plural 1st person nikirimu tukirimu 2nd person ukirimu mkirimu 3rd person m-wa(I/II) akirimu wakirimu other classes positive subject concord + -kirimu
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sikirimu Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngekirimu Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singekirimu Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalikirimu Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalikirimu
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -akirimu) Singular Plural 1st person nakirimu twakirimu 2nd person wakirimu mwakirimu 3rd person m-wa(I/II) akirimu wakirimu m-mi(III/IV) wakirimu yakirimu ji-ma(V/VI) lakirimu yakirimu ki-vi(VII/VIII) chakirimu vyakirimu n(IX/X) yakirimu zakirimu u(XI) wakirimu see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwakirimu pa(XVI) pakirimu mu(XVIII) mwakirimu
Perfect positive subject concord + -mekirimu "Already" positive subject concord + -meshakirimu "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jakirimu "If/When" positive subject concord + -kikirimu "If not" positive subject concord + -sipokirimu Consecutive kakirimu / positive subject concord + -kakirimu Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kakirimu
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nikirimu -tukirimu 2nd person -kukirimu -wakirimu/-kukirimuni/-wakirimuni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mkirimu -wakirimu m-mi(III/IV) -ukirimu -ikirimu ji-ma(V/VI) -likirimu -yakirimu ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kikirimu -vikirimu n(IX/X) -ikirimu -zikirimu u(XI) -ukirimu see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kukirimu pa(XVI) -pakirimu mu(XVIII) -mukirimu Reflexive -jikirimu
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -kirimu- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -kirimuye -kirimuo m-mi(III/IV) -kirimuo -kirimuyo ji-ma(V/VI) -kirimulo -kirimuyo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kirimucho -kirimuvyo n(IX/X) -kirimuyo -kirimuzo u(XI) -kirimuo see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kirimuko pa(XVI) -kirimupo mu(XVIII) -kirimumo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -kirimu) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yekirimu -okirimu m-mi(III/IV) -okirimu -yokirimu ji-ma(V/VI) -lokirimu -yokirimu ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chokirimu -vyokirimu n(IX/X) -yokirimu -zokirimu u(XI) -okirimu see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kokirimu pa(XVI) -pokirimu mu(XVIII) -mokirimu
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.