Swahili
Etymology
From Arabic نَجَّسَ (najjasa).
Verb
-najisi (infinitive kunajisi)
- defile, desecrate
- rape
- Synonym: -baka
Conjugation
Conjugation of -najisi
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Positive present
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-nanajisi
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Subjunctive
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-najisi
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Negative
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-najisi
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Imperative singular
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najisi
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Infinitives
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Imperatives
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Tensed forms
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Habitual
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hunajisi
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Positive past
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positive subject concord + -linajisi
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Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kunajisi
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Positive present (positive subject concord + -nanajisi)
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Singular
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Plural
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1st person
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ninanajisi/nanajisi
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tunanajisi
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2nd person
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unanajisi
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mnanajisi
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3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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ananajisi
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wananajisi
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other classes
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positive subject concord + -nanajisi
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Negative present (negative subject concord + -najisi)
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Singular
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Plural
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1st person
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sinajisi
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hatunajisi
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2nd person
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hunajisi
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hamnajisi
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3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hanajisi
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hawanajisi
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other classes
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negative subject concord + -najisi
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Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tanajisi
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Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tanajisi
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Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -najisi)
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Singular
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Plural
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1st person
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ninajisi
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tunajisi
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2nd person
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unajisi
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mnajisi
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3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anajisi
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wanajisi
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other classes
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positive subject concord + -najisi
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Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sinajisi
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Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngenajisi
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Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singenajisi
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Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalinajisi
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Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalinajisi
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Perfect
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positive subject concord + -menajisi
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"Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshanajisi
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"Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -janajisi
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"If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kinajisi
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"If not"
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positive subject concord + -siponajisi
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Consecutive
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kanajisi / positive subject concord + -kanajisi
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Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kanajisi
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Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.
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Adjective
najisi (invariable)
- defiled, desecrated, ritually impure
Noun
najisi (n class, plural najisi)
- desecration, ritual impurity