nasihi

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic [Term?].

Verb

-nasihi (infinitive kunasihi)

1. to advise, to give good advice
2. to beg for forgiveness

Conjugation

Conjugation of -nasihi
Positive present -nanasihi Subjunctive -nasihi Negative -nasihi Imperative singular nasihi
Infinitives
Positive kunasihi Negative kutonasihi
Imperatives
Singular nasihi Plural nasihini
Tensed forms
Habitual hunasihi Positive past positive subject concord + -linasihi Negative past negative subject concord + -kunasihi
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nanasihi) Singular Plural 1st person ninanasihi/nanasihi tunanasihi 2nd person unanasihi mnanasihi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) ananasihi wananasihi other classes positive subject concord + -nanasihi
Negative present (negative subject concord + -nasihi) Singular Plural 1st person sinasihi hatunasihi 2nd person hunasihi hamnasihi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hanasihi hawanasihi other classes negative subject concord + -nasihi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tanasihi Negative future negative subject concord + -tanasihi
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -nasihi) Singular Plural 1st person ninasihi tunasihi 2nd person unasihi mnasihi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anasihi wanasihi other classes positive subject concord + -nasihi
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sinasihi Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngenasihi Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singenasihi Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalinasihi Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalinasihi
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -anasihi) Singular Plural 1st person nanasihi twanasihi 2nd person wanasihi mwanasihi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anasihi wanasihi m-mi(III/IV) wanasihi yanasihi ji-ma(V/VI) lanasihi yanasihi ki-vi(VII/VIII) chanasihi vyanasihi n(IX/X) yanasihi zanasihi u(XI) wanasihi see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwanasihi pa(XVI) panasihi mu(XVIII) mwanasihi
Perfect positive subject concord + -menasihi "Already" positive subject concord + -meshanasihi "Not yet" negative subject concord + -janasihi "If/When" positive subject concord + -kinasihi "If not" positive subject concord + -siponasihi Consecutive kanasihi / positive subject concord + -kanasihi Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kanasihi
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -ninasihi -tunasihi 2nd person -kunasihi -wanasihi/-kunasihini/-wanasihini 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mnasihi -wanasihi m-mi(III/IV) -unasihi -inasihi ji-ma(V/VI) -linasihi -yanasihi ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kinasihi -vinasihi n(IX/X) -inasihi -zinasihi u(XI) -unasihi see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kunasihi pa(XVI) -panasihi mu(XVIII) -munasihi Reflexive -jinasihi
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -nasihi- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -nasihiye -nasihio m-mi(III/IV) -nasihio -nasihiyo ji-ma(V/VI) -nasihilo -nasihiyo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -nasihicho -nasihivyo n(IX/X) -nasihiyo -nasihizo u(XI) -nasihio see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -nasihiko pa(XVI) -nasihipo mu(XVIII) -nasihimo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -nasihi) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yenasihi -onasihi m-mi(III/IV) -onasihi -yonasihi ji-ma(V/VI) -lonasihi -yonasihi ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chonasihi -vyonasihi n(IX/X) -yonasihi -zonasihi u(XI) -onasihi see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -konasihi pa(XVI) -ponasihi mu(XVIII) -monasihi
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Related terms

• nasaha
• nasiha