rahisi

Finnish

Verb

rahisi

1. third-person singular past indicative of rahista

Noun

rahisi

1. inflection of rahi:
   1. second-person singular possessive form of nominative/genitive singular
   2. second-person singular possessive form of nominative/accusative plural

Anagrams

• harsii

Swahili

Alternative forms

• rakhisi

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic رَخِيص (raḵīṣ, “inexpensive”).

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

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Adjective

rahisi (invariable)

1. easy (requiring little skill or effort)

   Antonym: -gumu

2. cheap, inexpensive

   Antonym: ghali

3. simple

Derived terms

• Nominal derivations:
  • urahisi (“easiness; cheapness”)

Verb

-rahisi (infinitive kurahisi)

1. to cheapen
2. (Can we verify⁽⁺⁾ this sense?) to make easier

Conjugation

Conjugation of -rahisi
Positive present -narahisi Subjunctive -rahisi Negative -rahisi Imperative singular rahisi
Infinitives
Positive kurahisi Negative kutorahisi
Imperatives
Singular rahisi Plural rahisini
Tensed forms
Habitual hurahisi Positive past positive subject concord + -lirahisi Negative past negative subject concord + -kurahisi
Positive present (positive subject concord + -narahisi) Singular Plural 1st person ninarahisi/narahisi tunarahisi 2nd person unarahisi mnarahisi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anarahisi wanarahisi other classes positive subject concord + -narahisi
Negative present (negative subject concord + -rahisi) Singular Plural 1st person sirahisi haturahisi 2nd person hurahisi hamrahisi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) harahisi hawarahisi other classes negative subject concord + -rahisi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tarahisi Negative future negative subject concord + -tarahisi
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -rahisi) Singular Plural 1st person nirahisi turahisi 2nd person urahisi mrahisi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) arahisi warahisi other classes positive subject concord + -rahisi
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sirahisi Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngerahisi Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singerahisi Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalirahisi Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalirahisi
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -arahisi) Singular Plural 1st person narahisi twarahisi 2nd person warahisi mwarahisi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) arahisi warahisi m-mi(III/IV) warahisi yarahisi ji-ma(V/VI) larahisi yarahisi ki-vi(VII/VIII) charahisi vyarahisi n(IX/X) yarahisi zarahisi u(XI) warahisi see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwarahisi pa(XVI) parahisi mu(XVIII) mwarahisi
Perfect positive subject concord + -merahisi "Already" positive subject concord + -mesharahisi "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jarahisi "If/When" positive subject concord + -kirahisi "If not" positive subject concord + -siporahisi Consecutive karahisi / positive subject concord + -karahisi Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -karahisi
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nirahisi -turahisi 2nd person -kurahisi -warahisi/-kurahisini/-warahisini 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mrahisi -warahisi m-mi(III/IV) -urahisi -irahisi ji-ma(V/VI) -lirahisi -yarahisi ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kirahisi -virahisi n(IX/X) -irahisi -zirahisi u(XI) -urahisi see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kurahisi pa(XVI) -parahisi mu(XVIII) -murahisi Reflexive -jirahisi
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -rahisi- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -rahisiye -rahisio m-mi(III/IV) -rahisio -rahisiyo ji-ma(V/VI) -rahisilo -rahisiyo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -rahisicho -rahisivyo n(IX/X) -rahisiyo -rahisizo u(XI) -rahisio see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -rahisiko pa(XVI) -rahisipo mu(XVIII) -rahisimo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -rahisi) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yerahisi -orahisi m-mi(III/IV) -orahisi -yorahisi ji-ma(V/VI) -lorahisi -yorahisi ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chorahisi -vyorahisi n(IX/X) -yorahisi -zorahisi u(XI) -orahisi see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -korahisi pa(XVI) -porahisi mu(XVIII) -morahisi
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

• Verbal derivations:
  • Applicative: -rahisia
  • Causative: -rahisisha
  • Stative: -rahisika