Swahili
Etymology
From Arabic وَرِثَ (wariṯa).
Verb
-rithi (infinitive kurithi)
- to inherit
Conjugation
Conjugation of -rithi
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Positive present
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-narithi
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Subjunctive
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-rithi
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Negative
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-rithi
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Imperative singular
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rithi
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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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hurithi
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Positive past
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positive subject concord + -lirithi
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Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kurithi
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Positive present (positive subject concord + -narithi)
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Singular
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Plural
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1st person
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ninarithi/narithi
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tunarithi
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2nd person
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unarithi
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mnarithi
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3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anarithi
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wanarithi
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other classes
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positive subject concord + -narithi
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Negative present (negative subject concord + -rithi)
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Singular
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Plural
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1st person
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sirithi
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haturithi
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2nd person
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hurithi
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hamrithi
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3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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harithi
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hawarithi
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other classes
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negative subject concord + -rithi
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Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tarithi
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Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tarithi
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Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -rithi)
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Singular
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Plural
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1st person
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nirithi
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turithi
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2nd person
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urithi
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mrithi
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3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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arithi
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warithi
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other classes
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positive subject concord + -rithi
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Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sirithi
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Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngerithi
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Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singerithi
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Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalirithi
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Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalirithi
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Perfect
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positive subject concord + -merithi
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"Already"
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positive subject concord + -mesharithi
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"Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jarithi
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"If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kirithi
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"If not"
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positive subject concord + -siporithi
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Consecutive
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karithi / positive subject concord + -karithi
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Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -karithi
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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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Derived terms
See also