sahili

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic سَهْل (sahl).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

sahili (invariable)

1. simple
2. light

Verb

-sahili (infinitive kusahili)

1. to simplify

Conjugation

Conjugation of -sahili
Positive present -nasahili Subjunctive -sahili Negative -sahili Imperative singular sahili
Infinitives
Positive kusahili Negative kutosahili
Imperatives
Singular sahili Plural sahilini
Tensed forms
Habitual husahili Positive past positive subject concord + -lisahili Negative past negative subject concord + -kusahili
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nasahili) Singular Plural 1st person ninasahili/nasahili tunasahili 2nd person unasahili mnasahili 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anasahili wanasahili other classes positive subject concord + -nasahili
Negative present (negative subject concord + -sahili) Singular Plural 1st person sisahili hatusahili 2nd person husahili hamsahili 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hasahili hawasahili other classes negative subject concord + -sahili
Positive future positive subject concord + -tasahili Negative future negative subject concord + -tasahili
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -sahili) Singular Plural 1st person nisahili tusahili 2nd person usahili msahili 3rd person m-wa(I/II) asahili wasahili other classes positive subject concord + -sahili
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sisahili Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngesahili Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singesahili Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalisahili Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalisahili
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -asahili) Singular Plural 1st person nasahili twasahili 2nd person wasahili mwasahili 3rd person m-wa(I/II) asahili wasahili m-mi(III/IV) wasahili yasahili ji-ma(V/VI) lasahili yasahili ki-vi(VII/VIII) chasahili vyasahili n(IX/X) yasahili zasahili u(XI) wasahili see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwasahili pa(XVI) pasahili mu(XVIII) mwasahili
Perfect positive subject concord + -mesahili "Already" positive subject concord + -meshasahili "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jasahili "If/When" positive subject concord + -kisahili "If not" positive subject concord + -siposahili Consecutive kasahili / positive subject concord + -kasahili Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kasahili
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nisahili -tusahili 2nd person -kusahili -wasahili/-kusahilini/-wasahilini 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -msahili -wasahili m-mi(III/IV) -usahili -isahili ji-ma(V/VI) -lisahili -yasahili ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kisahili -visahili n(IX/X) -isahili -zisahili u(XI) -usahili see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kusahili pa(XVI) -pasahili mu(XVIII) -musahili Reflexive -jisahili
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -sahili- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -sahiliye -sahilio m-mi(III/IV) -sahilio -sahiliyo ji-ma(V/VI) -sahililo -sahiliyo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -sahilicho -sahilivyo n(IX/X) -sahiliyo -sahilizo u(XI) -sahilio see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -sahiliko pa(XVI) -sahilipo mu(XVIII) -sahilimo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -sahili) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yesahili -osahili m-mi(III/IV) -osahili -yosahili ji-ma(V/VI) -losahili -yosahili ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chosahili -vyosahili n(IX/X) -yosahili -zosahili u(XI) -osahili see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kosahili pa(XVI) -posahili mu(XVIII) -mosahili
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.