sajili

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic سَجَّلَ (sajjala).

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

  (file)

Noun

sajili class IX (plural sajili class X)

1. registry (a record or building in which things are registered or where registers are kept)

Verb

-sajili (infinitive kusajili)

1. to register (to enter in a register; to enroll)

Conjugation

Conjugation of -sajili
Positive present -nasajili Subjunctive -sajili Negative -sajili Imperative singular sajili
Infinitives
Positive kusajili Negative kutosajili
Imperatives
Singular sajili Plural sajilini
Tensed forms
Habitual husajili Positive past positive subject concord + -lisajili Negative past negative subject concord + -kusajili
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nasajili) Singular Plural 1st person ninasajili/nasajili tunasajili 2nd person unasajili mnasajili 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anasajili wanasajili other classes positive subject concord + -nasajili
Negative present (negative subject concord + -sajili) Singular Plural 1st person sisajili hatusajili 2nd person husajili hamsajili 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hasajili hawasajili other classes negative subject concord + -sajili
Positive future positive subject concord + -tasajili Negative future negative subject concord + -tasajili
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -sajili) Singular Plural 1st person nisajili tusajili 2nd person usajili msajili 3rd person m-wa(I/II) asajili wasajili other classes positive subject concord + -sajili
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sisajili Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngesajili Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singesajili Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalisajili Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalisajili
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -asajili) Singular Plural 1st person nasajili twasajili 2nd person wasajili mwasajili 3rd person m-wa(I/II) asajili wasajili m-mi(III/IV) wasajili yasajili ji-ma(V/VI) lasajili yasajili ki-vi(VII/VIII) chasajili vyasajili n(IX/X) yasajili zasajili u(XI) wasajili see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwasajili pa(XVI) pasajili mu(XVIII) mwasajili
Perfect positive subject concord + -mesajili "Already" positive subject concord + -meshasajili "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jasajili "If/When" positive subject concord + -kisajili "If not" positive subject concord + -siposajili Consecutive kasajili / positive subject concord + -kasajili Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kasajili
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nisajili -tusajili 2nd person -kusajili -wasajili/-kusajilini/-wasajilini 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -msajili -wasajili m-mi(III/IV) -usajili -isajili ji-ma(V/VI) -lisajili -yasajili ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kisajili -visajili n(IX/X) -isajili -zisajili u(XI) -usajili see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kusajili pa(XVI) -pasajili mu(XVIII) -musajili Reflexive -jisajili
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -sajili- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -sajiliye -sajilio m-mi(III/IV) -sajilio -sajiliyo ji-ma(V/VI) -sajililo -sajiliyo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -sajilicho -sajilivyo n(IX/X) -sajiliyo -sajilizo u(XI) -sajilio see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -sajiliko pa(XVI) -sajilipo mu(XVIII) -sajilimo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -sajili) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yesajili -osajili m-mi(III/IV) -osajili -yosajili ji-ma(V/VI) -losajili -yosajili ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chosajili -vyosajili n(IX/X) -yosajili -zosajili u(XI) -osajili see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kosajili pa(XVI) -posajili mu(XVIII) -mosajili
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:
  • Causative: -sajilisha
  • Passive: -sajiliwa

• Nominal derivations:
  • msajili (“registrar”)
  • usajili (“registration”)