stahiki

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic اِسْتَحَقَّ (istaḥaqqa).

Pronunciation

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Verb

-stahiki (infinitive kustahiki)

1. to deserve, to be worthy

Conjugation

Conjugation of -stahiki
Positive present -nastahiki Subjunctive -stahiki Negative -stahiki Imperative singular stahiki
Infinitives
Positive kustahiki Negative kutostahiki
Imperatives
Singular stahiki Plural stahikini
Tensed forms
Habitual hustahiki Positive past positive subject concord + -listahiki Negative past negative subject concord + -kustahiki
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nastahiki) Singular Plural 1st person ninastahiki/nastahiki tunastahiki 2nd person unastahiki mnastahiki 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anastahiki wanastahiki other classes positive subject concord + -nastahiki
Negative present (negative subject concord + -stahiki) Singular Plural 1st person sistahiki hatustahiki 2nd person hustahiki hamstahiki 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hastahiki hawastahiki other classes negative subject concord + -stahiki
Positive future positive subject concord + -tastahiki Negative future negative subject concord + -tastahiki
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -stahiki) Singular Plural 1st person nistahiki tustahiki 2nd person ustahiki mstahiki 3rd person m-wa(I/II) astahiki wastahiki other classes positive subject concord + -stahiki
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sistahiki Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngestahiki Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singestahiki Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalistahiki Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalistahiki
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -astahiki) Singular Plural 1st person nastahiki twastahiki 2nd person wastahiki mwastahiki 3rd person m-wa(I/II) astahiki wastahiki m-mi(III/IV) wastahiki yastahiki ji-ma(V/VI) lastahiki yastahiki ki-vi(VII/VIII) chastahiki vyastahiki n(IX/X) yastahiki zastahiki u(XI) wastahiki see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwastahiki pa(XVI) pastahiki mu(XVIII) mwastahiki
Perfect positive subject concord + -mestahiki "Already" positive subject concord + -meshastahiki "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jastahiki "If/When" positive subject concord + -kistahiki "If not" positive subject concord + -sipostahiki Consecutive kastahiki / positive subject concord + -kastahiki Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kastahiki
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nistahiki -tustahiki 2nd person -kustahiki -wastahiki/-kustahikini/-wastahikini 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mstahiki -wastahiki m-mi(III/IV) -ustahiki -istahiki ji-ma(V/VI) -listahiki -yastahiki ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kistahiki -vistahiki n(IX/X) -istahiki -zistahiki u(XI) -ustahiki see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kustahiki pa(XVI) -pastahiki mu(XVIII) -mustahiki Reflexive -jistahiki
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -stahiki- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -stahikiye -stahikio m-mi(III/IV) -stahikio -stahikiyo ji-ma(V/VI) -stahikilo -stahikiyo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -stahikicho -stahikivyo n(IX/X) -stahikiyo -stahikizo u(XI) -stahikio see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -stahikiko pa(XVI) -stahikipo mu(XVIII) -stahikimo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -stahiki) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yestahiki -ostahiki m-mi(III/IV) -ostahiki -yostahiki ji-ma(V/VI) -lostahiki -yostahiki ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chostahiki -vyostahiki n(IX/X) -yostahiki -zostahiki u(XI) -ostahiki see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kostahiki pa(XVI) -postahiki mu(XVIII) -mostahiki
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

• Nominal derivations:
  • mstahiki