stahili

Swahili

Etymology

From Arabic اِسْتَأْهَلَ (istaʔhala).

Pronunciation

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Noun

stahili (n class, plural stahili)

1. merit

Verb

-stahili (infinitive kustahili)

1. to deserve, merit

Conjugation

Conjugation of -stahili
Positive present -nastahili Subjunctive -stahili Negative -stahili Imperative singular stahili
Infinitives
Positive kustahili Negative kutostahili
Imperatives
Singular stahili Plural stahilini
Tensed forms
Habitual hustahili Positive past positive subject concord + -listahili Negative past negative subject concord + -kustahili
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nastahili) Singular Plural 1st person ninastahili/nastahili tunastahili 2nd person unastahili mnastahili 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anastahili wanastahili other classes positive subject concord + -nastahili
Negative present (negative subject concord + -stahili) Singular Plural 1st person sistahili hatustahili 2nd person hustahili hamstahili 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hastahili hawastahili other classes negative subject concord + -stahili
Positive future positive subject concord + -tastahili Negative future negative subject concord + -tastahili
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -stahili) Singular Plural 1st person nistahili tustahili 2nd person ustahili mstahili 3rd person m-wa(I/II) astahili wastahili other classes positive subject concord + -stahili
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sistahili Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngestahili Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singestahili Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalistahili Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalistahili
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -astahili) Singular Plural 1st person nastahili twastahili 2nd person wastahili mwastahili 3rd person m-wa(I/II) astahili wastahili m-mi(III/IV) wastahili yastahili ji-ma(V/VI) lastahili yastahili ki-vi(VII/VIII) chastahili vyastahili n(IX/X) yastahili zastahili u(XI) wastahili see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwastahili pa(XVI) pastahili mu(XVIII) mwastahili
Perfect positive subject concord + -mestahili "Already" positive subject concord + -meshastahili "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jastahili "If/When" positive subject concord + -kistahili "If not" positive subject concord + -sipostahili Consecutive kastahili / positive subject concord + -kastahili Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kastahili
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nistahili -tustahili 2nd person -kustahili -wastahili/-kustahilini/-wastahilini 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mstahili -wastahili m-mi(III/IV) -ustahili -istahili ji-ma(V/VI) -listahili -yastahili ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kistahili -vistahili n(IX/X) -istahili -zistahili u(XI) -ustahili see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kustahili pa(XVI) -pastahili mu(XVIII) -mustahili Reflexive -jistahili
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -stahili- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -stahiliye -stahilio m-mi(III/IV) -stahilio -stahiliyo ji-ma(V/VI) -stahililo -stahiliyo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -stahilicho -stahilivyo n(IX/X) -stahiliyo -stahilizo u(XI) -stahilio see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -stahiliko pa(XVI) -stahilipo mu(XVIII) -stahilimo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -stahili) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yestahili -ostahili m-mi(III/IV) -ostahili -yostahili ji-ma(V/VI) -lostahili -yostahili ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chostahili -vyostahili n(IX/X) -yostahili -zostahili u(XI) -ostahili see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kostahili pa(XVI) -postahili mu(XVIII) -mostahili
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.