stahimili

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic اِسْتَحْمَلَ (istaḥmala).

Pronunciation

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Verb

-stahimili (infinitive kustahimili)

1. to endure, to tolerate

Conjugation

Conjugation of -stahimili
Positive present -nastahimili Subjunctive -stahimili Negative -stahimili Imperative singular stahimili
Infinitives
Positive kustahimili Negative kutostahimili
Imperatives
Singular stahimili Plural stahimilini
Tensed forms
Habitual hustahimili Positive past positive subject concord + -listahimili Negative past negative subject concord + -kustahimili
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nastahimili) Singular Plural 1st person ninastahimili/nastahimili tunastahimili 2nd person unastahimili mnastahimili 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anastahimili wanastahimili other classes positive subject concord + -nastahimili
Negative present (negative subject concord + -stahimili) Singular Plural 1st person sistahimili hatustahimili 2nd person hustahimili hamstahimili 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hastahimili hawastahimili other classes negative subject concord + -stahimili
Positive future positive subject concord + -tastahimili Negative future negative subject concord + -tastahimili
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -stahimili) Singular Plural 1st person nistahimili tustahimili 2nd person ustahimili mstahimili 3rd person m-wa(I/II) astahimili wastahimili other classes positive subject concord + -stahimili
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sistahimili Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngestahimili Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singestahimili Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalistahimili Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalistahimili
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -astahimili) Singular Plural 1st person nastahimili twastahimili 2nd person wastahimili mwastahimili 3rd person m-wa(I/II) astahimili wastahimili m-mi(III/IV) wastahimili yastahimili ji-ma(V/VI) lastahimili yastahimili ki-vi(VII/VIII) chastahimili vyastahimili n(IX/X) yastahimili zastahimili u(XI) wastahimili see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwastahimili pa(XVI) pastahimili mu(XVIII) mwastahimili
Perfect positive subject concord + -mestahimili "Already" positive subject concord + -meshastahimili "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jastahimili "If/When" positive subject concord + -kistahimili "If not" positive subject concord + -sipostahimili Consecutive kastahimili / positive subject concord + -kastahimili Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kastahimili
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nistahimili -tustahimili 2nd person -kustahimili -wastahimili/-kustahimilini/-wastahimilini 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mstahimili -wastahimili m-mi(III/IV) -ustahimili -istahimili ji-ma(V/VI) -listahimili -yastahimili ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kistahimili -vistahimili n(IX/X) -istahimili -zistahimili u(XI) -ustahimili see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kustahimili pa(XVI) -pastahimili mu(XVIII) -mustahimili Reflexive -jistahimili
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -stahimili- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -stahimiliye -stahimilio m-mi(III/IV) -stahimilio -stahimiliyo ji-ma(V/VI) -stahimililo -stahimiliyo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -stahimilicho -stahimilivyo n(IX/X) -stahimiliyo -stahimilizo u(XI) -stahimilio see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -stahimiliko pa(XVI) -stahimilipo mu(XVIII) -stahimilimo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -stahimili) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yestahimili -ostahimili m-mi(III/IV) -ostahimili -yostahimili ji-ma(V/VI) -lostahimili -yostahimili ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chostahimili -vyostahimili n(IX/X) -yostahimili -zostahimili u(XI) -ostahimili see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kostahimili pa(XVI) -postahimili mu(XVIII) -mostahimili
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.