Swahili
Etymology
From asili (“origin”) + -isha (causative affix).
Verb
-asilisha (infinitive kuasilisha)
- to adopt (of a child)
- Synonym: -panga
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -asilisha
|
| Positive present
|
-naasilisha
|
| Subjunctive
|
-asilishe
|
| Negative
|
-asilishi
|
| Imperative singular
|
asilisha
|
|
| Infinitives
|
|
|
| Imperatives
|
| Singular
|
asilisha
|
| Plural
|
asilisheni
|
|
| Tensed forms
|
| Habitual
|
huasilisha
|
| Positive past
|
positive subject concord + -liasilisha
|
| Negative past
|
negative subject concord + -kuasilisha
|
|
| Positive present (positive subject concord + -naasilisha)
|
|
|
Singular
|
Plural
|
| 1st person
|
ninaasilisha/naasilisha
|
tunaasilisha
|
| 2nd person
|
unaasilisha
|
mnaasilisha
|
| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
anaasilisha
|
wanaasilisha
|
| other classes
|
positive subject concord + -naasilisha
|
|
| Negative present (negative subject concord + -asilishi)
|
|
|
Singular
|
Plural
|
| 1st person
|
siasilishi
|
hatuasilishi
|
| 2nd person
|
huasilishi
|
hamwasilishi
|
| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
haasilishi
|
hawaasilishi
|
| other classes
|
negative subject concord + -asilishi
|
|
| Positive future
|
positive subject concord + -taasilisha
|
| Negative future
|
negative subject concord + -taasilisha
|
|
| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -asilishe)
|
|
|
Singular
|
Plural
|
| 1st person
|
niasilishe
|
tuasilishe
|
| 2nd person
|
uasilishe
|
mwasilishe
|
| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
aasilishe
|
waasilishe
|
| other classes
|
positive subject concord + -asilishe
|
|
| Negative subjunctive
|
positive subject concord + -siasilishe
|
| Positive present conditional
|
positive subject concord + -ngeasilisha
|
| Negative present conditional
|
positive subject concord + -singeasilisha
|
| Positive past conditional
|
positive subject concord + -ngaliasilisha
|
| Negative past conditional
|
positive subject concord + -singaliasilisha
|
|
| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aasilisha)
|
|
|
Singular
|
Plural
|
| 1st person
|
naasilisha
|
twaasilisha
|
| 2nd person
|
waasilisha
|
mwaasilisha
|
| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
aasilisha
|
waasilisha
|
| m-mi(III/IV)
|
waasilisha
|
yaasilisha
|
| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
laasilisha
|
yaasilisha
|
| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
chaasilisha
|
vyaasilisha
|
| n(IX/X)
|
yaasilisha
|
zaasilisha
|
| u(XI)
|
waasilisha
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
|
| ku(XV/XVII)
|
kwaasilisha
|
|
| pa(XVI)
|
paasilisha
|
|
| mu(XVIII)
|
mwaasilisha
|
|
|
| Perfect
|
positive subject concord + -measilisha
|
| "Already"
|
positive subject concord + -meshaasilisha
|
| "Not yet"
|
negative subject concord + -jaasilisha
|
| "If/When"
|
positive subject concord + -kiasilisha
|
| "If not"
|
positive subject concord + -sipoasilisha
|
| Consecutive
|
kaasilisha / positive subject concord + -kaasilisha
|
| Consecutive subjunctive
|
positive subject concord + -kaasilishe
|
|
| Object concord (indicative positive)
|
|
|
Singular
|
Plural
|
| 1st person
|
-niasilisha
|
-tuasilisha
|
| 2nd person
|
-kuasilisha
|
-waasilisha/-kuasilisheni/-waasilisheni
|
| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
-mwasilisha
|
-waasilisha
|
| m-mi(III/IV)
|
-uasilisha
|
-iasilisha
|
| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
-liasilisha
|
-yaasilisha
|
| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
-kiasilisha
|
-viasilisha
|
| n(IX/X)
|
-iasilisha
|
-ziasilisha
|
| u(XI)
|
-uasilisha
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
|
| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-kuasilisha
|
|
| pa(XVI)
|
-paasilisha
|
|
| mu(XVIII)
|
-muasilisha
|
|
| Reflexive
|
-jiasilisha
|
|
| Relative forms
|
| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -asilisha- + relative marker)
|
|
|
Singular
|
Plural
|
| m-wa(I/II)
|
-asilishaye
|
-asilishao
|
| m-mi(III/IV)
|
-asilishao
|
-asilishayo
|
| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
-asilishalo
|
-asilishayo
|
| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
-asilishacho
|
-asilishavyo
|
| n(IX/X)
|
-asilishayo
|
-asilishazo
|
| u(XI)
|
-asilishao
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
|
| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-asilishako
|
|
| pa(XVI)
|
-asilishapo
|
|
| mu(XVIII)
|
-asilishamo
|
|
|
| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -asilisha)
|
|
|
Singular
|
Plural
|
| m-wa(I/II)
|
-yeasilisha
|
-oasilisha
|
| m-mi(III/IV)
|
-oasilisha
|
-yoasilisha
|
| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
-loasilisha
|
-yoasilisha
|
| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
-choasilisha
|
-vyoasilisha
|
| n(IX/X)
|
-yoasilisha
|
-zoasilisha
|
| u(XI)
|
-oasilisha
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
|
| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-koasilisha
|
|
| pa(XVI)
|
-poasilisha
|
|
| mu(XVIII)
|
-moasilisha
|
|
|
|
| Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.
|
Derived terms