Swahili
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic رَجَعَ (rajaʕa).
Pronunciation
Verb
-rejea (infinitive kurejea)
- to return
- to refer to
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -rejea
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| Positive present
|
-narejea
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| Subjunctive
|
-rejee
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| Negative
|
-rejei
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| Imperative singular
|
rejea
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| Infinitives
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| Positive
|
kurejea
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| Negative
|
kutorejea
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
|
rejea
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| Plural
|
rejeeni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
|
hurejea
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| Positive past
|
positive subject concord + -lirejea
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kurejea
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -narejea)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninarejea/narejea
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tunarejea
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| 2nd person
|
unarejea
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mnarejea
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
anarejea
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wanarejea
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| other classes
|
positive subject concord + -narejea
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -rejei)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sirejei
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haturejei
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| 2nd person
|
hurejei
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hamrejei
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
harejei
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hawarejei
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -rejei
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| Positive future
|
positive subject concord + -tarejea
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| Negative future
|
negative subject concord + -tarejea
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -rejee)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
|
nirejee
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turejee
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| 2nd person
|
urejee
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mrejee
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
arejee
|
warejee
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| other classes
|
positive subject concord + -rejee
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sirejee
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngerejea
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singerejea
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalirejea
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalirejea
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -arejea)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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narejea
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twarejea
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| 2nd person
|
warejea
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mwarejea
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
arejea
|
warejea
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| m-mi(III/IV)
|
warejea
|
yarejea
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
larejea
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yarejea
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
charejea
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vyarejea
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| n(IX/X)
|
yarejea
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zarejea
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| u(XI)
|
warejea
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
kwarejea
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| pa(XVI)
|
parejea
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| mu(XVIII)
|
mwarejea
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -merejea
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -mesharejea
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jarejea
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kirejea
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -siporejea
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| Consecutive
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karejea / positive subject concord + -karejea
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -karejee
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| Object concord (indicative positive)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
|
-nirejea
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-turejea
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| 2nd person
|
-kurejea
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-warejea/-kurejeeni/-warejeeni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
-mrejea
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-warejea
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-urejea
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-irejea
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lirejea
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-yarejea
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kirejea
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-virejea
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| n(IX/X)
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-irejea
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-zirejea
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| u(XI)
|
-urejea
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-kurejea
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| pa(XVI)
|
-parejea
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| mu(XVIII)
|
-murejea
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| Reflexive
|
-jirejea
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -rejea- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
|
-rejeaye
|
-rejeao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-rejeao
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-rejeayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
-rejealo
|
-rejeayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
-rejeacho
|
-rejeavyo
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| n(IX/X)
|
-rejeayo
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-rejeazo
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| u(XI)
|
-rejeao
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-rejeako
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| pa(XVI)
|
-rejeapo
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| mu(XVIII)
|
-rejeamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -rejea)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yerejea
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-orejea
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-orejea
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-yorejea
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lorejea
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-yorejea
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chorejea
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-vyorejea
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| n(IX/X)
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-yorejea
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-zorejea
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| u(XI)
|
-orejea
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-korejea
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| pa(XVI)
|
-porejea
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| mu(XVIII)
|
-morejea
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| Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.
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