sahili

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic سَهْل (sahl).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

sahili (invariable)

  1. simple
  2. light

Verb

-sahili (infinitive kusahili)

  1. to simplify

Conjugation

Conjugation of -sahili
Positive present -nasahili
Subjunctive -sahili
Negative -sahili
Imperative singular sahili
Infinitives
Positive kusahili
Negative kutosahili
Imperatives
Singular sahili
Plural sahilini
Tensed forms
Habitual husahili
Positive past positive subject concord + -lisahili
Negative past negative subject concord + -kusahili
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nasahili)
Singular Plural
1st person ninasahili/nasahili tunasahili
2nd person unasahili mnasahili
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anasahili wanasahili
other classes positive subject concord + -nasahili
Negative present (negative subject concord + -sahili)
Singular Plural
1st person sisahili hatusahili
2nd person husahili hamsahili
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hasahili hawasahili
other classes negative subject concord + -sahili
Positive future positive subject concord + -tasahili
Negative future negative subject concord + -tasahili
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -sahili)
Singular Plural
1st person nisahili tusahili
2nd person usahili msahili
3rd person m-wa(I/II) asahili wasahili
other classes positive subject concord + -sahili
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sisahili
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngesahili
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singesahili
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalisahili
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalisahili
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -asahili)
Singular Plural
1st person nasahili twasahili
2nd person wasahili mwasahili
3rd person m-wa(I/II) asahili wasahili
m-mi(III/IV) wasahili yasahili
ji-ma(V/VI) lasahili yasahili
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chasahili vyasahili
n(IX/X) yasahili zasahili
u(XI) wasahili see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwasahili
pa(XVI) pasahili
mu(XVIII) mwasahili
Perfect positive subject concord + -mesahili
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshasahili
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jasahili
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kisahili
"If not" positive subject concord + -siposahili
Consecutive kasahili / positive subject concord + -kasahili
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kasahili
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nisahili -tusahili
2nd person -kusahili -wasahili/-kusahilini/-wasahilini
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -msahili -wasahili
m-mi(III/IV) -usahili -isahili
ji-ma(V/VI) -lisahili -yasahili
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kisahili -visahili
n(IX/X) -isahili -zisahili
u(XI) -usahili see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kusahili
pa(XVI) -pasahili
mu(XVIII) -musahili
Reflexive -jisahili
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -sahili- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -sahiliye -sahilio
m-mi(III/IV) -sahilio -sahiliyo
ji-ma(V/VI) -sahililo -sahiliyo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -sahilicho -sahilivyo
n(IX/X) -sahiliyo -sahilizo
u(XI) -sahilio see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -sahiliko
pa(XVI) -sahilipo
mu(XVIII) -sahilimo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -sahili)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yesahili -osahili
m-mi(III/IV) -osahili -yosahili
ji-ma(V/VI) -losahili -yosahili
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chosahili -vyosahili
n(IX/X) -yosahili -zosahili
u(XI) -osahili see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kosahili
pa(XVI) -posahili
mu(XVIII) -mosahili
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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