Swahili
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic سَاعَدَ (sāʕada).
Pronunciation
Verb
-saidia (infinitive kusaidia)
- to help, assist, aid
- (reflexive, euphemistic) to go to the bathroom
- Synonym: -enda haja
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -saidia
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| Positive present
|
-nasaidia
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| Subjunctive
|
-saidie
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| Negative
|
-saidii
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| Imperative singular
|
saidia
|
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
|
saidia
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| Plural
|
saidieni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
|
husaidia
|
| Positive past
|
positive subject concord + -lisaidia
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| Negative past
|
negative subject concord + -kusaidia
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nasaidia)
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Singular
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Plural
|
| 1st person
|
ninasaidia/nasaidia
|
tunasaidia
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| 2nd person
|
unasaidia
|
mnasaidia
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| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
anasaidia
|
wanasaidia
|
| other classes
|
positive subject concord + -nasaidia
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -saidii)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
|
sisaidii
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hatusaidii
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| 2nd person
|
husaidii
|
hamsaidii
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| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
hasaidii
|
hawasaidii
|
| other classes
|
negative subject concord + -saidii
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| Positive future
|
positive subject concord + -tasaidia
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| Negative future
|
negative subject concord + -tasaidia
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -saidie)
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Singular
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Plural
|
| 1st person
|
nisaidie
|
tusaidie
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| 2nd person
|
usaidie
|
msaidie
|
| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
asaidie
|
wasaidie
|
| other classes
|
positive subject concord + -saidie
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| Negative subjunctive
|
positive subject concord + -sisaidie
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| Positive present conditional
|
positive subject concord + -ngesaidia
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singesaidia
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| Positive past conditional
|
positive subject concord + -ngalisaidia
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| Negative past conditional
|
positive subject concord + -singalisaidia
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -asaidia)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
|
nasaidia
|
twasaidia
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| 2nd person
|
wasaidia
|
mwasaidia
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| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
asaidia
|
wasaidia
|
| m-mi(III/IV)
|
wasaidia
|
yasaidia
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
lasaidia
|
yasaidia
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
chasaidia
|
vyasaidia
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| n(IX/X)
|
yasaidia
|
zasaidia
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| u(XI)
|
wasaidia
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
kwasaidia
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| pa(XVI)
|
pasaidia
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| mu(XVIII)
|
mwasaidia
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| Perfect
|
positive subject concord + -mesaidia
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshasaidia
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jasaidia
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kisaidia
|
| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -siposaidia
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| Consecutive
|
kasaidia / positive subject concord + -kasaidia
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| Consecutive subjunctive
|
positive subject concord + -kasaidie
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| Object concord (indicative positive)
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Singular
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Plural
|
| 1st person
|
-nisaidia
|
-tusaidia
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| 2nd person
|
-kusaidia
|
-wasaidia/-kusaidieni/-wasaidieni
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| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
-msaidia
|
-wasaidia
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| m-mi(III/IV)
|
-usaidia
|
-isaidia
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
-lisaidia
|
-yasaidia
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
-kisaidia
|
-visaidia
|
| n(IX/X)
|
-isaidia
|
-zisaidia
|
| u(XI)
|
-usaidia
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-kusaidia
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| pa(XVI)
|
-pasaidia
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| mu(XVIII)
|
-musaidia
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| Reflexive
|
-jisaidia
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -saidia- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
|
-saidiaye
|
-saidiao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
|
-saidiao
|
-saidiayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
-saidialo
|
-saidiayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
-saidiacho
|
-saidiavyo
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| n(IX/X)
|
-saidiayo
|
-saidiazo
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| u(XI)
|
-saidiao
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-saidiako
|
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| pa(XVI)
|
-saidiapo
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| mu(XVIII)
|
-saidiamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -saidia)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
|
-yesaidia
|
-osaidia
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| m-mi(III/IV)
|
-osaidia
|
-yosaidia
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
-losaidia
|
-yosaidia
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
-chosaidia
|
-vyosaidia
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| n(IX/X)
|
-yosaidia
|
-zosaidia
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| u(XI)
|
-osaidia
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kosaidia
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| pa(XVI)
|
-posaidia
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| mu(XVIII)
|
-mosaidia
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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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Derived terms