Swahili
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic [Term?].
Verb
-shaja (infinitive kushaja)
- to wander, roam around
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -shaja
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| Positive present
|
-nashaja
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| Subjunctive
|
-shaje
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| Negative
|
-shaji
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| Imperative singular
|
shaja
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| Infinitives
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| Positive
|
kushaja
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| Negative
|
kutoshaja
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
|
shaja
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| Plural
|
shajeni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hushaja
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| Positive past
|
positive subject concord + -lishaja
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| Negative past
|
negative subject concord + -kushaja
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nashaja)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninashaja/nashaja
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tunashaja
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| 2nd person
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unashaja
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mnashaja
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anashaja
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wanashaja
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| other classes
|
positive subject concord + -nashaja
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -shaji)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sishaji
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hatushaji
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| 2nd person
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hushaji
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hamshaji
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
hashaji
|
hawashaji
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -shaji
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| Positive future
|
positive subject concord + -tashaja
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| Negative future
|
negative subject concord + -tashaja
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -shaje)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nishaje
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tushaje
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| 2nd person
|
ushaje
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mshaje
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| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
ashaje
|
washaje
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| other classes
|
positive subject concord + -shaje
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sishaje
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngeshaja
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singeshaja
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalishaja
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalishaja
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -ashaja)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
|
nashaja
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twashaja
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| 2nd person
|
washaja
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mwashaja
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
ashaja
|
washaja
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| m-mi(III/IV)
|
washaja
|
yashaja
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
lashaja
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yashaja
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
chashaja
|
vyashaja
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| n(IX/X)
|
yashaja
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zashaja
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| u(XI)
|
washaja
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
kwashaja
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| pa(XVI)
|
pashaja
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| mu(XVIII)
|
mwashaja
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -meshaja
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshashaja
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jashaja
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kishaja
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -siposhaja
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| Consecutive
|
kashaja / positive subject concord + -kashaja
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kashaje
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| Object concord (indicative positive)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
|
-nishaja
|
-tushaja
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| 2nd person
|
-kushaja
|
-washaja/-kushajeni/-washajeni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
-mshaja
|
-washaja
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ushaja
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-ishaja
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lishaja
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-yashaja
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kishaja
|
-vishaja
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| n(IX/X)
|
-ishaja
|
-zishaja
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| u(XI)
|
-ushaja
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-kushaja
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| pa(XVI)
|
-pashaja
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| mu(XVIII)
|
-mushaja
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| Reflexive
|
-jishaja
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -shaja- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-shajaye
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-shajao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-shajao
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-shajayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
-shajalo
|
-shajayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
-shajacho
|
-shajavyo
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| n(IX/X)
|
-shajayo
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-shajazo
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| u(XI)
|
-shajao
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-shajako
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| pa(XVI)
|
-shajapo
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| mu(XVIII)
|
-shajamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -shaja)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
|
-yeshaja
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-oshaja
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| m-mi(III/IV)
|
-oshaja
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-yoshaja
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
-loshaja
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-yoshaja
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-choshaja
|
-vyoshaja
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| n(IX/X)
|
-yoshaja
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-zoshaja
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| u(XI)
|
-oshaja
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-koshaja
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| pa(XVI)
|
-poshaja
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| mu(XVIII)
|
-moshaja
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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