ajiri

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Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic أَجَّرَ (ʔajjara).

Pronunciation

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Verb

-ajiri (infinitive kuajiri)

  1. to hire, to employ

Conjugation

Conjugation of -ajiri
Positive present -naajiri
Subjunctive -ajiri
Negative -ajiri
Imperative singular ajiri
Infinitives
Positive kuajiri
Negative kutoajiri
Imperatives
Singular ajiri
Plural ajirini
Tensed forms
Habitual huajiri
Positive past positive subject concord + -liajiri
Negative past negative subject concord + -kuajiri
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naajiri)
Singular Plural
1st person ninaajiri/naajiri tunaajiri
2nd person unaajiri mnaajiri
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaajiri wanaajiri
other classes positive subject concord + -naajiri
Negative present (negative subject concord + -ajiri)
Singular Plural
1st person siajiri hatuajiri
2nd person huajiri hamwajiri
3rd person m-wa(I/II) haajiri hawaajiri
other classes negative subject concord + -ajiri
Positive future positive subject concord + -taajiri
Negative future negative subject concord + -taajiri
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -ajiri)
Singular Plural
1st person niajiri tuajiri
2nd person uajiri mwajiri
3rd person m-wa(I/II) aajiri waajiri
other classes positive subject concord + -ajiri
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siajiri
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeajiri
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeajiri
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliajiri
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliajiri
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aajiri)
Singular Plural
1st person naajiri twaajiri
2nd person waajiri mwaajiri
3rd person m-wa(I/II) aajiri waajiri
m-mi(III/IV) waajiri yaajiri
ji-ma(V/VI) laajiri yaajiri
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaajiri vyaajiri
n(IX/X) yaajiri zaajiri
u(XI) waajiri see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwaajiri
pa(XVI) paajiri
mu(XVIII) mwaajiri
Perfect positive subject concord + -meajiri
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshaajiri
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jaajiri
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kiajiri
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipoajiri
Consecutive kaajiri / positive subject concord + -kaajiri
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaajiri
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -niajiri -tuajiri
2nd person -kuajiri -waajiri/-kuajirini/-waajirini
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mwajiri -waajiri
m-mi(III/IV) -uajiri -iajiri
ji-ma(V/VI) -liajiri -yaajiri
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiajiri -viajiri
n(IX/X) -iajiri -ziajiri
u(XI) -uajiri see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kuajiri
pa(XVI) -paajiri
mu(XVIII) -muajiri
Reflexive -jiajiri
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -ajiri- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -ajiriye -ajirio
m-mi(III/IV) -ajirio -ajiriyo
ji-ma(V/VI) -ajirilo -ajiriyo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -ajiricho -ajirivyo
n(IX/X) -ajiriyo -ajirizo
u(XI) -ajirio see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -ajiriko
pa(XVI) -ajiripo
mu(XVIII) -ajirimo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -ajiri)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yeajiri -oajiri
m-mi(III/IV) -oajiri -yoajiri
ji-ma(V/VI) -loajiri -yoajiri
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choajiri -vyoajiri
n(IX/X) -yoajiri -zoajiri
u(XI) -oajiri see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -koajiri
pa(XVI) -poajiri
mu(XVIII) -moajiri
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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