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Alladian
Noun
ishi
- Alternative form of isi
References
Japanese
Romanization
ishi
- Rōmaji transcription of いし
Okinawan
Romanization
ishi
- Rōmaji transcription of いし
Swahili
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic عَاشَ (ʕāša).
Pronunciation
Verb
-ishi (infinitive kuishi)
- to live
- to exist; to dwell
Conjugation
Conjugation of -ishi
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Positive present
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-naishi
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Subjunctive
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-ishi
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Negative
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-ishi
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Imperative singular
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ishi
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Infinitives
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Imperatives
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Tensed forms
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Habitual
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huishi
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Positive past
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positive subject concord + -liishi
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Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kuishi
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Positive present (positive subject concord + -naishi)
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Singular
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Plural
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1st person
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ninaishi/naishi
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tunaishi
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2nd person
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unaishi
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mnaishi
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3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anaishi
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wanaishi
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other classes
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positive subject concord + -naishi
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Negative present (negative subject concord + -ishi)
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Singular
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Plural
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1st person
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siishi
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hatuishi
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2nd person
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huishi
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hamwishi
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3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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haishi
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hawaishi
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other classes
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negative subject concord + -ishi
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Positive future
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positive subject concord + -taishi
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Negative future
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negative subject concord + -taishi
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Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -ishi)
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Singular
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Plural
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1st person
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niishi
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tuishi
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2nd person
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uishi
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mwishi
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3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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aishi
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waishi
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other classes
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positive subject concord + -ishi
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Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -siishi
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Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngeishi
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Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singeishi
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Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngaliishi
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Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singaliishi
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Perfect
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positive subject concord + -meishi
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"Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshaishi
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"Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jaishi
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"If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kiishi
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"If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipoishi
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Consecutive
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kaishi / positive subject concord + -kaishi
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Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kaishi
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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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