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English
Noun
kasiri (uncountable)
- Alternative form of caxiri (“alcoholic drink made from manioc/cassava”)
Swahili
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic كَسَرَ (kasara).
Pronunciation
Verb
-kasiri (infinitive kukasiri)
- to annoy, infuriate
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -kasiri
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| Positive present
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-nakasiri
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| Subjunctive
|
-kasiri
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| Negative
|
-kasiri
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| Imperative singular
|
kasiri
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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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hukasiri
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| Positive past
|
positive subject concord + -likasiri
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kukasiri
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nakasiri)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninakasiri/nakasiri
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tunakasiri
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| 2nd person
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unakasiri
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mnakasiri
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anakasiri
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wanakasiri
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nakasiri
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -kasiri)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sikasiri
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hatukasiri
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| 2nd person
|
hukasiri
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hamkasiri
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
hakasiri
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hawakasiri
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -kasiri
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| Positive future
|
positive subject concord + -takasiri
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| Negative future
|
negative subject concord + -takasiri
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -kasiri)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nikasiri
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tukasiri
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| 2nd person
|
ukasiri
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mkasiri
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
akasiri
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wakasiri
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -kasiri
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sikasiri
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngekasiri
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singekasiri
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalikasiri
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalikasiri
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mekasiri
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshakasiri
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jakasiri
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kikasiri
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipokasiri
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| Consecutive
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kakasiri / positive subject concord + -kakasiri
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kakasiri
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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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