nasihi

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Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic .

Verb

-nasihi (infinitive kunasihi)

  1. to advise, to give good advice
  2. to beg for forgiveness

Conjugation

Conjugation of -nasihi
Positive present -nanasihi
Subjunctive -nasihi
Negative -nasihi
Imperative singular nasihi
Infinitives
Positive kunasihi
Negative kutonasihi
Imperatives
Singular nasihi
Plural nasihini
Tensed forms
Habitual hunasihi
Positive past positive subject concord + -linasihi
Negative past negative subject concord + -kunasihi
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nanasihi)
Singular Plural
1st person ninanasihi/nanasihi tunanasihi
2nd person unanasihi mnanasihi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) ananasihi wananasihi
other classes positive subject concord + -nanasihi
Negative present (negative subject concord + -nasihi)
Singular Plural
1st person sinasihi hatunasihi
2nd person hunasihi hamnasihi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hanasihi hawanasihi
other classes negative subject concord + -nasihi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tanasihi
Negative future negative subject concord + -tanasihi
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -nasihi)
Singular Plural
1st person ninasihi tunasihi
2nd person unasihi mnasihi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anasihi wanasihi
other classes positive subject concord + -nasihi
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sinasihi
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngenasihi
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singenasihi
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalinasihi
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalinasihi
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -anasihi)
Singular Plural
1st person nanasihi twanasihi
2nd person wanasihi mwanasihi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anasihi wanasihi
m-mi(III/IV) wanasihi yanasihi
ji-ma(V/VI) lanasihi yanasihi
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chanasihi vyanasihi
n(IX/X) yanasihi zanasihi
u(XI) wanasihi see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwanasihi
pa(XVI) panasihi
mu(XVIII) mwanasihi
Perfect positive subject concord + -menasihi
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshanasihi
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -janasihi
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kinasihi
"If not" positive subject concord + -siponasihi
Consecutive kanasihi / positive subject concord + -kanasihi
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kanasihi
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -ninasihi -tunasihi
2nd person -kunasihi -wanasihi/-kunasihini/-wanasihini
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mnasihi -wanasihi
m-mi(III/IV) -unasihi -inasihi
ji-ma(V/VI) -linasihi -yanasihi
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kinasihi -vinasihi
n(IX/X) -inasihi -zinasihi
u(XI) -unasihi see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kunasihi
pa(XVI) -panasihi
mu(XVIII) -munasihi
Reflexive -jinasihi
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -nasihi- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -nasihiye -nasihio
m-mi(III/IV) -nasihio -nasihiyo
ji-ma(V/VI) -nasihilo -nasihiyo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -nasihicho -nasihivyo
n(IX/X) -nasihiyo -nasihizo
u(XI) -nasihio see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -nasihiko
pa(XVI) -nasihipo
mu(XVIII) -nasihimo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -nasihi)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yenasihi -onasihi
m-mi(III/IV) -onasihi -yonasihi
ji-ma(V/VI) -lonasihi -yonasihi
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chonasihi -vyonasihi
n(IX/X) -yonasihi -zonasihi
u(XI) -onasihi see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -konasihi
pa(XVI) -ponasihi
mu(XVIII) -monasihi
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.