simamia

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Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-simamia (infinitive kusimamia)

  1. Applicative form of -simama: to manage, to supervise

Conjugation

Conjugation of -simamia
Positive present -nasimamia
Subjunctive -simamie
Negative -simamii
Imperative singular simamia
Infinitives
Positive kusimamia
Negative kutosimamia
Imperatives
Singular simamia
Plural simamieni
Tensed forms
Habitual husimamia
Positive past positive subject concord + -lisimamia
Negative past negative subject concord + -kusimamia
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nasimamia)
Singular Plural
1st person ninasimamia/nasimamia tunasimamia
2nd person unasimamia mnasimamia
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anasimamia wanasimamia
other classes positive subject concord + -nasimamia
Negative present (negative subject concord + -simamii)
Singular Plural
1st person sisimamii hatusimamii
2nd person husimamii hamsimamii
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hasimamii hawasimamii
other classes negative subject concord + -simamii
Positive future positive subject concord + -tasimamia
Negative future negative subject concord + -tasimamia
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -simamie)
Singular Plural
1st person nisimamie tusimamie
2nd person usimamie msimamie
3rd person m-wa(I/II) asimamie wasimamie
other classes positive subject concord + -simamie
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sisimamie
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngesimamia
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singesimamia
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalisimamia
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalisimamia
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -asimamia)
Singular Plural
1st person nasimamia twasimamia
2nd person wasimamia mwasimamia
3rd person m-wa(I/II) asimamia wasimamia
m-mi(III/IV) wasimamia yasimamia
ji-ma(V/VI) lasimamia yasimamia
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chasimamia vyasimamia
n(IX/X) yasimamia zasimamia
u(XI) wasimamia see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwasimamia
pa(XVI) pasimamia
mu(XVIII) mwasimamia
Perfect positive subject concord + -mesimamia
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshasimamia
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jasimamia
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kisimamia
"If not" positive subject concord + -siposimamia
Consecutive kasimamia / positive subject concord + -kasimamia
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kasimamie
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nisimamia -tusimamia
2nd person -kusimamia -wasimamia/-kusimamieni/-wasimamieni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -msimamia -wasimamia
m-mi(III/IV) -usimamia -isimamia
ji-ma(V/VI) -lisimamia -yasimamia
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kisimamia -visimamia
n(IX/X) -isimamia -zisimamia
u(XI) -usimamia see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kusimamia
pa(XVI) -pasimamia
mu(XVIII) -musimamia
Reflexive -jisimamia
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -simamia- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -simamiaye -simamiao
m-mi(III/IV) -simamiao -simamiayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -simamialo -simamiayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -simamiacho -simamiavyo
n(IX/X) -simamiayo -simamiazo
u(XI) -simamiao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -simamiako
pa(XVI) -simamiapo
mu(XVIII) -simamiamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -simamia)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yesimamia -osimamia
m-mi(III/IV) -osimamia -yosimamia
ji-ma(V/VI) -losimamia -yosimamia
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chosimamia -vyosimamia
n(IX/X) -yosimamia -zosimamia
u(XI) -osimamia see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kosimamia
pa(XVI) -posimamia
mu(XVIII) -mosimamia
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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