stahili

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Swahili

Etymology

From Arabic اِسْتَأْهَلَ (istaʔhala).

Pronunciation

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Noun

stahili (n class, plural stahili)

  1. merit

Verb

-stahili (infinitive kustahili)

  1. to deserve, merit

Conjugation

Conjugation of -stahili
Positive present -nastahili
Subjunctive -stahili
Negative -stahili
Imperative singular stahili
Infinitives
Positive kustahili
Negative kutostahili
Imperatives
Singular stahili
Plural stahilini
Tensed forms
Habitual hustahili
Positive past positive subject concord + -listahili
Negative past negative subject concord + -kustahili
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nastahili)
Singular Plural
1st person ninastahili/nastahili tunastahili
2nd person unastahili mnastahili
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anastahili wanastahili
other classes positive subject concord + -nastahili
Negative present (negative subject concord + -stahili)
Singular Plural
1st person sistahili hatustahili
2nd person hustahili hamstahili
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hastahili hawastahili
other classes negative subject concord + -stahili
Positive future positive subject concord + -tastahili
Negative future negative subject concord + -tastahili
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -stahili)
Singular Plural
1st person nistahili tustahili
2nd person ustahili mstahili
3rd person m-wa(I/II) astahili wastahili
other classes positive subject concord + -stahili
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sistahili
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngestahili
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singestahili
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalistahili
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalistahili
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -astahili)
Singular Plural
1st person nastahili twastahili
2nd person wastahili mwastahili
3rd person m-wa(I/II) astahili wastahili
m-mi(III/IV) wastahili yastahili
ji-ma(V/VI) lastahili yastahili
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chastahili vyastahili
n(IX/X) yastahili zastahili
u(XI) wastahili see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwastahili
pa(XVI) pastahili
mu(XVIII) mwastahili
Perfect positive subject concord + -mestahili
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshastahili
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jastahili
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kistahili
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipostahili
Consecutive kastahili / positive subject concord + -kastahili
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kastahili
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nistahili -tustahili
2nd person -kustahili -wastahili/-kustahilini/-wastahilini
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mstahili -wastahili
m-mi(III/IV) -ustahili -istahili
ji-ma(V/VI) -listahili -yastahili
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kistahili -vistahili
n(IX/X) -istahili -zistahili
u(XI) -ustahili see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kustahili
pa(XVI) -pastahili
mu(XVIII) -mustahili
Reflexive -jistahili
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -stahili- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -stahiliye -stahilio
m-mi(III/IV) -stahilio -stahiliyo
ji-ma(V/VI) -stahililo -stahiliyo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -stahilicho -stahilivyo
n(IX/X) -stahiliyo -stahilizo
u(XI) -stahilio see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -stahiliko
pa(XVI) -stahilipo
mu(XVIII) -stahilimo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -stahili)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yestahili -ostahili
m-mi(III/IV) -ostahili -yostahili
ji-ma(V/VI) -lostahili -yostahili
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chostahili -vyostahili
n(IX/X) -yostahili -zostahili
u(XI) -ostahili see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kostahili
pa(XVI) -postahili
mu(XVIII) -mostahili
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Adjective

stahili (invariable)

  1. appropriate
    • 2022, Muungano wa Tanganyika na Zanzibar: Chimbuko, Misingi na Maendeleo, Serikali ya Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania, →ISBN:
      Tume ina wajibu wa kuhakikisha kuwa kila chuo kinazingatia viwango stahili vya mazingira ya kufundishia, majengo, mitaala, walimu na taratibu za mitihani.
      The commission has the responsibility to ensure that each school adheres to the appropriate standards concerning teaching environment, buildings, curricula, teachers, and examination procedures.
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