tahiri

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Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic طَهَّرَ (ṭahhara).

Pronunciation

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Verb

-tahiri (infinitive kutahiri)

  1. to circumcise

Conjugation

Conjugation of -tahiri
Positive present -natahiri
Subjunctive -tahiri
Negative -tahiri
Imperative singular tahiri
Infinitives
Positive kutahiri
Negative kutotahiri
Imperatives
Singular tahiri
Plural tahirini
Tensed forms
Habitual hutahiri
Positive past positive subject concord + -litahiri
Negative past negative subject concord + -kutahiri
Positive present (positive subject concord + -natahiri)
Singular Plural
1st person ninatahiri/natahiri tunatahiri
2nd person unatahiri mnatahiri
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anatahiri wanatahiri
other classes positive subject concord + -natahiri
Negative present (negative subject concord + -tahiri)
Singular Plural
1st person sitahiri hatutahiri
2nd person hutahiri hamtahiri
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hatahiri hawatahiri
other classes negative subject concord + -tahiri
Positive future positive subject concord + -tatahiri
Negative future negative subject concord + -tatahiri
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -tahiri)
Singular Plural
1st person nitahiri tutahiri
2nd person utahiri mtahiri
3rd person m-wa(I/II) atahiri watahiri
other classes positive subject concord + -tahiri
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sitahiri
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngetahiri
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singetahiri
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalitahiri
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalitahiri
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -atahiri)
Singular Plural
1st person natahiri twatahiri
2nd person watahiri mwatahiri
3rd person m-wa(I/II) atahiri watahiri
m-mi(III/IV) watahiri yatahiri
ji-ma(V/VI) latahiri yatahiri
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chatahiri vyatahiri
n(IX/X) yatahiri zatahiri
u(XI) watahiri see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwatahiri
pa(XVI) patahiri
mu(XVIII) mwatahiri
Perfect positive subject concord + -metahiri
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshatahiri
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jatahiri
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kitahiri
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipotahiri
Consecutive katahiri / positive subject concord + -katahiri
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -katahiri
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nitahiri -tutahiri
2nd person -kutahiri -watahiri/-kutahirini/-watahirini
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mtahiri -watahiri
m-mi(III/IV) -utahiri -itahiri
ji-ma(V/VI) -litahiri -yatahiri
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kitahiri -vitahiri
n(IX/X) -itahiri -zitahiri
u(XI) -utahiri see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kutahiri
pa(XVI) -patahiri
mu(XVIII) -mutahiri
Reflexive -jitahiri
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -tahiri- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -tahiriye -tahirio
m-mi(III/IV) -tahirio -tahiriyo
ji-ma(V/VI) -tahirilo -tahiriyo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -tahiricho -tahirivyo
n(IX/X) -tahiriyo -tahirizo
u(XI) -tahirio see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -tahiriko
pa(XVI) -tahiripo
mu(XVIII) -tahirimo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -tahiri)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yetahiri -otahiri
m-mi(III/IV) -otahiri -yotahiri
ji-ma(V/VI) -lotahiri -yotahiri
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chotahiri -vyotahiri
n(IX/X) -yotahiri -zotahiri
u(XI) -otahiri see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kotahiri
pa(XVI) -potahiri
mu(XVIII) -motahiri
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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