wasili

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Swahili

Etymology

From Arabic وَصَلَ (waṣala).

Pronunciation

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Verb

-wasili (infinitive kuwasili)

  1. to arrive (to get to a certain place)

Conjugation

Conjugation of -wasili
Positive present -nawasili
Subjunctive -wasili
Negative -wasili
Imperative singular wasili
Infinitives
Positive kuwasili
Negative kutowasili
Imperatives
Singular wasili
Plural wasilini
Tensed forms
Habitual huwasili
Positive past positive subject concord + -liwasili
Negative past negative subject concord + -kuwasili
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nawasili)
Singular Plural
1st person ninawasili/nawasili tunawasili
2nd person unawasili mnawasili
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anawasili wanawasili
other classes positive subject concord + -nawasili
Negative present (negative subject concord + -wasili)
Singular Plural
1st person siwasili hatuwasili
2nd person huwasili hamuwasili
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hawasili hawawasili
other classes negative subject concord + -wasili
Positive future positive subject concord + -tawasili
Negative future negative subject concord + -tawasili
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -wasili)
Singular Plural
1st person niwasili tuwasili
2nd person uwasili muwasili
3rd person m-wa(I/II) awasili wawasili
other classes positive subject concord + -wasili
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siwasili
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngewasili
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singewasili
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliwasili
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliwasili
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -awasili)
Singular Plural
1st person nawasili twawasili
2nd person wawasili mwawasili
3rd person m-wa(I/II) awasili wawasili
m-mi(III/IV) wawasili yawasili
ji-ma(V/VI) lawasili yawasili
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chawasili vyawasili
n(IX/X) yawasili zawasili
u(XI) wawasili see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwawasili
pa(XVI) pawasili
mu(XVIII) mwawasili
Perfect positive subject concord + -mewasili
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshawasili
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jawasili
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kiwasili
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipowasili
Consecutive kawasili / positive subject concord + -kawasili
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kawasili
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -niwasili -tuwasili
2nd person -kuwasili -wawasili/-kuwasilini/-wawasilini
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -muwasili -wawasili
m-mi(III/IV) -uwasili -iwasili
ji-ma(V/VI) -liwasili -yawasili
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiwasili -viwasili
n(IX/X) -iwasili -ziwasili
u(XI) -uwasili see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kuwasili
pa(XVI) -pawasili
mu(XVIII) -muwasili
Reflexive -jiwasili
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -wasili- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -wasiliye -wasilio
m-mi(III/IV) -wasilio -wasiliyo
ji-ma(V/VI) -wasililo -wasiliyo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -wasilicho -wasilivyo
n(IX/X) -wasiliyo -wasilizo
u(XI) -wasilio see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -wasiliko
pa(XVI) -wasilipo
mu(XVIII) -wasilimo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -wasili)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yewasili -owasili
m-mi(III/IV) -owasili -yowasili
ji-ma(V/VI) -lowasili -yowasili
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chowasili -vyowasili
n(IX/X) -yowasili -zowasili
u(XI) -owasili see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kowasili
pa(XVI) -powasili
mu(XVIII) -mowasili
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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