Etymology
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Borrowed from Arabic أَشَارَ (ʔašāra).
Pronunciation
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-ashiria (infinitive kuashiria)
- to indicate (to show or point out)
Conjugation
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Conjugation of -ashiria
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Positive present
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-naashiria
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Subjunctive
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-ashirie
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Negative
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-ashirii
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Imperative singular
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ashiria
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Infinitives
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Imperatives
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Tensed forms
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Habitual
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huashiria
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Positive past
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positive subject concord + -liashiria
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Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kuashiria
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Positive present (positive subject concord + -naashiria)
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Singular
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Plural
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1st person
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ninaashiria/naashiria
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tunaashiria
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2nd person
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unaashiria
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mnaashiria
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3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anaashiria
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wanaashiria
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other classes
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positive subject concord + -naashiria
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Negative present (negative subject concord + -ashirii)
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Singular
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Plural
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1st person
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siashirii
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hatuashirii
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2nd person
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huashirii
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hamwashirii
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3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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haashirii
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hawaashirii
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other classes
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negative subject concord + -ashirii
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Positive future
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positive subject concord + -taashiria
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Negative future
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negative subject concord + -taashiria
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Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -ashirie)
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Singular
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Plural
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1st person
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niashirie
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tuashirie
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2nd person
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uashirie
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mwashirie
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3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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aashirie
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waashirie
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other classes
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positive subject concord + -ashirie
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Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -siashirie
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Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngeashiria
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Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singeashiria
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Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngaliashiria
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Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singaliashiria
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Perfect
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positive subject concord + -meashiria
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"Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshaashiria
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"Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jaashiria
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"If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kiashiria
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"If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipoashiria
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Consecutive
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kaashiria / positive subject concord + -kaashiria
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Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kaashirie
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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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Related terms
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- ishara (“sign, signal; symbol, mark”)