Swahili edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Arabic أَشَارَ (ʔašāra).

Pronunciation edit

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Verb edit

-ashiria (infinitive kuashiria)

  1. to indicate (to show or point out)

Conjugation edit

Conjugation of -ashiria
Positive present -naashiria
Subjunctive -ashirie
Negative -ashirii
Imperative singular ashiria
Infinitives
Positive kuashiria
Negative kutoashiria
Imperatives
Singular ashiria
Plural ashirieni
Tensed forms
Habitual huashiria
Positive past positive subject concord + -liashiria
Negative past negative subject concord + -kuashiria
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naashiria)
Singular Plural
1st person ninaashiria/naashiria tunaashiria
2nd person unaashiria mnaashiria
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaashiria wanaashiria
other classes positive subject concord + -naashiria
Negative present (negative subject concord + -ashirii)
Singular Plural
1st person siashirii hatuashirii
2nd person huashirii hamwashirii
3rd person m-wa(I/II) haashirii hawaashirii
other classes negative subject concord + -ashirii
Positive future positive subject concord + -taashiria
Negative future negative subject concord + -taashiria
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -ashirie)
Singular Plural
1st person niashirie tuashirie
2nd person uashirie mwashirie
3rd person m-wa(I/II) aashirie waashirie
other classes positive subject concord + -ashirie
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siashirie
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeashiria
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeashiria
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliashiria
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliashiria
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aashiria)
Singular Plural
1st person naashiria twaashiria
2nd person waashiria mwaashiria
3rd person m-wa(I/II) aashiria waashiria
m-mi(III/IV) waashiria yaashiria
ji-ma(V/VI) laashiria yaashiria
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaashiria vyaashiria
n(IX/X) yaashiria zaashiria
u(XI) waashiria see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwaashiria
pa(XVI) paashiria
mu(XVIII) mwaashiria
Perfect positive subject concord + -meashiria
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshaashiria
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jaashiria
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kiashiria
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipoashiria
Consecutive kaashiria / positive subject concord + -kaashiria
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaashirie
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -niashiria -tuashiria
2nd person -kuashiria -waashiria/-kuashirieni/-waashirieni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mwashiria -waashiria
m-mi(III/IV) -uashiria -iashiria
ji-ma(V/VI) -liashiria -yaashiria
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiashiria -viashiria
n(IX/X) -iashiria -ziashiria
u(XI) -uashiria see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kuashiria
pa(XVI) -paashiria
mu(XVIII) -muashiria
Reflexive -jiashiria
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -ashiria- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -ashiriaye -ashiriao
m-mi(III/IV) -ashiriao -ashiriayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -ashirialo -ashiriayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -ashiriacho -ashiriavyo
n(IX/X) -ashiriayo -ashiriazo
u(XI) -ashiriao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -ashiriako
pa(XVI) -ashiriapo
mu(XVIII) -ashiriamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -ashiria)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yeashiria -oashiria
m-mi(III/IV) -oashiria -yoashiria
ji-ma(V/VI) -loashiria -yoashiria
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choashiria -vyoashiria
n(IX/X) -yoashiria -zoashiria
u(XI) -oashiria see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -koashiria
pa(XVI) -poashiria
mu(XVIII) -moashiria
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Related terms edit

  • ishara (sign, signal; symbol, mark)