Swahili edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Arabic اِشْتَرَكَ (ištaraka).

Verb edit

-shitariki (infinitive kushitariki)

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    Synonym: -jiunga

Conjugation edit

Conjugation of -shitariki
Positive present -nashitariki
Subjunctive -shitariki
Negative -shitariki
Imperative singular shitariki
Infinitives
Positive kushitariki
Negative kutoshitariki
Imperatives
Singular shitariki
Plural shitarikini
Tensed forms
Habitual hushitariki
Positive past positive subject concord + -lishitariki
Negative past negative subject concord + -kushitariki
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nashitariki)
Singular Plural
1st person ninashitariki/nashitariki tunashitariki
2nd person unashitariki mnashitariki
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anashitariki wanashitariki
other classes positive subject concord + -nashitariki
Negative present (negative subject concord + -shitariki)
Singular Plural
1st person sishitariki hatushitariki
2nd person hushitariki hamshitariki
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hashitariki hawashitariki
other classes negative subject concord + -shitariki
Positive future positive subject concord + -tashitariki
Negative future negative subject concord + -tashitariki
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -shitariki)
Singular Plural
1st person nishitariki tushitariki
2nd person ushitariki mshitariki
3rd person m-wa(I/II) ashitariki washitariki
other classes positive subject concord + -shitariki
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sishitariki
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeshitariki
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeshitariki
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalishitariki
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalishitariki
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -ashitariki)
Singular Plural
1st person nashitariki twashitariki
2nd person washitariki mwashitariki
3rd person m-wa(I/II) ashitariki washitariki
m-mi(III/IV) washitariki yashitariki
ji-ma(V/VI) lashitariki yashitariki
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chashitariki vyashitariki
n(IX/X) yashitariki zashitariki
u(XI) washitariki see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwashitariki
pa(XVI) pashitariki
mu(XVIII) mwashitariki
Perfect positive subject concord + -meshitariki
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshashitariki
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jashitariki
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kishitariki
"If not" positive subject concord + -siposhitariki
Consecutive kashitariki / positive subject concord + -kashitariki
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kashitariki
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nishitariki -tushitariki
2nd person -kushitariki -washitariki/-kushitarikini/-washitarikini
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mshitariki -washitariki
m-mi(III/IV) -ushitariki -ishitariki
ji-ma(V/VI) -lishitariki -yashitariki
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kishitariki -vishitariki
n(IX/X) -ishitariki -zishitariki
u(XI) -ushitariki see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kushitariki
pa(XVI) -pashitariki
mu(XVIII) -mushitariki
Reflexive -jishitariki
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -shitariki- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -shitarikiye -shitarikio
m-mi(III/IV) -shitarikio -shitarikiyo
ji-ma(V/VI) -shitarikilo -shitarikiyo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -shitarikicho -shitarikivyo
n(IX/X) -shitarikiyo -shitarikizo
u(XI) -shitarikio see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -shitarikiko
pa(XVI) -shitarikipo
mu(XVIII) -shitarikimo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -shitariki)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yeshitariki -oshitariki
m-mi(III/IV) -oshitariki -yoshitariki
ji-ma(V/VI) -loshitariki -yoshitariki
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choshitariki -vyoshitariki
n(IX/X) -yoshitariki -zoshitariki
u(XI) -oshitariki see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -koshitariki
pa(XVI) -poshitariki
mu(XVIII) -moshitariki
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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