Etymology
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Borrowed from Arabic أَسَّسَ (ʔassasa).
Pronunciation
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-asisi (infinitive kuasisi)
- to found, commence, begin, start
Conjugation
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Conjugation of -asisi
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Positive present
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-naasisi
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Subjunctive
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-asisi
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Negative
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-asisi
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Imperative singular
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asisi
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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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huasisi
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Positive past
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positive subject concord + -liasisi
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Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kuasisi
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Positive present (positive subject concord + -naasisi)
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Singular
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Plural
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1st person
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ninaasisi/naasisi
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tunaasisi
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2nd person
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unaasisi
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mnaasisi
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3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anaasisi
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wanaasisi
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other classes
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positive subject concord + -naasisi
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Negative present (negative subject concord + -asisi)
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Singular
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Plural
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1st person
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siasisi
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hatuasisi
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2nd person
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huasisi
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hamwasisi
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3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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haasisi
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hawaasisi
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other classes
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negative subject concord + -asisi
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Positive future
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positive subject concord + -taasisi
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Negative future
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negative subject concord + -taasisi
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Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -asisi)
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Singular
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Plural
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1st person
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niasisi
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tuasisi
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2nd person
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uasisi
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mwasisi
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3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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aasisi
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waasisi
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other classes
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positive subject concord + -asisi
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Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -siasisi
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Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngeasisi
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Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singeasisi
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Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngaliasisi
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Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singaliasisi
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Perfect
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positive subject concord + -measisi
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"Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshaasisi
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"Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jaasisi
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"If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kiasisi
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"If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipoasisi
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Consecutive
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kaasisi / positive subject concord + -kaasisi
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Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kaasisi
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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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Derived terms
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