Swahili

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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-athiriwa (infinitive kuathiriwa)

  1. Passive form of -athiri: to be affected by something

Conjugation

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Conjugation of -athiriwa
Positive present -naathiriwa
Subjunctive -athiriwe
Negative -athiriwi
Imperative singular athiriwa
Infinitives
Positive kuathiriwa
Negative kutoathiriwa
Imperatives
Singular athiriwa
Plural athiriweni
Tensed forms
Habitual huathiriwa
Positive past positive subject concord + -liathiriwa
Negative past negative subject concord + -kuathiriwa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naathiriwa)
Singular Plural
1st person ninaathiriwa/naathiriwa tunaathiriwa
2nd person unaathiriwa mnaathiriwa
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaathiriwa wanaathiriwa
other classes positive subject concord + -naathiriwa
Negative present (negative subject concord + -athiriwi)
Singular Plural
1st person siathiriwi hatuathiriwi
2nd person huathiriwi hamwathiriwi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) haathiriwi hawaathiriwi
other classes negative subject concord + -athiriwi
Positive future positive subject concord + -taathiriwa
Negative future negative subject concord + -taathiriwa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -athiriwe)
Singular Plural
1st person niathiriwe tuathiriwe
2nd person uathiriwe mwathiriwe
3rd person m-wa(I/II) aathiriwe waathiriwe
other classes positive subject concord + -athiriwe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siathiriwe
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeathiriwa
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeathiriwa
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliathiriwa
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliathiriwa
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aathiriwa)
Singular Plural
1st person naathiriwa twaathiriwa
2nd person waathiriwa mwaathiriwa
3rd person m-wa(I/II) aathiriwa waathiriwa
m-mi(III/IV) waathiriwa yaathiriwa
ji-ma(V/VI) laathiriwa yaathiriwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaathiriwa vyaathiriwa
n(IX/X) yaathiriwa zaathiriwa
u(XI) waathiriwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwaathiriwa
pa(XVI) paathiriwa
mu(XVIII) mwaathiriwa
Perfect positive subject concord + -meathiriwa
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshaathiriwa
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jaathiriwa
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kiathiriwa
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipoathiriwa
Consecutive kaathiriwa / positive subject concord + -kaathiriwa
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaathiriwe
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -niathiriwa -tuathiriwa
2nd person -kuathiriwa -waathiriwa/-kuathiriweni/-waathiriweni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mwathiriwa -waathiriwa
m-mi(III/IV) -uathiriwa -iathiriwa
ji-ma(V/VI) -liathiriwa -yaathiriwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiathiriwa -viathiriwa
n(IX/X) -iathiriwa -ziathiriwa
u(XI) -uathiriwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kuathiriwa
pa(XVI) -paathiriwa
mu(XVIII) -muathiriwa
Reflexive -jiathiriwa
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -athiriwa- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -athiriwaye -athiriwao
m-mi(III/IV) -athiriwao -athiriwayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -athiriwalo -athiriwayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -athiriwacho -athiriwavyo
n(IX/X) -athiriwayo -athiriwazo
u(XI) -athiriwao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -athiriwako
pa(XVI) -athiriwapo
mu(XVIII) -athiriwamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -athiriwa)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yeathiriwa -oathiriwa
m-mi(III/IV) -oathiriwa -yoathiriwa
ji-ma(V/VI) -loathiriwa -yoathiriwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choathiriwa -vyoathiriwa
n(IX/X) -yoathiriwa -zoathiriwa
u(XI) -oathiriwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -koathiriwa
pa(XVI) -poathiriwa
mu(XVIII) -moathiriwa
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.