jasiri

Swahili

Etymology

From the root of Arabic جَسَرَ (jasara), perhaps the participle جَاسِر (jāsir).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

jasiri (invariable)

1. brave, courageous

Derived terms

• ujasiri

Verb

-jasiri (infinitive kujasiri)

1. to be brave, dare

Conjugation

Conjugation of -jasiri
Positive present -najasiri Subjunctive -jasiri Negative -jasiri Imperative singular jasiri
Infinitives
Positive kujasiri Negative kutojasiri
Imperatives
Singular jasiri Plural jasirini
Tensed forms
Habitual hujasiri Positive past positive subject concord + -lijasiri Negative past negative subject concord + -kujasiri
Positive present (positive subject concord + -najasiri) Singular Plural 1st person ninajasiri/najasiri tunajasiri 2nd person unajasiri mnajasiri 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anajasiri wanajasiri other classes positive subject concord + -najasiri
Negative present (negative subject concord + -jasiri) Singular Plural 1st person sijasiri hatujasiri 2nd person hujasiri hamjasiri 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hajasiri hawajasiri other classes negative subject concord + -jasiri
Positive future positive subject concord + -tajasiri Negative future negative subject concord + -tajasiri
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -jasiri) Singular Plural 1st person nijasiri tujasiri 2nd person ujasiri mjasiri 3rd person m-wa(I/II) ajasiri wajasiri other classes positive subject concord + -jasiri
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sijasiri Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngejasiri Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singejasiri Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalijasiri Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalijasiri
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -ajasiri) Singular Plural 1st person najasiri twajasiri 2nd person wajasiri mwajasiri 3rd person m-wa(I/II) ajasiri wajasiri m-mi(III/IV) wajasiri yajasiri ji-ma(V/VI) lajasiri yajasiri ki-vi(VII/VIII) chajasiri vyajasiri n(IX/X) yajasiri zajasiri u(XI) wajasiri see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwajasiri pa(XVI) pajasiri mu(XVIII) mwajasiri
Perfect positive subject concord + -mejasiri "Already" positive subject concord + -meshajasiri "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jajasiri "If/When" positive subject concord + -kijasiri "If not" positive subject concord + -sipojasiri Consecutive kajasiri / positive subject concord + -kajasiri Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kajasiri
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nijasiri -tujasiri 2nd person -kujasiri -wajasiri/-kujasirini/-wajasirini 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mjasiri -wajasiri m-mi(III/IV) -ujasiri -ijasiri ji-ma(V/VI) -lijasiri -yajasiri ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kijasiri -vijasiri n(IX/X) -ijasiri -zijasiri u(XI) -ujasiri see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kujasiri pa(XVI) -pajasiri mu(XVIII) -mujasiri Reflexive -jijasiri
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -jasiri- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -jasiriye -jasirio m-mi(III/IV) -jasirio -jasiriyo ji-ma(V/VI) -jasirilo -jasiriyo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -jasiricho -jasirivyo n(IX/X) -jasiriyo -jasirizo u(XI) -jasirio see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -jasiriko pa(XVI) -jasiripo mu(XVIII) -jasirimo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -jasiri) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yejasiri -ojasiri m-mi(III/IV) -ojasiri -yojasiri ji-ma(V/VI) -lojasiri -yojasiri ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chojasiri -vyojasiri n(IX/X) -yojasiri -zojasiri u(XI) -ojasiri see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kojasiri pa(XVI) -pojasiri mu(XVIII) -mojasiri
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

• Verbal derivations:
  • Applicative: -jasiria
  • Causative: -jasirisha
  • Stative: -jasirika

• Nominal derivations:
  • mjasiri
  • ujasiri