kasiri

English

Alternative forms

• cachiri, casiri, caxiri, kaschiri

Noun

kasiri (uncountable)

1. An alcoholic drink made from cassava by Amerindians in Suriname and Guyana.

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic كَسَرَ (kasara).

Pronunciation

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Verb

-kasiri (infinitive kukasiri)

1. to annoy, infuriate

Conjugation

Conjugation of -kasiri
Positive present -nakasiri Subjunctive -kasiri Negative -kasiri Imperative singular kasiri
Infinitives
Positive kukasiri Negative kutokasiri
Imperatives
Singular kasiri Plural kasirini
Tensed forms
Habitual hukasiri Positive past positive subject concord + -likasiri Negative past negative subject concord + -kukasiri
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nakasiri) Singular Plural 1st person ninakasiri/nakasiri tunakasiri 2nd person unakasiri mnakasiri 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anakasiri wanakasiri other classes positive subject concord + -nakasiri
Negative present (negative subject concord + -kasiri) Singular Plural 1st person sikasiri hatukasiri 2nd person hukasiri hamkasiri 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hakasiri hawakasiri other classes negative subject concord + -kasiri
Positive future positive subject concord + -takasiri Negative future negative subject concord + -takasiri
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -kasiri) Singular Plural 1st person nikasiri tukasiri 2nd person ukasiri mkasiri 3rd person m-wa(I/II) akasiri wakasiri other classes positive subject concord + -kasiri
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sikasiri Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngekasiri Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singekasiri Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalikasiri Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalikasiri
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -akasiri) Singular Plural 1st person nakasiri twakasiri 2nd person wakasiri mwakasiri 3rd person m-wa(I/II) akasiri wakasiri m-mi(III/IV) wakasiri yakasiri ji-ma(V/VI) lakasiri yakasiri ki-vi(VII/VIII) chakasiri vyakasiri n(IX/X) yakasiri zakasiri u(XI) wakasiri see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwakasiri pa(XVI) pakasiri mu(XVIII) mwakasiri
Perfect positive subject concord + -mekasiri "Already" positive subject concord + -meshakasiri "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jakasiri "If/When" positive subject concord + -kikasiri "If not" positive subject concord + -sipokasiri Consecutive kakasiri / positive subject concord + -kakasiri Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kakasiri
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nikasiri -tukasiri 2nd person -kukasiri -wakasiri/-kukasirini/-wakasirini 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mkasiri -wakasiri m-mi(III/IV) -ukasiri -ikasiri ji-ma(V/VI) -likasiri -yakasiri ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kikasiri -vikasiri n(IX/X) -ikasiri -zikasiri u(XI) -ukasiri see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kukasiri pa(XVI) -pakasiri mu(XVIII) -mukasiri Reflexive -jikasiri
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -kasiri- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -kasiriye -kasirio m-mi(III/IV) -kasirio -kasiriyo ji-ma(V/VI) -kasirilo -kasiriyo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kasiricho -kasirivyo n(IX/X) -kasiriyo -kasirizo u(XI) -kasirio see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kasiriko pa(XVI) -kasiripo mu(XVIII) -kasirimo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -kasiri) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yekasiri -okasiri m-mi(III/IV) -okasiri -yokasiri ji-ma(V/VI) -lokasiri -yokasiri ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chokasiri -vyokasiri n(IX/X) -yokasiri -zokasiri u(XI) -okasiri see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kokasiri pa(XVI) -pokasiri mu(XVIII) -mokasiri
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: -kasiria
  • Causative: -kasirisha
  • Passive: -kasiriwa
  • Reciprocal: -kasiriana
  • Stative: -kasirika