rejesta

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from English register.

Pronunciation

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Noun

rejesta (n class, plural rejesta)

1. register

   Synonym: sajili

Verb

-rejesta (infinitive kurejesta)

1. to register

   Synonym: -sajili

Conjugation

Conjugation of -rejesta
Positive present -narejesta Subjunctive -rejeste Negative -rejesti Imperative singular rejesta
Infinitives
Positive kurejesta Negative kutorejesta
Imperatives
Singular rejesta Plural rejesteni
Tensed forms
Habitual hurejesta Positive past positive subject concord + -lirejesta Negative past negative subject concord + -kurejesta
Positive present (positive subject concord + -narejesta) Singular Plural 1st person ninarejesta/narejesta tunarejesta 2nd person unarejesta mnarejesta 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anarejesta wanarejesta other classes positive subject concord + -narejesta
Negative present (negative subject concord + -rejesti) Singular Plural 1st person sirejesti haturejesti 2nd person hurejesti hamrejesti 3rd person m-wa(I/II) harejesti hawarejesti other classes negative subject concord + -rejesti
Positive future positive subject concord + -tarejesta Negative future negative subject concord + -tarejesta
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -rejeste) Singular Plural 1st person nirejeste turejeste 2nd person urejeste mrejeste 3rd person m-wa(I/II) arejeste warejeste other classes positive subject concord + -rejeste
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sirejeste Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngerejesta Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singerejesta Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalirejesta Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalirejesta
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -arejesta) Singular Plural 1st person narejesta twarejesta 2nd person warejesta mwarejesta 3rd person m-wa(I/II) arejesta warejesta m-mi(III/IV) warejesta yarejesta ji-ma(V/VI) larejesta yarejesta ki-vi(VII/VIII) charejesta vyarejesta n(IX/X) yarejesta zarejesta u(XI) warejesta see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwarejesta pa(XVI) parejesta mu(XVIII) mwarejesta
Perfect positive subject concord + -merejesta "Already" positive subject concord + -mesharejesta "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jarejesta "If/When" positive subject concord + -kirejesta "If not" positive subject concord + -siporejesta Consecutive karejesta / positive subject concord + -karejesta Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -karejeste
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nirejesta -turejesta 2nd person -kurejesta -warejesta/-kurejesteni/-warejesteni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mrejesta -warejesta m-mi(III/IV) -urejesta -irejesta ji-ma(V/VI) -lirejesta -yarejesta ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kirejesta -virejesta n(IX/X) -irejesta -zirejesta u(XI) -urejesta see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kurejesta pa(XVI) -parejesta mu(XVIII) -murejesta Reflexive -jirejesta
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -rejesta- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -rejestaye -rejestao m-mi(III/IV) -rejestao -rejestayo ji-ma(V/VI) -rejestalo -rejestayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -rejestacho -rejestavyo n(IX/X) -rejestayo -rejestazo u(XI) -rejestao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -rejestako pa(XVI) -rejestapo mu(XVIII) -rejestamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -rejesta) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yerejesta -orejesta m-mi(III/IV) -orejesta -yorejesta ji-ma(V/VI) -lorejesta -yorejesta ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chorejesta -vyorejesta n(IX/X) -yorejesta -zorejesta u(XI) -orejesta see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -korejesta pa(XVI) -porejesta mu(XVIII) -morejesta
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.