saidia

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic سَاعَدَ (sāʕada).

Pronunciation

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Verb

-saidia (infinitive kusaidia)

1. to help, assist, aid
2. (in reflexive forms, euphemistic) to go to the bathroom

Conjugation

Conjugation of -saidia
Positive present -nasaidia Subjunctive -saidie Negative -saidii Imperative singular saidia
Infinitives
Positive kusaidia Negative kutosaidia
Imperatives
Singular saidia Plural saidieni
Tensed forms
Habitual husaidia Positive past positive subject concord + -lisaidia Negative past negative subject concord + -kusaidia
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nasaidia) Singular Plural 1st person ninasaidia/nasaidia tunasaidia 2nd person unasaidia mnasaidia 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anasaidia wanasaidia other classes positive subject concord + -nasaidia
Negative present (negative subject concord + -saidii) Singular Plural 1st person sisaidii hatusaidii 2nd person husaidii hamsaidii 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hasaidii hawasaidii other classes negative subject concord + -saidii
Positive future positive subject concord + -tasaidia Negative future negative subject concord + -tasaidia
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -saidie) Singular Plural 1st person nisaidie tusaidie 2nd person usaidie msaidie 3rd person m-wa(I/II) asaidie wasaidie other classes positive subject concord + -saidie
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sisaidie Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngesaidia Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singesaidia Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalisaidia Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalisaidia
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -asaidia) Singular Plural 1st person nasaidia twasaidia 2nd person wasaidia mwasaidia 3rd person m-wa(I/II) asaidia wasaidia m-mi(III/IV) wasaidia yasaidia ji-ma(V/VI) lasaidia yasaidia ki-vi(VII/VIII) chasaidia vyasaidia n(IX/X) yasaidia zasaidia u(XI) wasaidia see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwasaidia pa(XVI) pasaidia mu(XVIII) mwasaidia
Perfect positive subject concord + -mesaidia "Already" positive subject concord + -meshasaidia "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jasaidia "If/When" positive subject concord + -kisaidia "If not" positive subject concord + -siposaidia Consecutive kasaidia / positive subject concord + -kasaidia Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kasaidie
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nisaidia -tusaidia 2nd person -kusaidia -wasaidia/-kusaidieni/-wasaidieni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -msaidia -wasaidia m-mi(III/IV) -usaidia -isaidia ji-ma(V/VI) -lisaidia -yasaidia ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kisaidia -visaidia n(IX/X) -isaidia -zisaidia u(XI) -usaidia see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kusaidia pa(XVI) -pasaidia mu(XVIII) -musaidia Reflexive -jisaidia
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -saidia- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -saidiaye -saidiao m-mi(III/IV) -saidiao -saidiayo ji-ma(V/VI) -saidialo -saidiayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -saidiacho -saidiavyo n(IX/X) -saidiayo -saidiazo u(XI) -saidiao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -saidiako pa(XVI) -saidiapo mu(XVIII) -saidiamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -saidia) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yesaidia -osaidia m-mi(III/IV) -osaidia -yosaidia ji-ma(V/VI) -losaidia -yosaidia ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chosaidia -vyosaidia n(IX/X) -yosaidia -zosaidia u(XI) -osaidia see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kosaidia pa(XVI) -posaidia mu(XVIII) -mosaidia
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:
  • Passive: -saidiwa
  • Reciprocal: -saidiana

Related terms

• msaada (“help”)