salimu

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic سَلَّمَ (sallama).

Pronunciation

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Verb

-salimu (infinitive kusalimu)

1. to greet or salute, to say hello
2. to surrender

Conjugation

Conjugation of -salimu
Positive present -nasalimu Subjunctive -salimu Negative -salimu Imperative singular salimu
Infinitives
Positive kusalimu Negative kutosalimu
Imperatives
Singular salimu Plural salimuni
Tensed forms
Habitual husalimu Positive past positive subject concord + -lisalimu Negative past negative subject concord + -kusalimu
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nasalimu) Singular Plural 1st person ninasalimu/nasalimu tunasalimu 2nd person unasalimu mnasalimu 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anasalimu wanasalimu other classes positive subject concord + -nasalimu
Negative present (negative subject concord + -salimu) Singular Plural 1st person sisalimu hatusalimu 2nd person husalimu hamsalimu 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hasalimu hawasalimu other classes negative subject concord + -salimu
Positive future positive subject concord + -tasalimu Negative future negative subject concord + -tasalimu
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -salimu) Singular Plural 1st person nisalimu tusalimu 2nd person usalimu msalimu 3rd person m-wa(I/II) asalimu wasalimu other classes positive subject concord + -salimu
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sisalimu Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngesalimu Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singesalimu Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalisalimu Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalisalimu
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -asalimu) Singular Plural 1st person nasalimu twasalimu 2nd person wasalimu mwasalimu 3rd person m-wa(I/II) asalimu wasalimu m-mi(III/IV) wasalimu yasalimu ji-ma(V/VI) lasalimu yasalimu ki-vi(VII/VIII) chasalimu vyasalimu n(IX/X) yasalimu zasalimu u(XI) wasalimu see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwasalimu pa(XVI) pasalimu mu(XVIII) mwasalimu
Perfect positive subject concord + -mesalimu "Already" positive subject concord + -meshasalimu "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jasalimu "If/When" positive subject concord + -kisalimu "If not" positive subject concord + -siposalimu Consecutive kasalimu / positive subject concord + -kasalimu Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kasalimu
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nisalimu -tusalimu 2nd person -kusalimu -wasalimu/-kusalimuni/-wasalimuni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -msalimu -wasalimu m-mi(III/IV) -usalimu -isalimu ji-ma(V/VI) -lisalimu -yasalimu ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kisalimu -visalimu n(IX/X) -isalimu -zisalimu u(XI) -usalimu see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kusalimu pa(XVI) -pasalimu mu(XVIII) -musalimu Reflexive -jisalimu
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -salimu- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -salimuye -salimuo m-mi(III/IV) -salimuo -salimuyo ji-ma(V/VI) -salimulo -salimuyo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -salimucho -salimuvyo n(IX/X) -salimuyo -salimuzo u(XI) -salimuo see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -salimuko pa(XVI) -salimupo mu(XVIII) -salimumo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -salimu) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yesalimu -osalimu m-mi(III/IV) -osalimu -yosalimu ji-ma(V/VI) -losalimu -yosalimu ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chosalimu -vyosalimu n(IX/X) -yosalimu -zosalimu u(XI) -osalimu see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kosalimu pa(XVI) -posalimu mu(XVIII) -mosalimu
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: -salimia
  • Causative: -salimisha
  • Passive: -salimiwa
  • Reciprocal: -salimiana (“to exchange greetings”)
  • Stative: -salimika
  • Other formations: -salimu roho (“to die”)