Swahili

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic شَارَكَ (šāraka).

Pronunciation

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  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Verb

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-shiriki (infinitive kushiriki)

  1. to participate (to join in, to take part, to involve oneself)
  2. (Christianity) to receive the Eucharist

Conjugation

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Conjugation of -shiriki
Positive present -nashiriki
Subjunctive -shiriki
Negative -shiriki
Imperative singular shiriki
Infinitives
Positive kushiriki
Negative kutoshiriki
Imperatives
Singular shiriki
Plural shirikini
Tensed forms
Habitual hushiriki
Positive past positive subject concord + -lishiriki
Negative past negative subject concord + -kushiriki
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nashiriki)
Singular Plural
1st person ninashiriki/nashiriki tunashiriki
2nd person unashiriki mnashiriki
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anashiriki wanashiriki
other classes positive subject concord + -nashiriki
Negative present (negative subject concord + -shiriki)
Singular Plural
1st person sishiriki hatushiriki
2nd person hushiriki hamshiriki
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hashiriki hawashiriki
other classes negative subject concord + -shiriki
Positive future positive subject concord + -tashiriki
Negative future negative subject concord + -tashiriki
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -shiriki)
Singular Plural
1st person nishiriki tushiriki
2nd person ushiriki mshiriki
3rd person m-wa(I/II) ashiriki washiriki
other classes positive subject concord + -shiriki
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sishiriki
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeshiriki
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeshiriki
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalishiriki
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalishiriki
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -ashiriki)
Singular Plural
1st person nashiriki twashiriki
2nd person washiriki mwashiriki
3rd person m-wa(I/II) ashiriki washiriki
m-mi(III/IV) washiriki yashiriki
ji-ma(V/VI) lashiriki yashiriki
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chashiriki vyashiriki
n(IX/X) yashiriki zashiriki
u(XI) washiriki see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwashiriki
pa(XVI) pashiriki
mu(XVIII) mwashiriki
Perfect positive subject concord + -meshiriki
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshashiriki
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jashiriki
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kishiriki
"If not" positive subject concord + -siposhiriki
Consecutive kashiriki / positive subject concord + -kashiriki
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kashiriki
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nishiriki -tushiriki
2nd person -kushiriki -washiriki/-kushirikini/-washirikini
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mshiriki -washiriki
m-mi(III/IV) -ushiriki -ishiriki
ji-ma(V/VI) -lishiriki -yashiriki
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kishiriki -vishiriki
n(IX/X) -ishiriki -zishiriki
u(XI) -ushiriki see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kushiriki
pa(XVI) -pashiriki
mu(XVIII) -mushiriki
Reflexive -jishiriki
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -shiriki- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -shirikiye -shirikio
m-mi(III/IV) -shirikio -shirikiyo
ji-ma(V/VI) -shirikilo -shirikiyo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -shirikicho -shirikivyo
n(IX/X) -shirikiyo -shirikizo
u(XI) -shirikio see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -shirikiko
pa(XVI) -shirikipo
mu(XVIII) -shirikimo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -shiriki)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yeshiriki -oshiriki
m-mi(III/IV) -oshiriki -yoshiriki
ji-ma(V/VI) -loshiriki -yoshiriki
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choshiriki -vyoshiriki
n(IX/X) -yoshiriki -zoshiriki
u(XI) -oshiriki see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -koshiriki
pa(XVI) -poshiriki
mu(XVIII) -moshiriki
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

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Adjective

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-shiriki (declinable)

  1. associate, affiliate
    • 2022, Muungano wa Tanganyika na Zanzibar: Chimbuko, Misingi na Maendeleo, Serikali ya Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania, →ISBN:
      [] Chuo Kishiriki cha Chuo Kikuu cha London, Uingereza kilianzishwa Dar es Salaam na kuitwa Chuo Kikuu cha Dar es Salaam []
      [] an associate college of the University of London, England, was established in Dar es Salaam, called the University of Dar es Salaam []

Declension

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