shirikiana

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-shirikiana (infinitive kushirikiana)

1. Reciprocal form of -shiriki: to cooperate, collaborate, work together

Conjugation

Conjugation of -shirikiana
Positive present -nashirikiana Subjunctive -shirikiane Negative -shirikiani Imperative singular shirikiana
Infinitives
Positive kushirikiana Negative kutoshirikiana
Imperatives
Singular shirikiana Plural shirikianeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hushirikiana Positive past positive subject concord + -lishirikiana Negative past negative subject concord + -kushirikiana
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nashirikiana) Singular Plural 1st person ninashirikiana/nashirikiana tunashirikiana 2nd person unashirikiana mnashirikiana 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anashirikiana wanashirikiana other classes positive subject concord + -nashirikiana
Negative present (negative subject concord + -shirikiani) Singular Plural 1st person sishirikiani hatushirikiani 2nd person hushirikiani hamshirikiani 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hashirikiani hawashirikiani other classes negative subject concord + -shirikiani
Positive future positive subject concord + -tashirikiana Negative future negative subject concord + -tashirikiana
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -shirikiane) Singular Plural 1st person nishirikiane tushirikiane 2nd person ushirikiane mshirikiane 3rd person m-wa(I/II) ashirikiane washirikiane other classes positive subject concord + -shirikiane
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sishirikiane Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeshirikiana Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeshirikiana Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalishirikiana Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalishirikiana
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -ashirikiana) Singular Plural 1st person nashirikiana twashirikiana 2nd person washirikiana mwashirikiana 3rd person m-wa(I/II) ashirikiana washirikiana m-mi(III/IV) washirikiana yashirikiana ji-ma(V/VI) lashirikiana yashirikiana ki-vi(VII/VIII) chashirikiana vyashirikiana n(IX/X) yashirikiana zashirikiana u(XI) washirikiana see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwashirikiana pa(XVI) pashirikiana mu(XVIII) mwashirikiana
Perfect positive subject concord + -meshirikiana "Already" positive subject concord + -meshashirikiana "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jashirikiana "If/When" positive subject concord + -kishirikiana "If not" positive subject concord + -siposhirikiana Consecutive kashirikiana / positive subject concord + -kashirikiana Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kashirikiane Object concord —
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + -shirikiana- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -shirikianaye -shirikianao m-mi(III/IV) -shirikianao -shirikianayo ji-ma(V/VI) -shirikianalo -shirikianayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -shirikianacho -shirikianavyo n(IX/X) -shirikianayo -shirikianazo u(XI) -shirikianao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -shirikianako pa(XVI) -shirikianapo mu(XVIII) -shirikianamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + -shirikiana) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yeshirikiana -oshirikiana m-mi(III/IV) -oshirikiana -yoshirikiana ji-ma(V/VI) -loshirikiana -yoshirikiana ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choshirikiana -vyoshirikiana n(IX/X) -yoshirikiana -zoshirikiana u(XI) -oshirikiana see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -koshirikiana pa(XVI) -poshirikiana mu(XVIII) -moshirikiana
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

• Nominal derivations:
  • ushirikiano (“cooperation, collaboration”)