stawi

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsta.vi/

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• Rhymes: -avi
• Syllabification: sta‧wi

Verb

stawi

1. third-person singular future of stawić

Swahili

Alternative forms

• -sitawi

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic اِسْتَوَى (istawā).

Pronunciation

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Verb

-stawi (infinitive kustawi)

1. to prosper, thrive, flourish
2. to develop

Conjugation

Conjugation of -stawi
Positive present -nastawi Subjunctive -stawi Negative -stawi Imperative singular stawi
Infinitives
Positive kustawi Negative kutostawi
Imperatives
Singular stawi Plural stawini
Tensed forms
Habitual hustawi Positive past positive subject concord + -listawi Negative past negative subject concord + -kustawi
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nastawi) Singular Plural 1st person ninastawi/nastawi tunastawi 2nd person unastawi mnastawi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anastawi wanastawi other classes positive subject concord + -nastawi
Negative present (negative subject concord + -stawi) Singular Plural 1st person sistawi hatustawi 2nd person hustawi hamstawi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hastawi hawastawi other classes negative subject concord + -stawi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tastawi Negative future negative subject concord + -tastawi
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -stawi) Singular Plural 1st person nistawi tustawi 2nd person ustawi mstawi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) astawi wastawi other classes positive subject concord + -stawi
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sistawi Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngestawi Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singestawi Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalistawi Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalistawi
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -astawi) Singular Plural 1st person nastawi twastawi 2nd person wastawi mwastawi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) astawi wastawi m-mi(III/IV) wastawi yastawi ji-ma(V/VI) lastawi yastawi ki-vi(VII/VIII) chastawi vyastawi n(IX/X) yastawi zastawi u(XI) wastawi see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwastawi pa(XVI) pastawi mu(XVIII) mwastawi
Perfect positive subject concord + -mestawi "Already" positive subject concord + -meshastawi "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jastawi "If/When" positive subject concord + -kistawi "If not" positive subject concord + -sipostawi Consecutive kastawi / positive subject concord + -kastawi Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kastawi
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nistawi -tustawi 2nd person -kustawi -wastawi/-kustawini/-wastawini 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mstawi -wastawi m-mi(III/IV) -ustawi -istawi ji-ma(V/VI) -listawi -yastawi ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kistawi -vistawi n(IX/X) -istawi -zistawi u(XI) -ustawi see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kustawi pa(XVI) -pastawi mu(XVIII) -mustawi Reflexive -jistawi
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -stawi- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -stawiye -stawio m-mi(III/IV) -stawio -stawiyo ji-ma(V/VI) -stawilo -stawiyo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -stawicho -stawivyo n(IX/X) -stawiyo -stawizo u(XI) -stawio see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -stawiko pa(XVI) -stawipo mu(XVIII) -stawimo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -stawi) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yestawi -ostawi m-mi(III/IV) -ostawi -yostawi ji-ma(V/VI) -lostawi -yostawi ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chostawi -vyostawi n(IX/X) -yostawi -zostawi u(XI) -ostawi see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kostawi pa(XVI) -postawi mu(XVIII) -mostawi
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Synonyms

• -bariki
• -chanua

Derived terms

• Verbal derivations:
  • Causative: -stawisha

• Nominal derivations:
  • ustawi (“welfare”)