Swahili

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Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Classical Persian ترجمه (tarjuma), from Arabic تَرْجَمَة (tarjama).

Noun

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tarjumi (n class, plural tarjumi)

  1. (rare) translation
    Synonym: tafsiri

Etymology 2

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Derived from the noun above.

Verb

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-tarjumi (infinitive kutarjumi)

  1. (rare) to translate
    Synonym: -tafsiri
Conjugation
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Conjugation of -tarjumi
Positive present -natarjumi
Subjunctive -tarjumi
Negative -tarjumi
Imperative singular tarjumi
Infinitives
Positive kutarjumi
Negative kutotarjumi
Imperatives
Singular tarjumi
Plural tarjumini
Tensed forms
Habitual hutarjumi
Positive past positive subject concord + -litarjumi
Negative past negative subject concord + -kutarjumi
Positive present (positive subject concord + -natarjumi)
Singular Plural
1st person ninatarjumi/natarjumi tunatarjumi
2nd person unatarjumi mnatarjumi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anatarjumi wanatarjumi
other classes positive subject concord + -natarjumi
Negative present (negative subject concord + -tarjumi)
Singular Plural
1st person sitarjumi hatutarjumi
2nd person hutarjumi hamtarjumi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hatarjumi hawatarjumi
other classes negative subject concord + -tarjumi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tatarjumi
Negative future negative subject concord + -tatarjumi
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -tarjumi)
Singular Plural
1st person nitarjumi tutarjumi
2nd person utarjumi mtarjumi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) atarjumi watarjumi
other classes positive subject concord + -tarjumi
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sitarjumi
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngetarjumi
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singetarjumi
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalitarjumi
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalitarjumi
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -atarjumi)
Singular Plural
1st person natarjumi twatarjumi
2nd person watarjumi mwatarjumi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) atarjumi watarjumi
m-mi(III/IV) watarjumi yatarjumi
ji-ma(V/VI) latarjumi yatarjumi
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chatarjumi vyatarjumi
n(IX/X) yatarjumi zatarjumi
u(XI) watarjumi see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwatarjumi
pa(XVI) patarjumi
mu(XVIII) mwatarjumi
Perfect positive subject concord + -metarjumi
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshatarjumi
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jatarjumi
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kitarjumi
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipotarjumi
Consecutive katarjumi / positive subject concord + -katarjumi
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -katarjumi
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nitarjumi -tutarjumi
2nd person -kutarjumi -watarjumi/-kutarjumini/-watarjumini
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mtarjumi -watarjumi
m-mi(III/IV) -utarjumi -itarjumi
ji-ma(V/VI) -litarjumi -yatarjumi
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kitarjumi -vitarjumi
n(IX/X) -itarjumi -zitarjumi
u(XI) -utarjumi see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kutarjumi
pa(XVI) -patarjumi
mu(XVIII) -mutarjumi
Reflexive -jitarjumi
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -tarjumi- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -tarjumiye -tarjumio
m-mi(III/IV) -tarjumio -tarjumiyo
ji-ma(V/VI) -tarjumilo -tarjumiyo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -tarjumicho -tarjumivyo
n(IX/X) -tarjumiyo -tarjumizo
u(XI) -tarjumio see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -tarjumiko
pa(XVI) -tarjumipo
mu(XVIII) -tarjumimo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -tarjumi)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yetarjumi -otarjumi
m-mi(III/IV) -otarjumi -yotarjumi
ji-ma(V/VI) -lotarjumi -yotarjumi
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chotarjumi -vyotarjumi
n(IX/X) -yotarjumi -zotarjumi
u(XI) -otarjumi see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kotarjumi
pa(XVI) -potarjumi
mu(XVIII) -motarjumi
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.