Swahili
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic سَائِل (sāʔil).
Pronunciation
Verb
-saili (infinitive kusaili)
- to question, interview, interrogate, examine
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -saili
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| Positive present
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-nasaili
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| Subjunctive
|
-saili
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| Negative
|
-saili
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| Imperative singular
|
saili
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| Infinitives
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| Positive
|
kusaili
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| Negative
|
kutosaili
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
|
saili
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| Plural
|
sailini
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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husaili
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| Positive past
|
positive subject concord + -lisaili
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| Negative past
|
negative subject concord + -kusaili
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nasaili)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninasaili/nasaili
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tunasaili
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| 2nd person
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unasaili
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mnasaili
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anasaili
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wanasaili
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nasaili
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -saili)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sisaili
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hatusaili
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| 2nd person
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husaili
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hamsaili
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hasaili
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hawasaili
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -saili
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| Positive future
|
positive subject concord + -tasaili
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| Negative future
|
negative subject concord + -tasaili
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -saili)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nisaili
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tusaili
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| 2nd person
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usaili
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msaili
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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asaili
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wasaili
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| other classes
|
positive subject concord + -saili
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sisaili
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngesaili
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singesaili
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalisaili
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalisaili
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -asaili)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nasaili
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twasaili
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| 2nd person
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wasaili
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mwasaili
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
asaili
|
wasaili
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wasaili
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yasaili
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lasaili
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yasaili
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chasaili
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vyasaili
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| n(IX/X)
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yasaili
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zasaili
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| u(XI)
|
wasaili
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwasaili
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| pa(XVI)
|
pasaili
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwasaili
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mesaili
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshasaili
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jasaili
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kisaili
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -siposaili
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| Consecutive
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kasaili / positive subject concord + -kasaili
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kasaili
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| Object concord (indicative positive)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
|
-nisaili
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-tusaili
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| 2nd person
|
-kusaili
|
-wasaili/-kusailini/-wasailini
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
-msaili
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-wasaili
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-usaili
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-isaili
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lisaili
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-yasaili
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
-kisaili
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-visaili
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| n(IX/X)
|
-isaili
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-zisaili
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| u(XI)
|
-usaili
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kusaili
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| pa(XVI)
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-pasaili
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| mu(XVIII)
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-musaili
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| Reflexive
|
-jisaili
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -saili- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-sailiye
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-sailio
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-sailio
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-sailiyo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-saililo
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-sailiyo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-sailicho
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-sailivyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-sailiyo
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-sailizo
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| u(XI)
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-sailio
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-sailiko
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| pa(XVI)
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-sailipo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-sailimo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -saili)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yesaili
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-osaili
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-osaili
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-yosaili
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-losaili
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-yosaili
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chosaili
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-vyosaili
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| n(IX/X)
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-yosaili
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-zosaili
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| u(XI)
|
-osaili
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kosaili
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| pa(XVI)
|
-posaili
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| mu(XVIII)
|
-mosaili
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| Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.
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