Swahili
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic سَلَّمَ (sallama).
Pronunciation
Verb
-salimu (infinitive kusalimu)
- to greet or salute, to say hello
- to surrender
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -salimu
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| Positive present
|
-nasalimu
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| Subjunctive
|
-salimu
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| Negative
|
-salimu
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| Imperative singular
|
salimu
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
|
salimu
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| Plural
|
salimuni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
|
husalimu
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| Positive past
|
positive subject concord + -lisalimu
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| Negative past
|
negative subject concord + -kusalimu
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nasalimu)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninasalimu/nasalimu
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tunasalimu
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| 2nd person
|
unasalimu
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mnasalimu
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anasalimu
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wanasalimu
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nasalimu
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -salimu)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sisalimu
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hatusalimu
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| 2nd person
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husalimu
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hamsalimu
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hasalimu
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hawasalimu
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -salimu
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| Positive future
|
positive subject concord + -tasalimu
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| Negative future
|
negative subject concord + -tasalimu
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -salimu)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nisalimu
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tusalimu
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| 2nd person
|
usalimu
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msalimu
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
asalimu
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wasalimu
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -salimu
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sisalimu
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngesalimu
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singesalimu
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalisalimu
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalisalimu
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -asalimu)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
|
nasalimu
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twasalimu
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| 2nd person
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wasalimu
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mwasalimu
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
asalimu
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wasalimu
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wasalimu
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yasalimu
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
lasalimu
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yasalimu
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
chasalimu
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vyasalimu
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| n(IX/X)
|
yasalimu
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zasalimu
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| u(XI)
|
wasalimu
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
kwasalimu
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| pa(XVI)
|
pasalimu
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| mu(XVIII)
|
mwasalimu
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mesalimu
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshasalimu
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jasalimu
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kisalimu
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -siposalimu
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| Consecutive
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kasalimu / positive subject concord + -kasalimu
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kasalimu
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| Object concord (indicative positive)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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-nisalimu
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-tusalimu
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| 2nd person
|
-kusalimu
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-wasalimu/-kusalimuni/-wasalimuni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
-msalimu
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-wasalimu
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-usalimu
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-isalimu
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lisalimu
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-yasalimu
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
-kisalimu
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-visalimu
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| n(IX/X)
|
-isalimu
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-zisalimu
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| u(XI)
|
-usalimu
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-kusalimu
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| pa(XVI)
|
-pasalimu
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| mu(XVIII)
|
-musalimu
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| Reflexive
|
-jisalimu
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -salimu- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
|
-salimuye
|
-salimuo
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-salimuo
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-salimuyo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-salimulo
|
-salimuyo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-salimucho
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-salimuvyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-salimuyo
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-salimuzo
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| u(XI)
|
-salimuo
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-salimuko
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| pa(XVI)
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-salimupo
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| mu(XVIII)
|
-salimumo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -salimu)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yesalimu
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-osalimu
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-osalimu
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-yosalimu
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-losalimu
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-yosalimu
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chosalimu
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-vyosalimu
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| n(IX/X)
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-yosalimu
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-zosalimu
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| u(XI)
|
-osalimu
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-kosalimu
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| pa(XVI)
|
-posalimu
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| mu(XVIII)
|
-mosalimu
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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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Derived terms