sitawi

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Swahili

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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-sitawi (infinitive kusitawi)

  1. Alternative spelling of -stawi (to prosper, thrive, flourish; to develop)

Conjugation

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Conjugation of -sitawi
Positive present -nasitawi
Subjunctive -sitawi
Negative -sitawi
Imperative singular sitawi
Infinitives
Positive kusitawi
Negative kutositawi
Imperatives
Singular sitawi
Plural sitawini
Tensed forms
Habitual husitawi
Positive past positive subject concord + -lisitawi
Negative past negative subject concord + -kusitawi
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nasitawi)
Singular Plural
1st person ninasitawi/nasitawi tunasitawi
2nd person unasitawi mnasitawi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anasitawi wanasitawi
other classes positive subject concord + -nasitawi
Negative present (negative subject concord + -sitawi)
Singular Plural
1st person sisitawi hatusitawi
2nd person husitawi hamsitawi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hasitawi hawasitawi
other classes negative subject concord + -sitawi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tasitawi
Negative future negative subject concord + -tasitawi
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -sitawi)
Singular Plural
1st person nisitawi tusitawi
2nd person usitawi msitawi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) asitawi wasitawi
other classes positive subject concord + -sitawi
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sisitawi
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngesitawi
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singesitawi
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalisitawi
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalisitawi
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -asitawi)
Singular Plural
1st person nasitawi twasitawi
2nd person wasitawi mwasitawi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) asitawi wasitawi
m-mi(III/IV) wasitawi yasitawi
ji-ma(V/VI) lasitawi yasitawi
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chasitawi vyasitawi
n(IX/X) yasitawi zasitawi
u(XI) wasitawi see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwasitawi
pa(XVI) pasitawi
mu(XVIII) mwasitawi
Perfect positive subject concord + -mesitawi
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshasitawi
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jasitawi
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kisitawi
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipositawi
Consecutive kasitawi / positive subject concord + -kasitawi
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kasitawi
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nisitawi -tusitawi
2nd person -kusitawi -wasitawi/-kusitawini/-wasitawini
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -msitawi -wasitawi
m-mi(III/IV) -usitawi -isitawi
ji-ma(V/VI) -lisitawi -yasitawi
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kisitawi -visitawi
n(IX/X) -isitawi -zisitawi
u(XI) -usitawi see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kusitawi
pa(XVI) -pasitawi
mu(XVIII) -musitawi
Reflexive -jisitawi
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -sitawi- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -sitawiye -sitawio
m-mi(III/IV) -sitawio -sitawiyo
ji-ma(V/VI) -sitawilo -sitawiyo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -sitawicho -sitawivyo
n(IX/X) -sitawiyo -sitawizo
u(XI) -sitawio see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -sitawiko
pa(XVI) -sitawipo
mu(XVIII) -sitawimo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -sitawi)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yesitawi -ositawi
m-mi(III/IV) -ositawi -yositawi
ji-ma(V/VI) -lositawi -yositawi
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chositawi -vyositawi
n(IX/X) -yositawi -zositawi
u(XI) -ositawi see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kositawi
pa(XVI) -positawi
mu(XVIII) -mositawi
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

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