ajiri

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic أَجَّرَ (ʔajjara).

Pronunciation

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Verb

-ajiri (infinitive kuajiri)

1. to hire, to employ

Conjugation

Conjugation of -ajiri
Positive present -naajiri Subjunctive -ajiri Negative -ajiri Imperative singular ajiri
Infinitives
Positive kuajiri Negative kutoajiri
Imperatives
Singular ajiri Plural ajirini
Tensed forms
Habitual huajiri Positive past positive subject concord + -liajiri Negative past negative subject concord + -kuajiri
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naajiri) Singular Plural 1st person ninaajiri/naajiri tunaajiri 2nd person unaajiri mnaajiri 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaajiri wanaajiri other classes positive subject concord + -naajiri
Negative present (negative subject concord + -ajiri) Singular Plural 1st person siajiri hatuajiri 2nd person huajiri hamwajiri 3rd person m-wa(I/II) haajiri hawaajiri other classes negative subject concord + -ajiri
Positive future positive subject concord + -taajiri Negative future negative subject concord + -taajiri
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -ajiri) Singular Plural 1st person niajiri tuajiri 2nd person uajiri mwajiri 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aajiri waajiri other classes positive subject concord + -ajiri
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siajiri Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeajiri Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeajiri Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliajiri Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliajiri
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aajiri) Singular Plural 1st person naajiri twaajiri 2nd person waajiri mwaajiri 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aajiri waajiri m-mi(III/IV) waajiri yaajiri ji-ma(V/VI) laajiri yaajiri ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaajiri vyaajiri n(IX/X) yaajiri zaajiri u(XI) waajiri see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwaajiri pa(XVI) paajiri mu(XVIII) mwaajiri
Perfect positive subject concord + -meajiri "Already" positive subject concord + -meshaajiri "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jaajiri "If/When" positive subject concord + -kiajiri "If not" positive subject concord + -sipoajiri Consecutive kaajiri / positive subject concord + -kaajiri Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaajiri
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -niajiri -tuajiri 2nd person -kuajiri -waajiri/-kuajirini/-waajirini 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mwajiri -waajiri m-mi(III/IV) -uajiri -iajiri ji-ma(V/VI) -liajiri -yaajiri ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiajiri -viajiri n(IX/X) -iajiri -ziajiri u(XI) -uajiri see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuajiri pa(XVI) -paajiri mu(XVIII) -muajiri Reflexive -jiajiri
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -ajiri- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -ajiriye -ajirio m-mi(III/IV) -ajirio -ajiriyo ji-ma(V/VI) -ajirilo -ajiriyo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -ajiricho -ajirivyo n(IX/X) -ajiriyo -ajirizo u(XI) -ajirio see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -ajiriko pa(XVI) -ajiripo mu(XVIII) -ajirimo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -ajiri) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yeajiri -oajiri m-mi(III/IV) -oajiri -yoajiri ji-ma(V/VI) -loajiri -yoajiri ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choajiri -vyoajiri n(IX/X) -yoajiri -zoajiri u(XI) -oajiri see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -koajiri pa(XVI) -poajiri mu(XVIII) -moajiri
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

• Verbal derivations:
  • Applicative: -ajiria
  • Causative: -ajirisha
  • Passive: -ajiriwa

• Nominal derivations:
  • ajira (“employment”)
  • mwajiri (“employer”)
  • uajiri (“employment”)