ajiriwa

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-ajiriwa (infinitive kuajiriwa)

1. Passive form of -ajiri: to be employed, to be hired

Conjugation

Conjugation of -ajiriwa
Positive present -naajiriwa Subjunctive -ajiriwe Negative -ajiriwi Imperative singular ajiriwa
Infinitives
Positive kuajiriwa Negative kutoajiriwa
Imperatives
Singular ajiriwa Plural ajiriweni
Tensed forms
Habitual huajiriwa Positive past positive subject concord + -liajiriwa Negative past negative subject concord + -kuajiriwa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naajiriwa) Singular Plural 1st person ninaajiriwa/naajiriwa tunaajiriwa 2nd person unaajiriwa mnaajiriwa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaajiriwa wanaajiriwa other classes positive subject concord + -naajiriwa
Negative present (negative subject concord + -ajiriwi) Singular Plural 1st person siajiriwi hatuajiriwi 2nd person huajiriwi hamwajiriwi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) haajiriwi hawaajiriwi other classes negative subject concord + -ajiriwi
Positive future positive subject concord + -taajiriwa Negative future negative subject concord + -taajiriwa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -ajiriwe) Singular Plural 1st person niajiriwe tuajiriwe 2nd person uajiriwe mwajiriwe 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aajiriwe waajiriwe other classes positive subject concord + -ajiriwe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siajiriwe Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeajiriwa Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeajiriwa Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliajiriwa Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliajiriwa
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aajiriwa) Singular Plural 1st person naajiriwa twaajiriwa 2nd person waajiriwa mwaajiriwa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aajiriwa waajiriwa m-mi(III/IV) waajiriwa yaajiriwa ji-ma(V/VI) laajiriwa yaajiriwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaajiriwa vyaajiriwa n(IX/X) yaajiriwa zaajiriwa u(XI) waajiriwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwaajiriwa pa(XVI) paajiriwa mu(XVIII) mwaajiriwa
Perfect positive subject concord + -meajiriwa "Already" positive subject concord + -meshaajiriwa "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jaajiriwa "If/When" positive subject concord + -kiajiriwa "If not" positive subject concord + -sipoajiriwa Consecutive kaajiriwa / positive subject concord + -kaajiriwa Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaajiriwe
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -niajiriwa -tuajiriwa 2nd person -kuajiriwa -waajiriwa/-kuajiriweni/-waajiriweni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mwajiriwa -waajiriwa m-mi(III/IV) -uajiriwa -iajiriwa ji-ma(V/VI) -liajiriwa -yaajiriwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiajiriwa -viajiriwa n(IX/X) -iajiriwa -ziajiriwa u(XI) -uajiriwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuajiriwa pa(XVI) -paajiriwa mu(XVIII) -muajiriwa Reflexive -jiajiriwa
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -ajiriwa- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -ajiriwaye -ajiriwao m-mi(III/IV) -ajiriwao -ajiriwayo ji-ma(V/VI) -ajiriwalo -ajiriwayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -ajiriwacho -ajiriwavyo n(IX/X) -ajiriwayo -ajiriwazo u(XI) -ajiriwao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -ajiriwako pa(XVI) -ajiriwapo mu(XVIII) -ajiriwamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -ajiriwa) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yeajiriwa -oajiriwa m-mi(III/IV) -oajiriwa -yoajiriwa ji-ma(V/VI) -loajiriwa -yoajiriwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choajiriwa -vyoajiriwa n(IX/X) -yoajiriwa -zoajiriwa u(XI) -oajiriwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -koajiriwa pa(XVI) -poajiriwa mu(XVIII) -moajiriwa
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

• Nominal derivations:
  • mwajiriwa (“employee”)