ghairi

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic غَيَّرَ (ḡayyara).

Pronunciation

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Verb

-ghairi (infinitive kughairi)

1. to cancel or annul
2. to back down or change one's position

Conjugation

Conjugation of -ghairi
Positive present -naghairi Subjunctive -ghairi Negative -ghairi Imperative singular ghairi
Infinitives
Positive kughairi Negative kutoghairi
Imperatives
Singular ghairi Plural ghairini
Tensed forms
Habitual hughairi Positive past positive subject concord + -lighairi Negative past negative subject concord + -kughairi
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naghairi) Singular Plural 1st person ninaghairi/naghairi tunaghairi 2nd person unaghairi mnaghairi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaghairi wanaghairi other classes positive subject concord + -naghairi
Negative present (negative subject concord + -ghairi) Singular Plural 1st person sighairi hatughairi 2nd person hughairi hamghairi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) haghairi hawaghairi other classes negative subject concord + -ghairi
Positive future positive subject concord + -taghairi Negative future negative subject concord + -taghairi
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -ghairi) Singular Plural 1st person nighairi tughairi 2nd person ughairi mghairi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aghairi waghairi other classes positive subject concord + -ghairi
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sighairi Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeghairi Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeghairi Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalighairi Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalighairi
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aghairi) Singular Plural 1st person naghairi twaghairi 2nd person waghairi mwaghairi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aghairi waghairi m-mi(III/IV) waghairi yaghairi ji-ma(V/VI) laghairi yaghairi ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaghairi vyaghairi n(IX/X) yaghairi zaghairi u(XI) waghairi see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwaghairi pa(XVI) paghairi mu(XVIII) mwaghairi
Perfect positive subject concord + -meghairi "Already" positive subject concord + -meshaghairi "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jaghairi "If/When" positive subject concord + -kighairi "If not" positive subject concord + -sipoghairi Consecutive kaghairi / positive subject concord + -kaghairi Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaghairi
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nighairi -tughairi 2nd person -kughairi -waghairi/-kughairini/-waghairini 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mghairi -waghairi m-mi(III/IV) -ughairi -ighairi ji-ma(V/VI) -lighairi -yaghairi ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kighairi -vighairi n(IX/X) -ighairi -zighairi u(XI) -ughairi see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kughairi pa(XVI) -paghairi mu(XVIII) -mughairi Reflexive -jighairi
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -ghairi- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -ghairiye -ghairio m-mi(III/IV) -ghairio -ghairiyo ji-ma(V/VI) -ghairilo -ghairiyo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -ghairicho -ghairivyo n(IX/X) -ghairiyo -ghairizo u(XI) -ghairio see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -ghairiko pa(XVI) -ghairipo mu(XVIII) -ghairimo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -ghairi) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yeghairi -oghairi m-mi(III/IV) -oghairi -yoghairi ji-ma(V/VI) -loghairi -yoghairi ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choghairi -vyoghairi n(IX/X) -yoghairi -zoghairi u(XI) -oghairi see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -koghairi pa(XVI) -poghairi mu(XVIII) -moghairi
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.