jitahidi

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic اِجْتَهَدَ (ijtahada).

Pronunciation

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Verb

-jitahidi (infinitive kujitahidi)

1. to endeavour

Conjugation

Conjugation of -jitahidi
Positive present -najitahidi Subjunctive -jitahidi Negative -jitahidi Imperative singular jitahidi
Infinitives
Positive kujitahidi Negative kutojitahidi
Imperatives
Singular jitahidi Plural jitahidini
Tensed forms
Habitual hujitahidi Positive past positive subject concord + -lijitahidi Negative past negative subject concord + -kujitahidi
Positive present (positive subject concord + -najitahidi) Singular Plural 1st person ninajitahidi/najitahidi tunajitahidi 2nd person unajitahidi mnajitahidi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anajitahidi wanajitahidi other classes positive subject concord + -najitahidi
Negative present (negative subject concord + -jitahidi) Singular Plural 1st person sijitahidi hatujitahidi 2nd person hujitahidi hamjitahidi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hajitahidi hawajitahidi other classes negative subject concord + -jitahidi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tajitahidi Negative future negative subject concord + -tajitahidi
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -jitahidi) Singular Plural 1st person nijitahidi tujitahidi 2nd person ujitahidi mjitahidi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) ajitahidi wajitahidi other classes positive subject concord + -jitahidi
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sijitahidi Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngejitahidi Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singejitahidi Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalijitahidi Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalijitahidi
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -ajitahidi) Singular Plural 1st person najitahidi twajitahidi 2nd person wajitahidi mwajitahidi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) ajitahidi wajitahidi m-mi(III/IV) wajitahidi yajitahidi ji-ma(V/VI) lajitahidi yajitahidi ki-vi(VII/VIII) chajitahidi vyajitahidi n(IX/X) yajitahidi zajitahidi u(XI) wajitahidi see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwajitahidi pa(XVI) pajitahidi mu(XVIII) mwajitahidi
Perfect positive subject concord + -mejitahidi "Already" positive subject concord + -meshajitahidi "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jajitahidi "If/When" positive subject concord + -kijitahidi "If not" positive subject concord + -sipojitahidi Consecutive kajitahidi / positive subject concord + -kajitahidi Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kajitahidi
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nijitahidi -tujitahidi 2nd person -kujitahidi -wajitahidi/-kujitahidini/-wajitahidini 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mjitahidi -wajitahidi m-mi(III/IV) -ujitahidi -ijitahidi ji-ma(V/VI) -lijitahidi -yajitahidi ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kijitahidi -vijitahidi n(IX/X) -ijitahidi -zijitahidi u(XI) -ujitahidi see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kujitahidi pa(XVI) -pajitahidi mu(XVIII) -mujitahidi Reflexive -jijitahidi
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -jitahidi- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -jitahidiye -jitahidio m-mi(III/IV) -jitahidio -jitahidiyo ji-ma(V/VI) -jitahidilo -jitahidiyo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -jitahidicho -jitahidivyo n(IX/X) -jitahidiyo -jitahidizo u(XI) -jitahidio see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -jitahidiko pa(XVI) -jitahidipo mu(XVIII) -jitahidimo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -jitahidi) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yejitahidi -ojitahidi m-mi(III/IV) -ojitahidi -yojitahidi ji-ma(V/VI) -lojitahidi -yojitahidi ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chojitahidi -vyojitahidi n(IX/X) -yojitahidi -zojitahidi u(XI) -ojitahidi see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kojitahidi pa(XVI) -pojitahidi mu(XVIII) -mojitahidi
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Related terms

• jitihada