saini

See also: Saini

Swahili

Etymology

From English sign.

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

  (file)

Noun

saini (n class, plural saini)

1. signature (person's autograph name)

   saini ya dijiti ― digital signature

2. attestation

Verb

-saini (infinitive kusaini)

1. to sign something

   Synonym: -tia saini

2. to attest

Conjugation

Conjugation of -saini
Positive present -nasaini Subjunctive -saini Negative -saini Imperative singular saini
Infinitives
Positive kusaini Negative kutosaini
Imperatives
Singular saini Plural sainini
Tensed forms
Habitual husaini Positive past positive subject concord + -lisaini Negative past negative subject concord + -kusaini
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nasaini) Singular Plural 1st person ninasaini/nasaini tunasaini 2nd person unasaini mnasaini 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anasaini wanasaini other classes positive subject concord + -nasaini
Negative present (negative subject concord + -saini) Singular Plural 1st person sisaini hatusaini 2nd person husaini hamsaini 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hasaini hawasaini other classes negative subject concord + -saini
Positive future positive subject concord + -tasaini Negative future negative subject concord + -tasaini
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -saini) Singular Plural 1st person nisaini tusaini 2nd person usaini msaini 3rd person m-wa(I/II) asaini wasaini other classes positive subject concord + -saini
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sisaini Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngesaini Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singesaini Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalisaini Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalisaini
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -asaini) Singular Plural 1st person nasaini twasaini 2nd person wasaini mwasaini 3rd person m-wa(I/II) asaini wasaini m-mi(III/IV) wasaini yasaini ji-ma(V/VI) lasaini yasaini ki-vi(VII/VIII) chasaini vyasaini n(IX/X) yasaini zasaini u(XI) wasaini see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwasaini pa(XVI) pasaini mu(XVIII) mwasaini
Perfect positive subject concord + -mesaini "Already" positive subject concord + -meshasaini "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jasaini "If/When" positive subject concord + -kisaini "If not" positive subject concord + -siposaini Consecutive kasaini / positive subject concord + -kasaini Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kasaini
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nisaini -tusaini 2nd person -kusaini -wasaini/-kusainini/-wasainini 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -msaini -wasaini m-mi(III/IV) -usaini -isaini ji-ma(V/VI) -lisaini -yasaini ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kisaini -visaini n(IX/X) -isaini -zisaini u(XI) -usaini see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kusaini pa(XVI) -pasaini mu(XVIII) -musaini Reflexive -jisaini
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -saini- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -sainiye -sainio m-mi(III/IV) -sainio -sainiyo ji-ma(V/VI) -sainilo -sainiyo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -sainicho -sainivyo n(IX/X) -sainiyo -sainizo u(XI) -sainio see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -sainiko pa(XVI) -sainipo mu(XVIII) -sainimo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -saini) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yesaini -osaini m-mi(III/IV) -osaini -yosaini ji-ma(V/VI) -losaini -yosaini ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chosaini -vyosaini n(IX/X) -yosaini -zosaini u(XI) -osaini see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kosaini pa(XVI) -posaini mu(XVIII) -mosaini
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.