sanii

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic [Term?].

Pronunciation

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Verb

-sanii (infinitive kusanii)

1. to make, invent (related to craft or art)

Conjugation

Conjugation of -sanii
Positive present -nasanii Subjunctive -sanii Negative -sanii Imperative singular sanii
Infinitives
Positive kusanii Negative kutosanii
Imperatives
Singular sanii Plural saniini
Tensed forms
Habitual husanii Positive past positive subject concord + -lisanii Negative past negative subject concord + -kusanii
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nasanii) Singular Plural 1st person ninasanii/nasanii tunasanii 2nd person unasanii mnasanii 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anasanii wanasanii other classes positive subject concord + -nasanii
Negative present (negative subject concord + -sanii) Singular Plural 1st person sisanii hatusanii 2nd person husanii hamsanii 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hasanii hawasanii other classes negative subject concord + -sanii
Positive future positive subject concord + -tasanii Negative future negative subject concord + -tasanii
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -sanii) Singular Plural 1st person nisanii tusanii 2nd person usanii msanii 3rd person m-wa(I/II) asanii wasanii other classes positive subject concord + -sanii
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sisanii Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngesanii Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singesanii Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalisanii Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalisanii
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -asanii) Singular Plural 1st person nasanii twasanii 2nd person wasanii mwasanii 3rd person m-wa(I/II) asanii wasanii m-mi(III/IV) wasanii yasanii ji-ma(V/VI) lasanii yasanii ki-vi(VII/VIII) chasanii vyasanii n(IX/X) yasanii zasanii u(XI) wasanii see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwasanii pa(XVI) pasanii mu(XVIII) mwasanii
Perfect positive subject concord + -mesanii "Already" positive subject concord + -meshasanii "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jasanii "If/When" positive subject concord + -kisanii "If not" positive subject concord + -siposanii Consecutive kasanii / positive subject concord + -kasanii Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kasanii
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nisanii -tusanii 2nd person -kusanii -wasanii/-kusaniini/-wasaniini 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -msanii -wasanii m-mi(III/IV) -usanii -isanii ji-ma(V/VI) -lisanii -yasanii ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kisanii -visanii n(IX/X) -isanii -zisanii u(XI) -usanii see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kusanii pa(XVI) -pasanii mu(XVIII) -musanii Reflexive -jisanii
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -sanii- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -saniiye -saniio m-mi(III/IV) -saniio -saniiyo ji-ma(V/VI) -saniilo -saniiyo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -saniicho -saniivyo n(IX/X) -saniiyo -saniizo u(XI) -saniio see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -saniiko pa(XVI) -saniipo mu(XVIII) -saniimo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -sanii) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yesanii -osanii m-mi(III/IV) -osanii -yosanii ji-ma(V/VI) -losanii -yosanii ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chosanii -vyosanii n(IX/X) -yosanii -zosanii u(XI) -osanii see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kosanii pa(XVI) -posanii mu(XVIII) -mosanii
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.