setiri

Swahili

Verb

-setiri (infinitive kusetiri)

1. Alternative form of -sitiri (“to conceal, cover up, disguise”)

Conjugation

Conjugation of -setiri
Positive present -nasetiri Subjunctive -setiri Negative -setiri Imperative singular setiri
Infinitives
Positive kusetiri Negative kutosetiri
Imperatives
Singular setiri Plural setirini
Tensed forms
Habitual husetiri Positive past positive subject concord + -lisetiri Negative past negative subject concord + -kusetiri
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nasetiri) Singular Plural 1st person ninasetiri/nasetiri tunasetiri 2nd person unasetiri mnasetiri 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anasetiri wanasetiri other classes positive subject concord + -nasetiri
Negative present (negative subject concord + -setiri) Singular Plural 1st person sisetiri hatusetiri 2nd person husetiri hamsetiri 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hasetiri hawasetiri other classes negative subject concord + -setiri
Positive future positive subject concord + -tasetiri Negative future negative subject concord + -tasetiri
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -setiri) Singular Plural 1st person nisetiri tusetiri 2nd person usetiri msetiri 3rd person m-wa(I/II) asetiri wasetiri other classes positive subject concord + -setiri
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sisetiri Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngesetiri Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singesetiri Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalisetiri Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalisetiri
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -asetiri) Singular Plural 1st person nasetiri twasetiri 2nd person wasetiri mwasetiri 3rd person m-wa(I/II) asetiri wasetiri m-mi(III/IV) wasetiri yasetiri ji-ma(V/VI) lasetiri yasetiri ki-vi(VII/VIII) chasetiri vyasetiri n(IX/X) yasetiri zasetiri u(XI) wasetiri see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwasetiri pa(XVI) pasetiri mu(XVIII) mwasetiri
Perfect positive subject concord + -mesetiri "Already" positive subject concord + -meshasetiri "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jasetiri "If/When" positive subject concord + -kisetiri "If not" positive subject concord + -siposetiri Consecutive kasetiri / positive subject concord + -kasetiri Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kasetiri
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nisetiri -tusetiri 2nd person -kusetiri -wasetiri/-kusetirini/-wasetirini 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -msetiri -wasetiri m-mi(III/IV) -usetiri -isetiri ji-ma(V/VI) -lisetiri -yasetiri ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kisetiri -visetiri n(IX/X) -isetiri -zisetiri u(XI) -usetiri see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kusetiri pa(XVI) -pasetiri mu(XVIII) -musetiri Reflexive -jisetiri
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -setiri- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -setiriye -setirio m-mi(III/IV) -setirio -setiriyo ji-ma(V/VI) -setirilo -setiriyo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -setiricho -setirivyo n(IX/X) -setiriyo -setirizo u(XI) -setirio see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -setiriko pa(XVI) -setiripo mu(XVIII) -setirimo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -setiri) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yesetiri -osetiri m-mi(III/IV) -osetiri -yosetiri ji-ma(V/VI) -losetiri -yosetiri ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chosetiri -vyosetiri n(IX/X) -yosetiri -zosetiri u(XI) -osetiri see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kosetiri pa(XVI) -posetiri mu(XVIII) -mosetiri
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.