shaja

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic [Term?].

Verb

-shaja (infinitive kushaja)

1. to wander, roam around

Conjugation

Conjugation of -shaja
Positive present -nashaja Subjunctive -shaje Negative -shaji Imperative singular shaja
Infinitives
Positive kushaja Negative kutoshaja
Imperatives
Singular shaja Plural shajeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hushaja Positive past positive subject concord + -lishaja Negative past negative subject concord + -kushaja
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nashaja) Singular Plural 1st person ninashaja/nashaja tunashaja 2nd person unashaja mnashaja 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anashaja wanashaja other classes positive subject concord + -nashaja
Negative present (negative subject concord + -shaji) Singular Plural 1st person sishaji hatushaji 2nd person hushaji hamshaji 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hashaji hawashaji other classes negative subject concord + -shaji
Positive future positive subject concord + -tashaja Negative future negative subject concord + -tashaja
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -shaje) Singular Plural 1st person nishaje tushaje 2nd person ushaje mshaje 3rd person m-wa(I/II) ashaje washaje other classes positive subject concord + -shaje
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sishaje Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeshaja Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeshaja Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalishaja Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalishaja
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -ashaja) Singular Plural 1st person nashaja twashaja 2nd person washaja mwashaja 3rd person m-wa(I/II) ashaja washaja m-mi(III/IV) washaja yashaja ji-ma(V/VI) lashaja yashaja ki-vi(VII/VIII) chashaja vyashaja n(IX/X) yashaja zashaja u(XI) washaja see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwashaja pa(XVI) pashaja mu(XVIII) mwashaja
Perfect positive subject concord + -meshaja "Already" positive subject concord + -meshashaja "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jashaja "If/When" positive subject concord + -kishaja "If not" positive subject concord + -siposhaja Consecutive kashaja / positive subject concord + -kashaja Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kashaje
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nishaja -tushaja 2nd person -kushaja -washaja/-kushajeni/-washajeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mshaja -washaja m-mi(III/IV) -ushaja -ishaja ji-ma(V/VI) -lishaja -yashaja ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kishaja -vishaja n(IX/X) -ishaja -zishaja u(XI) -ushaja see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kushaja pa(XVI) -pashaja mu(XVIII) -mushaja Reflexive -jishaja
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -shaja- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -shajaye -shajao m-mi(III/IV) -shajao -shajayo ji-ma(V/VI) -shajalo -shajayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -shajacho -shajavyo n(IX/X) -shajayo -shajazo u(XI) -shajao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -shajako pa(XVI) -shajapo mu(XVIII) -shajamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -shaja) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yeshaja -oshaja m-mi(III/IV) -oshaja -yoshaja ji-ma(V/VI) -loshaja -yoshaja ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choshaja -vyoshaja n(IX/X) -yoshaja -zoshaja u(XI) -oshaja see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -koshaja pa(XVI) -poshaja mu(XVIII) -moshaja
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

• Verbal derivations:
  • Causative: -shajisha