shajiisha

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic [Term?].

Verb

-shajiisha (infinitive kushajiisha)

1. to motivate, encourage

Conjugation

Conjugation of -shajiisha
Positive present -nashajiisha Subjunctive -shajiishe Negative -shajiishi Imperative singular shajiisha
Infinitives
Positive kushajiisha Negative kutoshajiisha
Imperatives
Singular shajiisha Plural shajiisheni
Tensed forms
Habitual hushajiisha Positive past positive subject concord + -lishajiisha Negative past negative subject concord + -kushajiisha
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nashajiisha) Singular Plural 1st person ninashajiisha/nashajiisha tunashajiisha 2nd person unashajiisha mnashajiisha 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anashajiisha wanashajiisha other classes positive subject concord + -nashajiisha
Negative present (negative subject concord + -shajiishi) Singular Plural 1st person sishajiishi hatushajiishi 2nd person hushajiishi hamshajiishi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hashajiishi hawashajiishi other classes negative subject concord + -shajiishi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tashajiisha Negative future negative subject concord + -tashajiisha
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -shajiishe) Singular Plural 1st person nishajiishe tushajiishe 2nd person ushajiishe mshajiishe 3rd person m-wa(I/II) ashajiishe washajiishe other classes positive subject concord + -shajiishe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sishajiishe Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeshajiisha Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeshajiisha Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalishajiisha Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalishajiisha
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -ashajiisha) Singular Plural 1st person nashajiisha twashajiisha 2nd person washajiisha mwashajiisha 3rd person m-wa(I/II) ashajiisha washajiisha m-mi(III/IV) washajiisha yashajiisha ji-ma(V/VI) lashajiisha yashajiisha ki-vi(VII/VIII) chashajiisha vyashajiisha n(IX/X) yashajiisha zashajiisha u(XI) washajiisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwashajiisha pa(XVI) pashajiisha mu(XVIII) mwashajiisha
Perfect positive subject concord + -meshajiisha "Already" positive subject concord + -meshashajiisha "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jashajiisha "If/When" positive subject concord + -kishajiisha "If not" positive subject concord + -siposhajiisha Consecutive kashajiisha / positive subject concord + -kashajiisha Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kashajiishe
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nishajiisha -tushajiisha 2nd person -kushajiisha -washajiisha/-kushajiisheni/-washajiisheni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mshajiisha -washajiisha m-mi(III/IV) -ushajiisha -ishajiisha ji-ma(V/VI) -lishajiisha -yashajiisha ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kishajiisha -vishajiisha n(IX/X) -ishajiisha -zishajiisha u(XI) -ushajiisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kushajiisha pa(XVI) -pashajiisha mu(XVIII) -mushajiisha Reflexive -jishajiisha
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -shajiisha- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -shajiishaye -shajiishao m-mi(III/IV) -shajiishao -shajiishayo ji-ma(V/VI) -shajiishalo -shajiishayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -shajiishacho -shajiishavyo n(IX/X) -shajiishayo -shajiishazo u(XI) -shajiishao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -shajiishako pa(XVI) -shajiishapo mu(XVIII) -shajiishamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -shajiisha) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yeshajiisha -oshajiisha m-mi(III/IV) -oshajiisha -yoshajiisha ji-ma(V/VI) -loshajiisha -yoshajiisha ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choshajiisha -vyoshajiisha n(IX/X) -yoshajiisha -zoshajiisha u(XI) -oshajiisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -koshajiisha pa(XVI) -poshajiisha mu(XVIII) -moshajiisha
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:
  • Passive: -shajiishwa

• Nominal derivations:
  • ushajiishaji (“motivation, encouragement”)