sitawi

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-sitawi (infinitive kusitawi)

1. Alternative spelling of -stawi (“to prosper, thrive, flourish; to develop”)

Conjugation

Conjugation of -sitawi
Positive present -nasitawi Subjunctive -sitawi Negative -sitawi Imperative singular sitawi
Infinitives
Positive kusitawi Negative kutositawi
Imperatives
Singular sitawi Plural sitawini
Tensed forms
Habitual husitawi Positive past positive subject concord + -lisitawi Negative past negative subject concord + -kusitawi
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nasitawi) Singular Plural 1st person ninasitawi/nasitawi tunasitawi 2nd person unasitawi mnasitawi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anasitawi wanasitawi other classes positive subject concord + -nasitawi
Negative present (negative subject concord + -sitawi) Singular Plural 1st person sisitawi hatusitawi 2nd person husitawi hamsitawi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hasitawi hawasitawi other classes negative subject concord + -sitawi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tasitawi Negative future negative subject concord + -tasitawi
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -sitawi) Singular Plural 1st person nisitawi tusitawi 2nd person usitawi msitawi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) asitawi wasitawi other classes positive subject concord + -sitawi
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sisitawi Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngesitawi Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singesitawi Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalisitawi Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalisitawi
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -asitawi) Singular Plural 1st person nasitawi twasitawi 2nd person wasitawi mwasitawi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) asitawi wasitawi m-mi(III/IV) wasitawi yasitawi ji-ma(V/VI) lasitawi yasitawi ki-vi(VII/VIII) chasitawi vyasitawi n(IX/X) yasitawi zasitawi u(XI) wasitawi see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwasitawi pa(XVI) pasitawi mu(XVIII) mwasitawi
Perfect positive subject concord + -mesitawi "Already" positive subject concord + -meshasitawi "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jasitawi "If/When" positive subject concord + -kisitawi "If not" positive subject concord + -sipositawi Consecutive kasitawi / positive subject concord + -kasitawi Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kasitawi
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nisitawi -tusitawi 2nd person -kusitawi -wasitawi/-kusitawini/-wasitawini 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -msitawi -wasitawi m-mi(III/IV) -usitawi -isitawi ji-ma(V/VI) -lisitawi -yasitawi ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kisitawi -visitawi n(IX/X) -isitawi -zisitawi u(XI) -usitawi see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kusitawi pa(XVI) -pasitawi mu(XVIII) -musitawi Reflexive -jisitawi
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -sitawi- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -sitawiye -sitawio m-mi(III/IV) -sitawio -sitawiyo ji-ma(V/VI) -sitawilo -sitawiyo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -sitawicho -sitawivyo n(IX/X) -sitawiyo -sitawizo u(XI) -sitawio see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -sitawiko pa(XVI) -sitawipo mu(XVIII) -sitawimo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -sitawi) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yesitawi -ositawi m-mi(III/IV) -ositawi -yositawi ji-ma(V/VI) -lositawi -yositawi ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chositawi -vyositawi n(IX/X) -yositawi -zositawi u(XI) -ositawi see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kositawi pa(XVI) -positawi mu(XVIII) -mositawi
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: -sitawisha