sitiri

Latin

Verb

sitīrī

1. present passive infinitive of sitiō

Swahili

Alternative forms

• -setiri

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic سَتَرَ (satara).

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

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Verb

-sitiri (infinitive kusitiri)

1. to conceal, cover up, disguise

Conjugation

Conjugation of -sitiri
Positive present -nasitiri Subjunctive -sitiri Negative -sitiri Imperative singular sitiri
Infinitives
Positive kusitiri Negative kutositiri
Imperatives
Singular sitiri Plural sitirini
Tensed forms
Habitual husitiri Positive past positive subject concord + -lisitiri Negative past negative subject concord + -kusitiri
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nasitiri) Singular Plural 1st person ninasitiri/nasitiri tunasitiri 2nd person unasitiri mnasitiri 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anasitiri wanasitiri other classes positive subject concord + -nasitiri
Negative present (negative subject concord + -sitiri) Singular Plural 1st person sisitiri hatusitiri 2nd person husitiri hamsitiri 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hasitiri hawasitiri other classes negative subject concord + -sitiri
Positive future positive subject concord + -tasitiri Negative future negative subject concord + -tasitiri
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -sitiri) Singular Plural 1st person nisitiri tusitiri 2nd person usitiri msitiri 3rd person m-wa(I/II) asitiri wasitiri other classes positive subject concord + -sitiri
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sisitiri Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngesitiri Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singesitiri Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalisitiri Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalisitiri
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -asitiri) Singular Plural 1st person nasitiri twasitiri 2nd person wasitiri mwasitiri 3rd person m-wa(I/II) asitiri wasitiri m-mi(III/IV) wasitiri yasitiri ji-ma(V/VI) lasitiri yasitiri ki-vi(VII/VIII) chasitiri vyasitiri n(IX/X) yasitiri zasitiri u(XI) wasitiri see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwasitiri pa(XVI) pasitiri mu(XVIII) mwasitiri
Perfect positive subject concord + -mesitiri "Already" positive subject concord + -meshasitiri "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jasitiri "If/When" positive subject concord + -kisitiri "If not" positive subject concord + -sipositiri Consecutive kasitiri / positive subject concord + -kasitiri Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kasitiri
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nisitiri -tusitiri 2nd person -kusitiri -wasitiri/-kusitirini/-wasitirini 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -msitiri -wasitiri m-mi(III/IV) -usitiri -isitiri ji-ma(V/VI) -lisitiri -yasitiri ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kisitiri -visitiri n(IX/X) -isitiri -zisitiri u(XI) -usitiri see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kusitiri pa(XVI) -pasitiri mu(XVIII) -musitiri Reflexive -jisitiri
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -sitiri- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -sitiriye -sitirio m-mi(III/IV) -sitirio -sitiriyo ji-ma(V/VI) -sitirilo -sitiriyo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -sitiricho -sitirivyo n(IX/X) -sitiriyo -sitirizo u(XI) -sitirio see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -sitiriko pa(XVI) -sitiripo mu(XVIII) -sitirimo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -sitiri) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yesitiri -ositiri m-mi(III/IV) -ositiri -yositiri ji-ma(V/VI) -lositiri -yositiri ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chositiri -vyositiri n(IX/X) -yositiri -zositiri u(XI) -ositiri see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kositiri pa(XVI) -positiri mu(XVIII) -mositiri
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Related terms

• sitara (“hiding place”)