stahili

Swahili

Etymology

From Arabic اِسْتَأْهَلَ (istaʔhala).

Pronunciation

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Noun

stahili (n class, plural stahili)

1. merit

Verb

-stahili (infinitive kustahili)

1. to deserve, merit

Conjugation

Conjugation of -stahili
Positive present -nastahili Subjunctive -stahili Negative -stahili Imperative singular stahili
Infinitives
Positive kustahili Negative kutostahili
Imperatives
Singular stahili Plural stahilini
Tensed forms
Habitual hustahili Positive past positive subject concord + -listahili Negative past negative subject concord + -kustahili
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nastahili) Singular Plural 1st person ninastahili/nastahili tunastahili 2nd person unastahili mnastahili 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anastahili wanastahili other classes positive subject concord + -nastahili
Negative present (negative subject concord + -stahili) Singular Plural 1st person sistahili hatustahili 2nd person hustahili hamstahili 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hastahili hawastahili other classes negative subject concord + -stahili
Positive future positive subject concord + -tastahili Negative future negative subject concord + -tastahili
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -stahili) Singular Plural 1st person nistahili tustahili 2nd person ustahili mstahili 3rd person m-wa(I/II) astahili wastahili other classes positive subject concord + -stahili
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sistahili Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngestahili Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singestahili Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalistahili Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalistahili
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -astahili) Singular Plural 1st person nastahili twastahili 2nd person wastahili mwastahili 3rd person m-wa(I/II) astahili wastahili m-mi(III/IV) wastahili yastahili ji-ma(V/VI) lastahili yastahili ki-vi(VII/VIII) chastahili vyastahili n(IX/X) yastahili zastahili u(XI) wastahili see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwastahili pa(XVI) pastahili mu(XVIII) mwastahili
Perfect positive subject concord + -mestahili "Already" positive subject concord + -meshastahili "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jastahili "If/When" positive subject concord + -kistahili "If not" positive subject concord + -sipostahili Consecutive kastahili / positive subject concord + -kastahili Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kastahili
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nistahili -tustahili 2nd person -kustahili -wastahili/-kustahilini/-wastahilini 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mstahili -wastahili m-mi(III/IV) -ustahili -istahili ji-ma(V/VI) -listahili -yastahili ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kistahili -vistahili n(IX/X) -istahili -zistahili u(XI) -ustahili see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kustahili pa(XVI) -pastahili mu(XVIII) -mustahili Reflexive -jistahili
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -stahili- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -stahiliye -stahilio m-mi(III/IV) -stahilio -stahiliyo ji-ma(V/VI) -stahililo -stahiliyo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -stahilicho -stahilivyo n(IX/X) -stahiliyo -stahilizo u(XI) -stahilio see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -stahiliko pa(XVI) -stahilipo mu(XVIII) -stahilimo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -stahili) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yestahili -ostahili m-mi(III/IV) -ostahili -yostahili ji-ma(V/VI) -lostahili -yostahili ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chostahili -vyostahili n(IX/X) -yostahili -zostahili u(XI) -ostahili see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kostahili pa(XVI) -postahili mu(XVIII) -mostahili
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Adjective

stahili (invariable)

1. appropriate
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     Tume ina wajibu wa kuhakikisha kuwa kila chuo kinazingatia viwango stahili vya mazingira ya kufundishia, majengo, mitaala, walimu na taratibu za mitihani.

     The commission has the responsibility to ensure that each school adheres to the appropriate standards concerning teaching environment, buildings, curricula, teachers, and examination procedures.