tarjumi

Swahili

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Classical Persian ترجمه (tarjuma), from Arabic تَرْجَمَة (tarjama).

Noun

tarjumi class IX (plural tarjumi class X)

1. (rare) translation

   Synonym: tafsiri

Etymology 2

Derived from the noun above.

Verb

-tarjumi (infinitive kutarjumi)

1. (rare) to translate

   Synonym: -tafsiri

Conjugation

Conjugation of -tarjumi
Positive present -natarjumi Subjunctive -tarjumi Negative -tarjumi Imperative singular tarjumi
Infinitives
Positive kutarjumi Negative kutotarjumi
Imperatives
Singular tarjumi Plural tarjumini
Tensed forms
Habitual hutarjumi Positive past positive subject concord + -litarjumi Negative past negative subject concord + -kutarjumi
Positive present (positive subject concord + -natarjumi) Singular Plural 1st person ninatarjumi/natarjumi tunatarjumi 2nd person unatarjumi mnatarjumi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anatarjumi wanatarjumi other classes positive subject concord + -natarjumi
Negative present (negative subject concord + -tarjumi) Singular Plural 1st person sitarjumi hatutarjumi 2nd person hutarjumi hamtarjumi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hatarjumi hawatarjumi other classes negative subject concord + -tarjumi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tatarjumi Negative future negative subject concord + -tatarjumi
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -tarjumi) Singular Plural 1st person nitarjumi tutarjumi 2nd person utarjumi mtarjumi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) atarjumi watarjumi other classes positive subject concord + -tarjumi
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sitarjumi Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngetarjumi Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singetarjumi Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalitarjumi Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalitarjumi
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -atarjumi) Singular Plural 1st person natarjumi twatarjumi 2nd person watarjumi mwatarjumi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) atarjumi watarjumi m-mi(III/IV) watarjumi yatarjumi ji-ma(V/VI) latarjumi yatarjumi ki-vi(VII/VIII) chatarjumi vyatarjumi n(IX/X) yatarjumi zatarjumi u(XI) watarjumi see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwatarjumi pa(XVI) patarjumi mu(XVIII) mwatarjumi
Perfect positive subject concord + -metarjumi "Already" positive subject concord + -meshatarjumi "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jatarjumi "If/When" positive subject concord + -kitarjumi "If not" positive subject concord + -sipotarjumi Consecutive katarjumi / positive subject concord + -katarjumi Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -katarjumi
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nitarjumi -tutarjumi 2nd person -kutarjumi -watarjumi/-kutarjumini/-watarjumini 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mtarjumi -watarjumi m-mi(III/IV) -utarjumi -itarjumi ji-ma(V/VI) -litarjumi -yatarjumi ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kitarjumi -vitarjumi n(IX/X) -itarjumi -zitarjumi u(XI) -utarjumi see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kutarjumi pa(XVI) -patarjumi mu(XVIII) -mutarjumi Reflexive -jitarjumi
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -tarjumi- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -tarjumiye -tarjumio m-mi(III/IV) -tarjumio -tarjumiyo ji-ma(V/VI) -tarjumilo -tarjumiyo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -tarjumicho -tarjumivyo n(IX/X) -tarjumiyo -tarjumizo u(XI) -tarjumio see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -tarjumiko pa(XVI) -tarjumipo mu(XVIII) -tarjumimo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -tarjumi) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yetarjumi -otarjumi m-mi(III/IV) -otarjumi -yotarjumi ji-ma(V/VI) -lotarjumi -yotarjumi ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chotarjumi -vyotarjumi n(IX/X) -yotarjumi -zotarjumi u(XI) -otarjumi see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kotarjumi pa(XVI) -potarjumi mu(XVIII) -motarjumi
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.