wajihi

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

Borrowed from Arabic وَاجَهَ (wājaha).

Verb

-wajihi (infinitive kuwajihi)

1. to appear, meet, face

Conjugation

Conjugation of -wajihi
Positive present -nawajihi Subjunctive -wajihi Negative -wajihi Imperative singular wajihi
Infinitives
Positive kuwajihi Negative kutowajihi
Imperatives
Singular wajihi Plural wajihini
Tensed forms
Habitual huwajihi Positive past positive subject concord + -liwajihi Negative past negative subject concord + -kuwajihi
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nawajihi) Singular Plural 1st person ninawajihi/nawajihi tunawajihi 2nd person unawajihi mnawajihi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anawajihi wanawajihi other classes positive subject concord + -nawajihi
Negative present (negative subject concord + -wajihi) Singular Plural 1st person siwajihi hatuwajihi 2nd person huwajihi hamuwajihi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hawajihi hawawajihi other classes negative subject concord + -wajihi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tawajihi Negative future negative subject concord + -tawajihi
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -wajihi) Singular Plural 1st person niwajihi tuwajihi 2nd person uwajihi muwajihi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) awajihi wawajihi other classes positive subject concord + -wajihi
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siwajihi Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngewajihi Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singewajihi Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliwajihi Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliwajihi
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -awajihi) Singular Plural 1st person nawajihi twawajihi 2nd person wawajihi mwawajihi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) awajihi wawajihi m-mi(III/IV) wawajihi yawajihi ji-ma(V/VI) lawajihi yawajihi ki-vi(VII/VIII) chawajihi vyawajihi n(IX/X) yawajihi zawajihi u(XI) wawajihi see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwawajihi pa(XVI) pawajihi mu(XVIII) mwawajihi
Perfect positive subject concord + -mewajihi "Already" positive subject concord + -meshawajihi "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jawajihi "If/When" positive subject concord + -kiwajihi "If not" positive subject concord + -sipowajihi Consecutive kawajihi / positive subject concord + -kawajihi Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kawajihi
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -niwajihi -tuwajihi 2nd person -kuwajihi -wawajihi/-kuwajihini/-wawajihini 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -muwajihi -wawajihi m-mi(III/IV) -uwajihi -iwajihi ji-ma(V/VI) -liwajihi -yawajihi ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiwajihi -viwajihi n(IX/X) -iwajihi -ziwajihi u(XI) -uwajihi see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuwajihi pa(XVI) -pawajihi mu(XVIII) -muwajihi Reflexive -jiwajihi
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -wajihi- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -wajihiye -wajihio m-mi(III/IV) -wajihio -wajihiyo ji-ma(V/VI) -wajihilo -wajihiyo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -wajihicho -wajihivyo n(IX/X) -wajihiyo -wajihizo u(XI) -wajihio see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -wajihiko pa(XVI) -wajihipo mu(XVIII) -wajihimo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -wajihi) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yewajihi -owajihi m-mi(III/IV) -owajihi -yowajihi ji-ma(V/VI) -lowajihi -yowajihi ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chowajihi -vyowajihi n(IX/X) -yowajihi -zowajihi u(XI) -owajihi see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kowajihi pa(XVI) -powajihi mu(XVIII) -mowajihi
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:
  • Applicative: -wajihia
  • Causative: -wajihisha
  • Stative: -wajihika

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Arabic وَجْه (wajh).

Noun

wajihi class IX (plural wajihi class X)

1. face, countenance