wasili

Swahili

Etymology

From Arabic وَصَلَ (waṣala).

Pronunciation

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Verb

-wasili (infinitive kuwasili)

1. to arrive (to get to a certain place)

Conjugation

Conjugation of -wasili
Positive present -nawasili Subjunctive -wasili Negative -wasili Imperative singular wasili
Infinitives
Positive kuwasili Negative kutowasili
Imperatives
Singular wasili Plural wasilini
Tensed forms
Habitual huwasili Positive past positive subject concord + -liwasili Negative past negative subject concord + -kuwasili
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nawasili) Singular Plural 1st person ninawasili/nawasili tunawasili 2nd person unawasili mnawasili 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anawasili wanawasili other classes positive subject concord + -nawasili
Negative present (negative subject concord + -wasili) Singular Plural 1st person siwasili hatuwasili 2nd person huwasili hamuwasili 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hawasili hawawasili other classes negative subject concord + -wasili
Positive future positive subject concord + -tawasili Negative future negative subject concord + -tawasili
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -wasili) Singular Plural 1st person niwasili tuwasili 2nd person uwasili muwasili 3rd person m-wa(I/II) awasili wawasili other classes positive subject concord + -wasili
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siwasili Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngewasili Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singewasili Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliwasili Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliwasili
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -awasili) Singular Plural 1st person nawasili twawasili 2nd person wawasili mwawasili 3rd person m-wa(I/II) awasili wawasili m-mi(III/IV) wawasili yawasili ji-ma(V/VI) lawasili yawasili ki-vi(VII/VIII) chawasili vyawasili n(IX/X) yawasili zawasili u(XI) wawasili see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwawasili pa(XVI) pawasili mu(XVIII) mwawasili
Perfect positive subject concord + -mewasili "Already" positive subject concord + -meshawasili "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jawasili "If/When" positive subject concord + -kiwasili "If not" positive subject concord + -sipowasili Consecutive kawasili / positive subject concord + -kawasili Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kawasili
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -niwasili -tuwasili 2nd person -kuwasili -wawasili/-kuwasilini/-wawasilini 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -muwasili -wawasili m-mi(III/IV) -uwasili -iwasili ji-ma(V/VI) -liwasili -yawasili ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiwasili -viwasili n(IX/X) -iwasili -ziwasili u(XI) -uwasili see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuwasili pa(XVI) -pawasili mu(XVIII) -muwasili Reflexive -jiwasili
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -wasili- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -wasiliye -wasilio m-mi(III/IV) -wasilio -wasiliyo ji-ma(V/VI) -wasililo -wasiliyo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -wasilicho -wasilivyo n(IX/X) -wasiliyo -wasilizo u(XI) -wasilio see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -wasiliko pa(XVI) -wasilipo mu(XVIII) -wasilimo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -wasili) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yewasili -owasili m-mi(III/IV) -owasili -yowasili ji-ma(V/VI) -lowasili -yowasili ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chowasili -vyowasili n(IX/X) -yowasili -zowasili u(XI) -owasili see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kowasili pa(XVI) -powasili mu(XVIII) -mowasili
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.