wasiliana

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-wasiliana (infinitive kuwasiliana)

1. to communicate

Conjugation

Conjugation of -wasiliana
Positive present -nawasiliana Subjunctive -wasiliane Negative -wasiliani Imperative singular wasiliana
Infinitives
Positive kuwasiliana Negative kutowasiliana
Imperatives
Singular wasiliana Plural wasilianeni
Tensed forms
Habitual huwasiliana Positive past positive subject concord + -liwasiliana Negative past negative subject concord + -kuwasiliana
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nawasiliana) Singular Plural 1st person ninawasiliana/nawasiliana tunawasiliana 2nd person unawasiliana mnawasiliana 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anawasiliana wanawasiliana other classes positive subject concord + -nawasiliana
Negative present (negative subject concord + -wasiliani) Singular Plural 1st person siwasiliani hatuwasiliani 2nd person huwasiliani hamuwasiliani 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hawasiliani hawawasiliani other classes negative subject concord + -wasiliani
Positive future positive subject concord + -tawasiliana Negative future negative subject concord + -tawasiliana
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -wasiliane) Singular Plural 1st person niwasiliane tuwasiliane 2nd person uwasiliane muwasiliane 3rd person m-wa(I/II) awasiliane wawasiliane other classes positive subject concord + -wasiliane
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siwasiliane Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngewasiliana Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singewasiliana Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliwasiliana Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliwasiliana
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -awasiliana) Singular Plural 1st person nawasiliana twawasiliana 2nd person wawasiliana mwawasiliana 3rd person m-wa(I/II) awasiliana wawasiliana m-mi(III/IV) wawasiliana yawasiliana ji-ma(V/VI) lawasiliana yawasiliana ki-vi(VII/VIII) chawasiliana vyawasiliana n(IX/X) yawasiliana zawasiliana u(XI) wawasiliana see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwawasiliana pa(XVI) pawasiliana mu(XVIII) mwawasiliana
Perfect positive subject concord + -mewasiliana "Already" positive subject concord + -meshawasiliana "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jawasiliana "If/When" positive subject concord + -kiwasiliana "If not" positive subject concord + -sipowasiliana Consecutive kawasiliana / positive subject concord + -kawasiliana Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kawasiliane
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -niwasiliana -tuwasiliana 2nd person -kuwasiliana -wawasiliana/-kuwasilianeni/-wawasilianeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -muwasiliana -wawasiliana m-mi(III/IV) -uwasiliana -iwasiliana ji-ma(V/VI) -liwasiliana -yawasiliana ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiwasiliana -viwasiliana n(IX/X) -iwasiliana -ziwasiliana u(XI) -uwasiliana see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuwasiliana pa(XVI) -pawasiliana mu(XVIII) -muwasiliana Reflexive -jiwasiliana
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -wasiliana- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -wasilianaye -wasilianao m-mi(III/IV) -wasilianao -wasilianayo ji-ma(V/VI) -wasilianalo -wasilianayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -wasilianacho -wasilianavyo n(IX/X) -wasilianayo -wasilianazo u(XI) -wasilianao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -wasilianako pa(XVI) -wasilianapo mu(XVIII) -wasilianamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -wasiliana) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yewasiliana -owasiliana m-mi(III/IV) -owasiliana -yowasiliana ji-ma(V/VI) -lowasiliana -yowasiliana ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chowasiliana -vyowasiliana n(IX/X) -yowasiliana -zowasiliana u(XI) -owasiliana see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kowasiliana pa(XVI) -powasiliana mu(XVIII) -mowasiliana
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

• Nominal derivations:
  • mawasiliano (“communication”)