Swahili

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Etymology

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From tayari-isha.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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-tayarisha (infinitive kutayarisha)

  1. Causative form of tayari: to prepare, to make ready

Conjugation

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Conjugation of -tayarisha
Positive present -natayarisha
Subjunctive -tayarishe
Negative -tayarishi
Imperative singular tayarisha
Infinitives
Positive kutayarisha
Negative kutotayarisha
Imperatives
Singular tayarisha
Plural tayarisheni
Tensed forms
Habitual hutayarisha
Positive past positive subject concord -litayarisha
Negative past negative subject concord -kutayarisha
Positive present (positive subject concord -natayarisha)
Singular Plural
1st person ninatayarisha/natayarisha tunatayarisha
2nd person unatayarisha mnatayarisha
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anatayarisha wanatayarisha
other classes positive subject concord -natayarisha
Negative present (negative subject concord -tayarishi)
Singular Plural
1st person sitayarishi hatutayarishi
2nd person hutayarishi hamtayarishi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hatayarishi hawatayarishi
other classes negative subject concord -tayarishi
Positive future positive subject concord -tatayarisha
Negative future negative subject concord -tatayarisha
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord -tayarishe)
Singular Plural
1st person nitayarishe tutayarishe
2nd person utayarishe mtayarishe
3rd person m-wa(I/II) atayarishe watayarishe
other classes positive subject concord -tayarishe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord -sitayarishe
Positive present conditional positive subject concord -ngetayarisha
Negative present conditional positive subject concord -singetayarisha
Positive past conditional positive subject concord -ngalitayarisha
Negative past conditional positive subject concord -singalitayarisha
Gnomic (positive subject concord -atayarisha)
Singular Plural
1st person natayarisha twatayarisha
2nd person watayarisha mwatayarisha
3rd person m-wa(I/II) atayarisha watayarisha
m-mi(III/IV) watayarisha yatayarisha
ji-ma(V/VI) latayarisha yatayarisha
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chatayarisha vyatayarisha
n(IX/X) yatayarisha zatayarisha
u(XI) watayarisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwatayarisha
pa(XVI) patayarisha
mu(XVIII) mwatayarisha
Perfect positive subject concord -metayarisha
"Already" positive subject concord -meshatayarisha
"Not yet" negative subject concord -jatayarisha
"If/When" positive subject concord -kitayarisha
"If not" positive subject concord -sipotayarisha
Consecutive katayarisha / positive subject concord -katayarisha
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord -katayarishe
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nitayarisha -tutayarisha
2nd person -kutayarisha -watayarisha/-kutayarisheni/-watayarisheni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mtayarisha -watayarisha
m-mi(III/IV) -utayarisha -itayarisha
ji-ma(V/VI) -litayarisha -yatayarisha
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kitayarisha -vitayarisha
n(IX/X) -itayarisha -zitayarisha
u(XI) -utayarisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kutayarisha
pa(XVI) -patayarisha
mu(XVIII) -mutayarisha
Reflexive -jitayarisha
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord (object concord) -tayarisha- relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -tayarishaye -tayarishao
m-mi(III/IV) -tayarishao -tayarishayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -tayarishalo -tayarishayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -tayarishacho -tayarishavyo
n(IX/X) -tayarishayo -tayarishazo
u(XI) -tayarishao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -tayarishako
pa(XVI) -tayarishapo
mu(XVIII) -tayarishamo
Other forms (subject concord tense marker relative marker (object concord) -tayarisha)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yetayarisha -otayarisha
m-mi(III/IV) -otayarisha -yotayarisha
ji-ma(V/VI) -lotayarisha -yotayarisha
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chotayarisha -vyotayarisha
n(IX/X) -yotayarisha -zotayarisha
u(XI) -otayarisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kotayarisha
pa(XVI) -potayarisha
mu(XVIII) -motayarisha
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

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