Swahili
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic أَجَّرَ (ʔajjara).
Pronunciation
Verb
-ajiri (infinitive kuajiri)
- to hire, to employ
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -ajiri
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| Positive present
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-naajiri
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| Subjunctive
|
-ajiri
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| Negative
|
-ajiri
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| Imperative singular
|
ajiri
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| Infinitives
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| Positive
|
kuajiri
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| Negative
|
kutoajiri
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
|
ajiri
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| Plural
|
ajirini
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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huajiri
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| Positive past
|
positive subject concord + -liajiri
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| Negative past
|
negative subject concord + -kuajiri
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -naajiri)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninaajiri/naajiri
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tunaajiri
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| 2nd person
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unaajiri
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mnaajiri
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anaajiri
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wanaajiri
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -naajiri
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -ajiri)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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siajiri
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hatuajiri
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| 2nd person
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huajiri
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hamwajiri
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
haajiri
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hawaajiri
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -ajiri
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| Positive future
|
positive subject concord + -taajiri
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| Negative future
|
negative subject concord + -taajiri
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -ajiri)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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niajiri
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tuajiri
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| 2nd person
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uajiri
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mwajiri
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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aajiri
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waajiri
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -ajiri
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -siajiri
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngeajiri
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singeajiri
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngaliajiri
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singaliajiri
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aajiri)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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naajiri
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twaajiri
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| 2nd person
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waajiri
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mwaajiri
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
aajiri
|
waajiri
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| m-mi(III/IV)
|
waajiri
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yaajiri
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
laajiri
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yaajiri
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
chaajiri
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vyaajiri
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| n(IX/X)
|
yaajiri
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zaajiri
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| u(XI)
|
waajiri
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
kwaajiri
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| pa(XVI)
|
paajiri
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| mu(XVIII)
|
mwaajiri
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -meajiri
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshaajiri
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jaajiri
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kiajiri
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipoajiri
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| Consecutive
|
kaajiri / positive subject concord + -kaajiri
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| Consecutive subjunctive
|
positive subject concord + -kaajiri
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| Object concord (indicative positive)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
|
-niajiri
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-tuajiri
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| 2nd person
|
-kuajiri
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-waajiri/-kuajirini/-waajirini
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
-mwajiri
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-waajiri
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-uajiri
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-iajiri
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-liajiri
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-yaajiri
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
-kiajiri
|
-viajiri
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| n(IX/X)
|
-iajiri
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-ziajiri
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| u(XI)
|
-uajiri
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-kuajiri
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| pa(XVI)
|
-paajiri
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| mu(XVIII)
|
-muajiri
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| Reflexive
|
-jiajiri
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -ajiri- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
|
-ajiriye
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-ajirio
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| m-mi(III/IV)
|
-ajirio
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-ajiriyo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
-ajirilo
|
-ajiriyo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
-ajiricho
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-ajirivyo
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| n(IX/X)
|
-ajiriyo
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-ajirizo
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| u(XI)
|
-ajirio
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-ajiriko
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| pa(XVI)
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-ajiripo
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| mu(XVIII)
|
-ajirimo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -ajiri)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yeajiri
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-oajiri
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-oajiri
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-yoajiri
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-loajiri
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-yoajiri
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-choajiri
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-vyoajiri
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| n(IX/X)
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-yoajiri
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-zoajiri
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| u(XI)
|
-oajiri
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-koajiri
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| pa(XVI)
|
-poajiri
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| mu(XVIII)
|
-moajiri
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| Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.
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Derived terms