aili

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-aili (infinitive kuaili)

1. to blame, criticise

Conjugation

Conjugation of -aili
Positive present -naaili Subjunctive -aili Negative -aili Imperative singular aili
Infinitives
Positive kuaili Negative kutoaili
Imperatives
Singular aili Plural ailini
Tensed forms
Habitual huaili Positive past positive subject concord + -liaili Negative past negative subject concord + -kuaili
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naaili) Singular Plural 1st person ninaaili/naaili tunaaili 2nd person unaaili mnaaili 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaaili wanaaili other classes positive subject concord + -naaili
Negative present (negative subject concord + -aili) Singular Plural 1st person siaili hatuaili 2nd person huaili hamwaili 3rd person m-wa(I/II) haaili hawaaili other classes negative subject concord + -aili
Positive future positive subject concord + -taaili Negative future negative subject concord + -taaili
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -aili) Singular Plural 1st person niaili tuaili 2nd person uaili mwaili 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aaili waaili other classes positive subject concord + -aili
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siaili Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeaili Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeaili Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliaili Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliaili
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aaili) Singular Plural 1st person naaili twaaili 2nd person waaili mwaaili 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aaili waaili m-mi(III/IV) waaili yaaili ji-ma(V/VI) laaili yaaili ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaaili vyaaili n(IX/X) yaaili zaaili u(XI) waaili see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwaaili pa(XVI) paaili mu(XVIII) mwaaili
Perfect positive subject concord + -meaili "Already" positive subject concord + -meshaaili "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jaaili "If/When" positive subject concord + -kiaili "If not" positive subject concord + -sipoaili Consecutive kaaili / positive subject concord + -kaaili Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaaili
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -niaili -tuaili 2nd person -kuaili -waaili/-kuailini/-waailini 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mwaili -waaili m-mi(III/IV) -uaili -iaili ji-ma(V/VI) -liaili -yaaili ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiaili -viaili n(IX/X) -iaili -ziaili u(XI) -uaili see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuaili pa(XVI) -paaili mu(XVIII) -muaili Reflexive -jiaili
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -aili- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -ailiye -ailio m-mi(III/IV) -ailio -ailiyo ji-ma(V/VI) -aililo -ailiyo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -ailicho -ailivyo n(IX/X) -ailiyo -ailizo u(XI) -ailio see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -ailiko pa(XVI) -ailipo mu(XVIII) -ailimo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -aili) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yeaili -oaili m-mi(III/IV) -oaili -yoaili ji-ma(V/VI) -loaili -yoaili ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choaili -vyoaili n(IX/X) -yoaili -zoaili u(XI) -oaili see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -koaili pa(XVI) -poaili mu(XVIII) -moaili
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.