shamiri

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic شَمَّرَ (šammara).

Verb

-shamiri (infinitive kushamiri)

1. to flourish, to be widespread
2. to put together
3. to load a gun

Conjugation

Conjugation of -shamiri
Positive present -nashamiri Subjunctive -shamiri Negative -shamiri Imperative singular shamiri
Infinitives
Positive kushamiri Negative kutoshamiri
Imperatives
Singular shamiri Plural shamirini
Tensed forms
Habitual hushamiri Positive past positive subject concord + -lishamiri Negative past negative subject concord + -kushamiri
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nashamiri) Singular Plural 1st person ninashamiri/nashamiri tunashamiri 2nd person unashamiri mnashamiri 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anashamiri wanashamiri other classes positive subject concord + -nashamiri
Negative present (negative subject concord + -shamiri) Singular Plural 1st person sishamiri hatushamiri 2nd person hushamiri hamshamiri 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hashamiri hawashamiri other classes negative subject concord + -shamiri
Positive future positive subject concord + -tashamiri Negative future negative subject concord + -tashamiri
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -shamiri) Singular Plural 1st person nishamiri tushamiri 2nd person ushamiri mshamiri 3rd person m-wa(I/II) ashamiri washamiri other classes positive subject concord + -shamiri
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sishamiri Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeshamiri Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeshamiri Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalishamiri Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalishamiri
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -ashamiri) Singular Plural 1st person nashamiri twashamiri 2nd person washamiri mwashamiri 3rd person m-wa(I/II) ashamiri washamiri m-mi(III/IV) washamiri yashamiri ji-ma(V/VI) lashamiri yashamiri ki-vi(VII/VIII) chashamiri vyashamiri n(IX/X) yashamiri zashamiri u(XI) washamiri see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwashamiri pa(XVI) pashamiri mu(XVIII) mwashamiri
Perfect positive subject concord + -meshamiri "Already" positive subject concord + -meshashamiri "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jashamiri "If/When" positive subject concord + -kishamiri "If not" positive subject concord + -siposhamiri Consecutive kashamiri / positive subject concord + -kashamiri Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kashamiri
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nishamiri -tushamiri 2nd person -kushamiri -washamiri/-kushamirini/-washamirini 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mshamiri -washamiri m-mi(III/IV) -ushamiri -ishamiri ji-ma(V/VI) -lishamiri -yashamiri ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kishamiri -vishamiri n(IX/X) -ishamiri -zishamiri u(XI) -ushamiri see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kushamiri pa(XVI) -pashamiri mu(XVIII) -mushamiri Reflexive -jishamiri
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -shamiri- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -shamiriye -shamirio m-mi(III/IV) -shamirio -shamiriyo ji-ma(V/VI) -shamirilo -shamiriyo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -shamiricho -shamirivyo n(IX/X) -shamiriyo -shamirizo u(XI) -shamirio see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -shamiriko pa(XVI) -shamiripo mu(XVIII) -shamirimo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -shamiri) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yeshamiri -oshamiri m-mi(III/IV) -oshamiri -yoshamiri ji-ma(V/VI) -loshamiri -yoshamiri ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choshamiri -vyoshamiri n(IX/X) -yoshamiri -zoshamiri u(XI) -oshamiri see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -koshamiri pa(XVI) -poshamiri mu(XVIII) -moshamiri
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.