silimu

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Swahili

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic [Term?].

Verb

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-silimu (infinitive kusilimu)

  1. to convert to Islam, to become a Muslim

Conjugation

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Conjugation of -silimu
Positive present -nasilimu
Subjunctive -silimu
Negative -silimu
Imperative singular silimu
Infinitives
Positive kusilimu
Negative kutosilimu
Imperatives
Singular silimu
Plural silimuni
Tensed forms
Habitual husilimu
Positive past positive subject concord + -lisilimu
Negative past negative subject concord + -kusilimu
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nasilimu)
Singular Plural
1st person ninasilimu/nasilimu tunasilimu
2nd person unasilimu mnasilimu
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anasilimu wanasilimu
other classes positive subject concord + -nasilimu
Negative present (negative subject concord + -silimu)
Singular Plural
1st person sisilimu hatusilimu
2nd person husilimu hamsilimu
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hasilimu hawasilimu
other classes negative subject concord + -silimu
Positive future positive subject concord + -tasilimu
Negative future negative subject concord + -tasilimu
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -silimu)
Singular Plural
1st person nisilimu tusilimu
2nd person usilimu msilimu
3rd person m-wa(I/II) asilimu wasilimu
other classes positive subject concord + -silimu
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sisilimu
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngesilimu
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singesilimu
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalisilimu
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalisilimu
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -asilimu)
Singular Plural
1st person nasilimu twasilimu
2nd person wasilimu mwasilimu
3rd person m-wa(I/II) asilimu wasilimu
m-mi(III/IV) wasilimu yasilimu
ji-ma(V/VI) lasilimu yasilimu
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chasilimu vyasilimu
n(IX/X) yasilimu zasilimu
u(XI) wasilimu see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwasilimu
pa(XVI) pasilimu
mu(XVIII) mwasilimu
Perfect positive subject concord + -mesilimu
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshasilimu
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jasilimu
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kisilimu
"If not" positive subject concord + -siposilimu
Consecutive kasilimu / positive subject concord + -kasilimu
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kasilimu
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nisilimu -tusilimu
2nd person -kusilimu -wasilimu/-kusilimuni/-wasilimuni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -msilimu -wasilimu
m-mi(III/IV) -usilimu -isilimu
ji-ma(V/VI) -lisilimu -yasilimu
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kisilimu -visilimu
n(IX/X) -isilimu -zisilimu
u(XI) -usilimu see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kusilimu
pa(XVI) -pasilimu
mu(XVIII) -musilimu
Reflexive -jisilimu
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -silimu- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -silimuye -silimuo
m-mi(III/IV) -silimuo -silimuyo
ji-ma(V/VI) -silimulo -silimuyo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -silimucho -silimuvyo
n(IX/X) -silimuyo -silimuzo
u(XI) -silimuo see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -silimuko
pa(XVI) -silimupo
mu(XVIII) -silimumo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -silimu)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yesilimu -osilimu
m-mi(III/IV) -osilimu -yosilimu
ji-ma(V/VI) -losilimu -yosilimu
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chosilimu -vyosilimu
n(IX/X) -yosilimu -zosilimu
u(XI) -osilimu see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kosilimu
pa(XVI) -posilimu
mu(XVIII) -mosilimu
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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