simama

Swahili

Verb

-simama (infinitive kusimama)

  1. to stand
  2. be steady, be still

Conjugation

Conjugation of -simama
Non-finite forms
Form Positive Negative
Infinitive kusimama kutosimama
Simple finite forms
Positive form Singular Plural
Imperative simama simameni
Habitual husimama
Complex finite forms
Polarity Persons Persons / Classes Classes
1st 2nd 3rd / M-wa M-mi Ma Ki-vi N U Ku Pa Mu
Sg. Pl. Sg. Pl. Sg. / 1 Pl. / 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 / 14 15 / 17 16 18
Past
Positive nilisimama
nalisimama		 tulisimama
twalisimama		 ulisimama
walisimama		 mlisimama
mwalisimama		 alisimama walisimama ulisimama ilisimama lilisimama yalisimama kilisimama vilisimama ilisimama zilisimama ulisimama kulisimama palisimama mulisimama
Relative niliosimama
naliosimama		 tuliosimama
twaliosimama		 uliosimama
waliosimama		 mliosimama
mwaliosimama		 aliosimama waliosimama uliosimama iliosimama liliosimama yaliosimama kiliosimama viliosimama iliosimama ziliosimama uliosimama kuliosimama paliosimama muliosimama
Negative sikusimama hatukusimama hukusimama hamkusimama hakusimama hawakusimama haukusimama haikusimama halikusimama hayakusimama hakikusimama havikusimama haikusimama hazikusimama haukusimama hakukusimama hapakusimama hamukusimama
Present
Positive ninasimama
nasimama		 tunasimama unasimama mnasimama anasimama wanasimama unasimama inasimama linasimama yanasimama kinasimama vinasimama inasimama zinasimama unasimama kunasimama panasimama munasimama
Relative ninaosimama
naosimama		 tunaosimama unaosimama mnaosimama anaosimama wanaosimama unaosimama inaosimama linaosimama yanaosimama kinaosimama vinaosimama inaosimama zinaosimama unaosimama kunaosimama panaosimama munaosimama
Negative sisimami hatusimami husimami hamsimami hasimami hawasimami hausimami haisimami halisimami hayasimami hakisimami havisimami haisimami hazisimami hausimami hakusimami hapasimami hamusimami
Future
Positive nitasimama tutasimama utasimama mtasimama atasimama watasimama utasimama itasimama litasimama yatasimama kitasimama vitasimama itasimama zitasimama utasimama kutasimama patasimama mutasimama
Relative nitakaosimama tutakaosimama utakaosimama mtakaosimama atakaosimama watakaosimama utakaosimama itakaosimama litakaosimama yatakaosimama kitakaosimama vitakaosimama itakaosimama zitakaosimama utakaosimama kutakaosimama patakaosimama mutakaosimama
Negative sitasimama hatutasimama hutasimama hamtasimama hatasimama hawatasimama hautasimama haitasimama halitasimama hayatasimama hakitasimama havitasimama haitasimama hazitasimama hautasimama hakutasimama hapatasimama hamutasimama
Subjunctive
Positive nisimame tusimame usimame msimame asimame wasimame usimame isimame lisimame yasimame kisimame visimame isimame zisimame usimame kusimame pasimame musimame
Negative nisisimame tusisimame usisimame msisimame asisimame wasisimame usisimame isisimame lisisimame yasisimame kisisimame visisimame isisimame zisisimame usisimame kusisimame pasisimame musisimame
Present Conditional
Positive ningesimama tungesimama ungesimama mngesimama angesimama wangesimama ungesimama ingesimama lingesimama yangesimama kingesimama vingesimama ingesimama zingesimama ungesimama kungesimama pangesimama mungesimama
Negative nisingesimama
singesimama		 tusingesimama
hatungesimama		 usingesimama
hungesimama		 msingesimama
hamngesimama		 asingesimama
hangesimama		 wasingesimama
hawangesimama		 usingesimama
haungesimama		 isingesimama
haingesimama		 lisingesimama
halingesimama		 yasingesimama
hayangesimama		 kisingesimama
hakingesimama		 visingesimama
havingesimama		 isingesimama
haingesimama		 zisingesimama
hazingesimama		 usingesimama
haungesimama		 kusingesimama
hakungesimama		 pasingesimama
hapangesimama		 musingesimama
hamungesimama
Past Conditional
Positive ningalisimama tungalisimama ungalisimama mngalisimama angalisimama wangalisimama ungalisimama ingalisimama lingalisimama yangalisimama kingalisimama vingalisimama ingalisimama zingalisimama ungalisimama kungalisimama pangalisimama mungalisimama
Negative nisingalisimama
singalisimama		 tusingalisimama
hatungalisimama		 usingalisimama
hungalisimama		 msingalisimama
hamngalisimama		 asingalisimama
hangalisimama		 wasingalisimama
hawangalisimama		 usingalisimama
haungalisimama		 isingalisimama
haingalisimama		 lisingalisimama
halingalisimama		 yasingalisimama
hayangalisimama		 kisingalisimama
hakingalisimama		 visingalisimama
havingalisimama		 isingalisimama
haingalisimama		 zisingalisimama
hazingalisimama		 usingalisimama
haungalisimama		 kusingalisimama
hakungalisimama		 pasingalisimama
hapangalisimama		 musingalisimama
hamungalisimama
Conditional Contrary to Fact
Positive ningelisimama tungelisimama ungelisimama mngelisimama angelisimama wangelisimama ungelisimama ingelisimama lingelisimama yangelisimama kingelisimama vingelisimama ingelisimama zingelisimama ungelisimama kungelisimama pangelisimama mungelisimama
General Relative
Positive nisimamao tusimamao usimamao msimamao asimamao wasimamao usimamao isimamao lisimamao yasimamao kisimamao visimamao isimamao zisimamao usimamao kusimamao pasimamao musimamao
Negative nisiosimama tusiosimama usiosimama msiosimama asiosimama wasiosimama usiosimama isiosimama lisiosimama yasiosimama kisiosimama visiosimama isiosimama zisiosimama usiosimama kusiosimama pasiosimama musiosimama
Gnomic
Positive nasimama twasimama wasimama mwasimama asimama wasimama wasimama yasimama lasimama yasimama chasimama vyasimama yasimama zasimama wasimama kwasimama pasimama mwasimama
Perfect
Positive nimesimama tumesimama umesimama mmesimama amesimama wamesimama umesimama imesimama limesimama yamesimama kimesimama vimesimama imesimama zimesimama umesimama kumesimama pamesimama mumesimama
"Already"
Positive nimeshasimama tumeshasimama umeshasimama mmeshasimama ameshasimama wameshasimama umeshasimama imeshasimama limeshasimama yameshasimama kimeshasimama vimeshasimama imeshasimama zimeshasimama umeshasimama kumeshasimama pameshasimama mumeshasimama
"Not yet"
Negative sijasimama hatujasimama hujasimama hamjasimama hajasimama hawajasimama haujasimama haijasimama halijasimama hayajasimama hakijasimama havijasimama haijasimama hazijasimama haujasimama hakujasimama hapajasimama hamujasimama
"If/When"
Positive nikisimama tukisimama ukisimama mkisimama akisimama wakisimama ukisimama ikisimama likisimama yakisimama kikisimama vikisimama ikisimama zikisimama ukisimama kukisimama pakisimama mukisimama
"If not"
Negative nisiposimama tusiposimama usiposimama msiposimama asiposimama wasiposimama usiposimama isiposimama lisiposimama yasiposimama kisiposimama visiposimama isiposimama zisiposimama usiposimama kusiposimama pasiposimama musiposimama
Consecutive
Positive nikasimama tukasimama ukasimama mkasimama akasimama wakasimama ukasimama ikasimama likasimama yakasimama kikasimama vikasimama ikasimama zikasimama ukasimama kukasimama pakasimama mukasimama
Not all possible forms are listed in the table. Transitive verbs can take object concords, relative concords can agree with all noun classes, and many other 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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