sitawi

Swahili

Etymology

Probably from Arabic اِسْتَوَى‎ (istawā).

Verb

-sitawi (infinitive kusitawi)

to develop
to flourish, to prosper

Conjugation

Conjugation of -sitawi

Non-finite forms

Form

Positive

Negative

Infinitive

kusitawi

kutositawi

Simple finite forms

Positive form

Singular

Plural

Imperative

sitawi

sitawini

Habitual

husitawi

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	nilisitawi nalisitawi	tulisitawi twalisitawi	ulisitawi walisitawi	mlisitawi mwalisitawi	alisitawi	walisitawi	ulisitawi	ilisitawi	lilisitawi	yalisitawi	kilisitawi	vilisitawi	ilisitawi	zilisitawi	ulisitawi	kulisitawi	palisitawi	mulisitawi
Relative	niliositawi naliositawi	tuliositawi twaliositawi	uliositawi waliositawi	mliositawi mwaliositawi	aliositawi	waliositawi	uliositawi	iliositawi	liliositawi	yaliositawi	kiliositawi	viliositawi	iliositawi	ziliositawi	uliositawi	kuliositawi	paliositawi	muliositawi
Negative	sikusitawi	hatukusitawi	hukusitawi	hamkusitawi	hakusitawi	hawakusitawi	haukusitawi	haikusitawi	halikusitawi	hayakusitawi	hakikusitawi	havikusitawi	haikusitawi	hazikusitawi	haukusitawi	hakukusitawi	hapakusitawi	hamukusitawi

Present
Positive	ninasitawi nasitawi	tunasitawi	unasitawi	mnasitawi	anasitawi	wanasitawi	unasitawi	inasitawi	linasitawi	yanasitawi	kinasitawi	vinasitawi	inasitawi	zinasitawi	unasitawi	kunasitawi	panasitawi	munasitawi
Relative	ninaositawi naositawi	tunaositawi	unaositawi	mnaositawi	anaositawi	wanaositawi	unaositawi	inaositawi	linaositawi	yanaositawi	kinaositawi	vinaositawi	inaositawi	zinaositawi	unaositawi	kunaositawi	panaositawi	munaositawi
Negative	sisitawi	hatusitawi	husitawi	hamsitawi	hasitawi	hawasitawi	hausitawi	haisitawi	halisitawi	hayasitawi	hakisitawi	havisitawi	haisitawi	hazisitawi	hausitawi	hakusitawi	hapasitawi	hamusitawi

Future
Positive	nitasitawi	tutasitawi	utasitawi	mtasitawi	atasitawi	watasitawi	utasitawi	itasitawi	litasitawi	yatasitawi	kitasitawi	vitasitawi	itasitawi	zitasitawi	utasitawi	kutasitawi	patasitawi	mutasitawi
Relative	nitakaositawi	tutakaositawi	utakaositawi	mtakaositawi	atakaositawi	watakaositawi	utakaositawi	itakaositawi	litakaositawi	yatakaositawi	kitakaositawi	vitakaositawi	itakaositawi	zitakaositawi	utakaositawi	kutakaositawi	patakaositawi	mutakaositawi
Negative	sitasitawi	hatutasitawi	hutasitawi	hamtasitawi	hatasitawi	hawatasitawi	hautasitawi	haitasitawi	halitasitawi	hayatasitawi	hakitasitawi	havitasitawi	haitasitawi	hazitasitawi	hautasitawi	hakutasitawi	hapatasitawi	hamutasitawi

Subjunctive
Positive	nisitawi	tusitawi	usitawi	msitawi	asitawi	wasitawi	usitawi	isitawi	lisitawi	yasitawi	kisitawi	visitawi	isitawi	zisitawi	usitawi	kusitawi	pasitawi	musitawi
Negative	nisisitawi	tusisitawi	usisitawi	msisitawi	asisitawi	wasisitawi	usisitawi	isisitawi	lisisitawi	yasisitawi	kisisitawi	visisitawi	isisitawi	zisisitawi	usisitawi	kusisitawi	pasisitawi	musisitawi

Present Conditional
Positive	ningesitawi	tungesitawi	ungesitawi	mngesitawi	angesitawi	wangesitawi	ungesitawi	ingesitawi	lingesitawi	yangesitawi	kingesitawi	vingesitawi	ingesitawi	zingesitawi	ungesitawi	kungesitawi	pangesitawi	mungesitawi
Negative	nisingesitawi singesitawi	tusingesitawi hatungesitawi	usingesitawi hungesitawi	msingesitawi hamngesitawi	asingesitawi hangesitawi	wasingesitawi hawangesitawi	usingesitawi haungesitawi	isingesitawi haingesitawi	lisingesitawi halingesitawi	yasingesitawi hayangesitawi	kisingesitawi hakingesitawi	visingesitawi havingesitawi	isingesitawi haingesitawi	zisingesitawi hazingesitawi	usingesitawi haungesitawi	kusingesitawi hakungesitawi	pasingesitawi hapangesitawi	musingesitawi hamungesitawi

Past Conditional
Positive	ningalisitawi	tungalisitawi	ungalisitawi	mngalisitawi	angalisitawi	wangalisitawi	ungalisitawi	ingalisitawi	lingalisitawi	yangalisitawi	kingalisitawi	vingalisitawi	ingalisitawi	zingalisitawi	ungalisitawi	kungalisitawi	pangalisitawi	mungalisitawi
Negative	nisingalisitawi singalisitawi	tusingalisitawi hatungalisitawi	usingalisitawi hungalisitawi	msingalisitawi hamngalisitawi	asingalisitawi hangalisitawi	wasingalisitawi hawangalisitawi	usingalisitawi haungalisitawi	isingalisitawi haingalisitawi	lisingalisitawi halingalisitawi	yasingalisitawi hayangalisitawi	kisingalisitawi hakingalisitawi	visingalisitawi havingalisitawi	isingalisitawi haingalisitawi	zisingalisitawi hazingalisitawi	usingalisitawi haungalisitawi	kusingalisitawi hakungalisitawi	pasingalisitawi hapangalisitawi	musingalisitawi hamungalisitawi

Conditional Contrary to Fact
Positive	ningelisitawi	tungelisitawi	ungelisitawi	mngelisitawi	angelisitawi	wangelisitawi	ungelisitawi	ingelisitawi	lingelisitawi	yangelisitawi	kingelisitawi	vingelisitawi	ingelisitawi	zingelisitawi	ungelisitawi	kungelisitawi	pangelisitawi	mungelisitawi

General Relative
Positive	nisitawi	tusitawi	usitawi	msitawi	asitawi	wasitawi	usitawi	isitawi	lisitawi	yasitawi	kisitawi	visitawi	isitawi	zisitawi	usitawi	kusitawi	pasitawi	musitawi
Negative	nisiositawi	tusiositawi	usiositawi	msiositawi	asiositawi	wasiositawi	usiositawi	isiositawi	lisiositawi	yasiositawi	kisiositawi	visiositawi	isiositawi	zisiositawi	usiositawi	kusiositawi	pasiositawi	musiositawi

Gnomic
Positive	nasitawi	twasitawi	wasitawi	mwasitawi	asitawi	wasitawi	wasitawi	yasitawi	lasitawi	yasitawi	chasitawi	vyasitawi	yasitawi	zasitawi	wasitawi	kwasitawi	pasitawi	mwasitawi

Perfect
Positive	nimesitawi	tumesitawi	umesitawi	mmesitawi	amesitawi	wamesitawi	umesitawi	imesitawi	limesitawi	yamesitawi	kimesitawi	vimesitawi	imesitawi	zimesitawi	umesitawi	kumesitawi	pamesitawi	mumesitawi

"Already"
Positive	nimeshasitawi	tumeshasitawi	umeshasitawi	mmeshasitawi	ameshasitawi	wameshasitawi	umeshasitawi	imeshasitawi	limeshasitawi	yameshasitawi	kimeshasitawi	vimeshasitawi	imeshasitawi	zimeshasitawi	umeshasitawi	kumeshasitawi	pameshasitawi	mumeshasitawi

"Not yet"
Negative	sijasitawi	hatujasitawi	hujasitawi	hamjasitawi	hajasitawi	hawajasitawi	haujasitawi	haijasitawi	halijasitawi	hayajasitawi	hakijasitawi	havijasitawi	haijasitawi	hazijasitawi	haujasitawi	hakujasitawi	hapajasitawi	hamujasitawi

"If/When"
Positive	nikisitawi	tukisitawi	ukisitawi	mkisitawi	akisitawi	wakisitawi	ukisitawi	ikisitawi	likisitawi	yakisitawi	kikisitawi	vikisitawi	ikisitawi	zikisitawi	ukisitawi	kukisitawi	pakisitawi	mukisitawi

"If not"
Negative	nisipositawi	tusipositawi	usipositawi	msipositawi	asipositawi	wasipositawi	usipositawi	isipositawi	lisipositawi	yasipositawi	kisipositawi	visipositawi	isipositawi	zisipositawi	usipositawi	kusipositawi	pasipositawi	musipositawi

Consecutive
Positive	nikasitawi	tukasitawi	ukasitawi	mkasitawi	akasitawi	wakasitawi	ukasitawi	ikasitawi	likasitawi	yakasitawi	kikasitawi	vikasitawi	ikasitawi	zikasitawi	ukasitawi	kukasitawi	pakasitawi	mukasitawi

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.

Synonyms

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.