ajiri

Swahili

Etymology

From Arabic أَجَرَ‎ (ʾajara).

Verb

-ajiri (infinitive kuajiri)

  1. to hire, to employ

Conjugation
Conjugation of -ajiri
Non-finite forms
Form Positive Negative
Infinitive kuajiri kutoajiri
Simple finite forms
Positive form Singular Plural
Imperative ajiri ajirini
Habitual huajiri
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 niliajiri
naliajiri		 tuliajiri
twaliajiri		 uliajiri
waliajiri		 mliajiri
mwaliajiri		 aliajiri waliajiri uliajiri iliajiri liliajiri yaliajiri kiliajiri viliajiri iliajiri ziliajiri uliajiri kuliajiri paliajiri muliajiri
Relative nilioajiri
nalioajiri		 tulioajiri
twalioajiri		 ulioajiri
walioajiri		 mlioajiri
mwalioajiri		 alioajiri walioajiri ulioajiri ilioajiri lilioajiri yalioajiri kilioajiri vilioajiri ilioajiri zilioajiri ulioajiri kulioajiri palioajiri mulioajiri
Negative sikuajiri hatukuajiri hukuajiri hamkuajiri hakuajiri hawakuajiri haukuajiri haikuajiri halikuajiri hayakuajiri hakikuajiri havikuajiri haikuajiri hazikuajiri haukuajiri hakukuajiri hapakuajiri hamukuajiri
Present
Positive ninaajiri
naajiri		 tunaajiri unaajiri mnaajiri anaajiri wanaajiri unaajiri inaajiri linaajiri yanaajiri kinaajiri vinaajiri inaajiri zinaajiri unaajiri kunaajiri panaajiri munaajiri
Relative ninaoajiri
naoajiri		 tunaoajiri unaoajiri mnaoajiri anaoajiri wanaoajiri unaoajiri inaoajiri linaoajiri yanaoajiri kinaoajiri vinaoajiri inaoajiri zinaoajiri unaoajiri kunaoajiri panaoajiri munaoajiri
Negative siajiri hatuajiri huajiri hamajiri haajiri hawaajiri hauajiri haiajiri haliajiri hayaajiri hakiajiri haviajiri haiajiri haziajiri hauajiri hakuajiri hapaajiri hamuajiri
Future
Positive nitaajiri tutaajiri utaajiri mtaajiri ataajiri wataajiri utaajiri itaajiri litaajiri yataajiri kitaajiri vitaajiri itaajiri zitaajiri utaajiri kutaajiri pataajiri mutaajiri
Relative nitakaoajiri tutakaoajiri utakaoajiri mtakaoajiri atakaoajiri watakaoajiri utakaoajiri itakaoajiri litakaoajiri yatakaoajiri kitakaoajiri vitakaoajiri itakaoajiri zitakaoajiri utakaoajiri kutakaoajiri patakaoajiri mutakaoajiri
Negative sitaajiri hatutaajiri hutaajiri hamtaajiri hataajiri hawataajiri hautaajiri haitaajiri halitaajiri hayataajiri hakitaajiri havitaajiri haitaajiri hazitaajiri hautaajiri hakutaajiri hapataajiri hamutaajiri
Subjunctive
Positive niajiri tuajiri uajiri majiri aajiri waajiri uajiri iajiri liajiri yaajiri kiajiri viajiri iajiri ziajiri uajiri kuajiri paajiri muajiri
Negative nisiajiri tusiajiri usiajiri msiajiri asiajiri wasiajiri usiajiri isiajiri lisiajiri yasiajiri kisiajiri visiajiri isiajiri zisiajiri usiajiri kusiajiri pasiajiri musiajiri
Present Conditional
Positive ningeajiri tungeajiri ungeajiri mngeajiri angeajiri wangeajiri ungeajiri ingeajiri lingeajiri yangeajiri kingeajiri vingeajiri ingeajiri zingeajiri ungeajiri kungeajiri pangeajiri mungeajiri
Negative nisingeajiri
singeajiri		 tusingeajiri
hatungeajiri		 usingeajiri
hungeajiri		 msingeajiri
hamngeajiri		 asingeajiri
hangeajiri		 wasingeajiri
hawangeajiri		 usingeajiri
haungeajiri		 isingeajiri
haingeajiri		 lisingeajiri
halingeajiri		 yasingeajiri
hayangeajiri		 kisingeajiri
hakingeajiri		 visingeajiri
havingeajiri		 isingeajiri
haingeajiri		 zisingeajiri
hazingeajiri		 usingeajiri
haungeajiri		 kusingeajiri
hakungeajiri		 pasingeajiri
hapangeajiri		 musingeajiri
hamungeajiri
Past Conditional
Positive ningaliajiri tungaliajiri ungaliajiri mngaliajiri angaliajiri wangaliajiri ungaliajiri ingaliajiri lingaliajiri yangaliajiri kingaliajiri vingaliajiri ingaliajiri zingaliajiri ungaliajiri kungaliajiri pangaliajiri mungaliajiri
Negative nisingaliajiri
singaliajiri		 tusingaliajiri
hatungaliajiri		 usingaliajiri
hungaliajiri		 msingaliajiri
hamngaliajiri		 asingaliajiri
hangaliajiri		 wasingaliajiri
hawangaliajiri		 usingaliajiri
haungaliajiri		 isingaliajiri
haingaliajiri		 lisingaliajiri
halingaliajiri		 yasingaliajiri
hayangaliajiri		 kisingaliajiri
hakingaliajiri		 visingaliajiri
havingaliajiri		 isingaliajiri
haingaliajiri		 zisingaliajiri
hazingaliajiri		 usingaliajiri
haungaliajiri		 kusingaliajiri
hakungaliajiri		 pasingaliajiri
hapangaliajiri		 musingaliajiri
hamungaliajiri
Conditional Contrary to Fact
Positive ningeliajiri tungeliajiri ungeliajiri mngeliajiri angeliajiri wangeliajiri ungeliajiri ingeliajiri lingeliajiri yangeliajiri kingeliajiri vingeliajiri ingeliajiri zingeliajiri ungeliajiri kungeliajiri pangeliajiri mungeliajiri
General Relative
Positive niajiri tuajiri uajiri majiri aajiri waajiri uajiri iajiri liajiri yaajiri kiajiri viajiri iajiri ziajiri uajiri kuajiri paajiri muajiri
Negative nisioajiri tusioajiri usioajiri msioajiri asioajiri wasioajiri usioajiri isioajiri lisioajiri yasioajiri kisioajiri visioajiri isioajiri zisioajiri usioajiri kusioajiri pasioajiri musioajiri
Gnomic
Positive naajiri twaajiri waajiri mwaajiri aajiri waajiri waajiri yaajiri laajiri yaajiri chaajiri vyaajiri yaajiri zaajiri waajiri kwaajiri paajiri mwaajiri
Perfect
Positive nimeajiri tumeajiri umeajiri mmeajiri ameajiri wameajiri umeajiri imeajiri limeajiri yameajiri kimeajiri vimeajiri imeajiri zimeajiri umeajiri kumeajiri pameajiri mumeajiri
"Already"
Positive nimeshaajiri tumeshaajiri umeshaajiri mmeshaajiri ameshaajiri wameshaajiri umeshaajiri imeshaajiri limeshaajiri yameshaajiri kimeshaajiri vimeshaajiri imeshaajiri zimeshaajiri umeshaajiri kumeshaajiri pameshaajiri mumeshaajiri
"Not yet"
Negative sijaajiri hatujaajiri hujaajiri hamjaajiri hajaajiri hawajaajiri haujaajiri haijaajiri halijaajiri hayajaajiri hakijaajiri havijaajiri haijaajiri hazijaajiri haujaajiri hakujaajiri hapajaajiri hamujaajiri
"If/When"
Positive nikiajiri tukiajiri ukiajiri mkiajiri akiajiri wakiajiri ukiajiri ikiajiri likiajiri yakiajiri kikiajiri vikiajiri ikiajiri zikiajiri ukiajiri kukiajiri pakiajiri mukiajiri
"If not"
Negative nisipoajiri tusipoajiri usipoajiri msipoajiri asipoajiri wasipoajiri usipoajiri isipoajiri lisipoajiri yasipoajiri kisipoajiri visipoajiri isipoajiri zisipoajiri usipoajiri kusipoajiri pasipoajiri musipoajiri
Consecutive
Positive nikaajiri tukaajiri ukaajiri mkaajiri akaajiri wakaajiri ukaajiri ikaajiri likaajiri yakaajiri kikaajiri vikaajiri ikaajiri zikaajiri ukaajiri kukaajiri pakaajiri mukaajiri
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
  • Verbal derivations:
    • Applicative: -ajiria
    • Causative: -ajirisha
    • Passive: -ajiriwa
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