asisi

See also: aşısı

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic أَسَّسَ (ʔassasa).

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

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Verb

-asisi (infinitive kuasisi)

1. to found, commence, begin, start

Conjugation

Conjugation of -asisi
Positive present -naasisi Subjunctive -asisi Negative -asisi Imperative singular asisi
Infinitives
Positive kuasisi Negative kutoasisi
Imperatives
Singular asisi Plural asisini
Tensed forms
Habitual huasisi Positive past positive subject concord + -liasisi Negative past negative subject concord + -kuasisi
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naasisi) Singular Plural 1st person ninaasisi/naasisi tunaasisi 2nd person unaasisi mnaasisi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaasisi wanaasisi other classes positive subject concord + -naasisi
Negative present (negative subject concord + -asisi) Singular Plural 1st person siasisi hatuasisi 2nd person huasisi hamwasisi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) haasisi hawaasisi other classes negative subject concord + -asisi
Positive future positive subject concord + -taasisi Negative future negative subject concord + -taasisi
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -asisi) Singular Plural 1st person niasisi tuasisi 2nd person uasisi mwasisi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aasisi waasisi other classes positive subject concord + -asisi
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siasisi Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeasisi Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeasisi Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliasisi Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliasisi
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aasisi) Singular Plural 1st person naasisi twaasisi 2nd person waasisi mwaasisi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aasisi waasisi m-mi(III/IV) waasisi yaasisi ji-ma(V/VI) laasisi yaasisi ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaasisi vyaasisi n(IX/X) yaasisi zaasisi u(XI) waasisi see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwaasisi pa(XVI) paasisi mu(XVIII) mwaasisi
Perfect positive subject concord + -measisi "Already" positive subject concord + -meshaasisi "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jaasisi "If/When" positive subject concord + -kiasisi "If not" positive subject concord + -sipoasisi Consecutive kaasisi / positive subject concord + -kaasisi Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaasisi
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -niasisi -tuasisi 2nd person -kuasisi -waasisi/-kuasisini/-waasisini 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mwasisi -waasisi m-mi(III/IV) -uasisi -iasisi ji-ma(V/VI) -liasisi -yaasisi ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiasisi -viasisi n(IX/X) -iasisi -ziasisi u(XI) -uasisi see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuasisi pa(XVI) -paasisi mu(XVIII) -muasisi Reflexive -jiasisi
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -asisi- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -asisiye -asisio m-mi(III/IV) -asisio -asisiyo ji-ma(V/VI) -asisilo -asisiyo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -asisicho -asisivyo n(IX/X) -asisiyo -asisizo u(XI) -asisio see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -asisiko pa(XVI) -asisipo mu(XVIII) -asisimo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -asisi) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yeasisi -oasisi m-mi(III/IV) -oasisi -yoasisi ji-ma(V/VI) -loasisi -yoasisi ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choasisi -vyoasisi n(IX/X) -yoasisi -zoasisi u(XI) -oasisi see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -koasisi pa(XVI) -poasisi mu(XVIII) -moasisi
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

• Nominal derivations:
  • mwasisi (“founder”)

Yami

Noun

asisi

1. meat