athiri

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic أَثَّرَ (ʔaṯṯara).

Pronunciation

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Verb

-athiri (infinitive kuathiri)

1. to effect a change in something
2. to convince one to do something

Conjugation

Conjugation of -athiri
Positive present -naathiri Subjunctive -athiri Negative -athiri Imperative singular athiri
Infinitives
Positive kuathiri Negative kutoathiri
Imperatives
Singular athiri Plural athirini
Tensed forms
Habitual huathiri Positive past positive subject concord + -liathiri Negative past negative subject concord + -kuathiri
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naathiri) Singular Plural 1st person ninaathiri/naathiri tunaathiri 2nd person unaathiri mnaathiri 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaathiri wanaathiri other classes positive subject concord + -naathiri
Negative present (negative subject concord + -athiri) Singular Plural 1st person siathiri hatuathiri 2nd person huathiri hamwathiri 3rd person m-wa(I/II) haathiri hawaathiri other classes negative subject concord + -athiri
Positive future positive subject concord + -taathiri Negative future negative subject concord + -taathiri
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -athiri) Singular Plural 1st person niathiri tuathiri 2nd person uathiri mwathiri 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aathiri waathiri other classes positive subject concord + -athiri
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siathiri Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeathiri Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeathiri Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliathiri Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliathiri
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aathiri) Singular Plural 1st person naathiri twaathiri 2nd person waathiri mwaathiri 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aathiri waathiri m-mi(III/IV) waathiri yaathiri ji-ma(V/VI) laathiri yaathiri ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaathiri vyaathiri n(IX/X) yaathiri zaathiri u(XI) waathiri see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwaathiri pa(XVI) paathiri mu(XVIII) mwaathiri
Perfect positive subject concord + -meathiri "Already" positive subject concord + -meshaathiri "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jaathiri "If/When" positive subject concord + -kiathiri "If not" positive subject concord + -sipoathiri Consecutive kaathiri / positive subject concord + -kaathiri Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaathiri
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -niathiri -tuathiri 2nd person -kuathiri -waathiri/-kuathirini/-waathirini 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mwathiri -waathiri m-mi(III/IV) -uathiri -iathiri ji-ma(V/VI) -liathiri -yaathiri ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiathiri -viathiri n(IX/X) -iathiri -ziathiri u(XI) -uathiri see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuathiri pa(XVI) -paathiri mu(XVIII) -muathiri Reflexive -jiathiri
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -athiri- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -athiriye -athirio m-mi(III/IV) -athirio -athiriyo ji-ma(V/VI) -athirilo -athiriyo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -athiricho -athirivyo n(IX/X) -athiriyo -athirizo u(XI) -athirio see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -athiriko pa(XVI) -athiripo mu(XVIII) -athirimo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -athiri) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yeathiri -oathiri m-mi(III/IV) -oathiri -yoathiri ji-ma(V/VI) -loathiri -yoathiri ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choathiri -vyoathiri n(IX/X) -yoathiri -zoathiri u(XI) -oathiri see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -koathiri pa(XVI) -poathiri mu(XVIII) -moathiri
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

• Verbal derivations:
  • Passive: -athiriwa (“to be affected by something”)

Related terms

• athira (“influence, impact”)