salimu

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic سَلَّمَ (sallama).

Pronunciation
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Verb

-salimu (infinitive kusalimu)

  1. to greet or salute, to say hello
  2. to surrender

Conjugation
Conjugation of -salimu
Positive present -nasalimu
Subjunctive -salimu
Negative -salimu
Imperative singular salimu
Infinitives
Positive kusalimu
Negative kutosalimu
Imperatives
Singular salimu
Plural salimuni
Tensed forms
Habitual husalimu
Positive past positive subject concord + -lisalimu
Negative past negative subject concord + -kusalimu
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nasalimu)
Singular Plural
1st person ninasalimu/nasalimu tunasalimu
2nd person unasalimu mnasalimu
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anasalimu wanasalimu
other classes positive subject concord + -nasalimu
Negative present (negative subject concord + -salimu)
Singular Plural
1st person sisalimu hatusalimu
2nd person husalimu hamsalimu
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hasalimu hawasalimu
other classes negative subject concord + -salimu
Positive future positive subject concord + -tasalimu
Negative future negative subject concord + -tasalimu
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -salimu)
Singular Plural
1st person nisalimu tusalimu
2nd person usalimu msalimu
3rd person m-wa(I/II) asalimu wasalimu
other classes positive subject concord + -salimu
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sisalimu
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngesalimu
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singesalimu
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalisalimu
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalisalimu
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -asalimu)
Singular Plural
1st person nasalimu twasalimu
2nd person wasalimu mwasalimu
3rd person m-wa(I/II) asalimu wasalimu
m-mi(III/IV) wasalimu yasalimu
ji-ma(V/VI) lasalimu yasalimu
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chasalimu vyasalimu
n(IX/X) yasalimu zasalimu
u(XI) wasalimu see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwasalimu
pa(XVI) pasalimu
mu(XVIII) mwasalimu
Perfect positive subject concord + -mesalimu
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshasalimu
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jasalimu
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kisalimu
"If not" positive subject concord + -siposalimu
Consecutive kasalimu / positive subject concord + -kasalimu
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kasalimu
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nisalimu -tusalimu
2nd person -kusalimu -wasalimu/-kusalimuni/-wasalimuni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -msalimu -wasalimu
m-mi(III/IV) -usalimu -isalimu
ji-ma(V/VI) -lisalimu -yasalimu
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kisalimu -visalimu
n(IX/X) -isalimu -zisalimu
u(XI) -usalimu see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kusalimu
pa(XVI) -pasalimu
mu(XVIII) -musalimu
Reflexive -jisalimu
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -salimu- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -salimuye -salimuo
m-mi(III/IV) -salimuo -salimuyo
ji-ma(V/VI) -salimulo -salimuyo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -salimucho -salimuvyo
n(IX/X) -salimuyo -salimuzo
u(XI) -salimuo see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -salimuko
pa(XVI) -salimupo
mu(XVIII) -salimumo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -salimu)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yesalimu -osalimu
m-mi(III/IV) -osalimu -yosalimu
ji-ma(V/VI) -losalimu -yosalimu
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chosalimu -vyosalimu
n(IX/X) -yosalimu -zosalimu
u(XI) -osalimu see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kosalimu
pa(XVI) -posalimu
mu(XVIII) -mosalimu
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

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