simamia

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-simamia (infinitive kusimamia)

1. Applicative form of -simama: to manage, to supervise

Conjugation

Conjugation of -simamia
Positive present -nasimamia Subjunctive -simamie Negative -simamii Imperative singular simamia
Infinitives
Positive kusimamia Negative kutosimamia
Imperatives
Singular simamia Plural simamieni
Tensed forms
Habitual husimamia Positive past positive subject concord + -lisimamia Negative past negative subject concord + -kusimamia
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nasimamia) Singular Plural 1st person ninasimamia/nasimamia tunasimamia 2nd person unasimamia mnasimamia 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anasimamia wanasimamia other classes positive subject concord + -nasimamia
Negative present (negative subject concord + -simamii) Singular Plural 1st person sisimamii hatusimamii 2nd person husimamii hamsimamii 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hasimamii hawasimamii other classes negative subject concord + -simamii
Positive future positive subject concord + -tasimamia Negative future negative subject concord + -tasimamia
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -simamie) Singular Plural 1st person nisimamie tusimamie 2nd person usimamie msimamie 3rd person m-wa(I/II) asimamie wasimamie other classes positive subject concord + -simamie
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sisimamie Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngesimamia Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singesimamia Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalisimamia Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalisimamia
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -asimamia) Singular Plural 1st person nasimamia twasimamia 2nd person wasimamia mwasimamia 3rd person m-wa(I/II) asimamia wasimamia m-mi(III/IV) wasimamia yasimamia ji-ma(V/VI) lasimamia yasimamia ki-vi(VII/VIII) chasimamia vyasimamia n(IX/X) yasimamia zasimamia u(XI) wasimamia see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwasimamia pa(XVI) pasimamia mu(XVIII) mwasimamia
Perfect positive subject concord + -mesimamia "Already" positive subject concord + -meshasimamia "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jasimamia "If/When" positive subject concord + -kisimamia "If not" positive subject concord + -siposimamia Consecutive kasimamia / positive subject concord + -kasimamia Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kasimamie
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nisimamia -tusimamia 2nd person -kusimamia -wasimamia/-kusimamieni/-wasimamieni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -msimamia -wasimamia m-mi(III/IV) -usimamia -isimamia ji-ma(V/VI) -lisimamia -yasimamia ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kisimamia -visimamia n(IX/X) -isimamia -zisimamia u(XI) -usimamia see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kusimamia pa(XVI) -pasimamia mu(XVIII) -musimamia Reflexive -jisimamia
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -simamia- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -simamiaye -simamiao m-mi(III/IV) -simamiao -simamiayo ji-ma(V/VI) -simamialo -simamiayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -simamiacho -simamiavyo n(IX/X) -simamiayo -simamiazo u(XI) -simamiao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -simamiako pa(XVI) -simamiapo mu(XVIII) -simamiamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -simamia) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yesimamia -osimamia m-mi(III/IV) -osimamia -yosimamia ji-ma(V/VI) -losimamia -yosimamia ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chosimamia -vyosimamia n(IX/X) -yosimamia -zosimamia u(XI) -osimamia see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kosimamia pa(XVI) -posimamia mu(XVIII) -mosimamia
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:
  • msimamizi (“overseer, supervisor, foreman”)
  • usimamizi (“oversight, supervision”)