shiriki

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic شَارَكَ (šāraka).

Pronunciation

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Verb

-shiriki (infinitive kushiriki)

1. to participate (to join in, to take part, to involve oneself)
2. (Christianity) to receive the Eucharist

Conjugation

Conjugation of -shiriki
Positive present -nashiriki Subjunctive -shiriki Negative -shiriki Imperative singular shiriki
Infinitives
Positive kushiriki Negative kutoshiriki
Imperatives
Singular shiriki Plural shirikini
Tensed forms
Habitual hushiriki Positive past positive subject concord + -lishiriki Negative past negative subject concord + -kushiriki
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nashiriki) Singular Plural 1st person ninashiriki/nashiriki tunashiriki 2nd person unashiriki mnashiriki 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anashiriki wanashiriki other classes positive subject concord + -nashiriki
Negative present (negative subject concord + -shiriki) Singular Plural 1st person sishiriki hatushiriki 2nd person hushiriki hamshiriki 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hashiriki hawashiriki other classes negative subject concord + -shiriki
Positive future positive subject concord + -tashiriki Negative future negative subject concord + -tashiriki
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -shiriki) Singular Plural 1st person nishiriki tushiriki 2nd person ushiriki mshiriki 3rd person m-wa(I/II) ashiriki washiriki other classes positive subject concord + -shiriki
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sishiriki Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeshiriki Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeshiriki Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalishiriki Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalishiriki
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -ashiriki) Singular Plural 1st person nashiriki twashiriki 2nd person washiriki mwashiriki 3rd person m-wa(I/II) ashiriki washiriki m-mi(III/IV) washiriki yashiriki ji-ma(V/VI) lashiriki yashiriki ki-vi(VII/VIII) chashiriki vyashiriki n(IX/X) yashiriki zashiriki u(XI) washiriki see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwashiriki pa(XVI) pashiriki mu(XVIII) mwashiriki
Perfect positive subject concord + -meshiriki "Already" positive subject concord + -meshashiriki "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jashiriki "If/When" positive subject concord + -kishiriki "If not" positive subject concord + -siposhiriki Consecutive kashiriki / positive subject concord + -kashiriki Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kashiriki
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nishiriki -tushiriki 2nd person -kushiriki -washiriki/-kushirikini/-washirikini 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mshiriki -washiriki m-mi(III/IV) -ushiriki -ishiriki ji-ma(V/VI) -lishiriki -yashiriki ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kishiriki -vishiriki n(IX/X) -ishiriki -zishiriki u(XI) -ushiriki see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kushiriki pa(XVI) -pashiriki mu(XVIII) -mushiriki Reflexive -jishiriki
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -shiriki- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -shirikiye -shirikio m-mi(III/IV) -shirikio -shirikiyo ji-ma(V/VI) -shirikilo -shirikiyo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -shirikicho -shirikivyo n(IX/X) -shirikiyo -shirikizo u(XI) -shirikio see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -shirikiko pa(XVI) -shirikipo mu(XVIII) -shirikimo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -shiriki) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yeshiriki -oshiriki m-mi(III/IV) -oshiriki -yoshiriki ji-ma(V/VI) -loshiriki -yoshiriki ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choshiriki -vyoshiriki n(IX/X) -yoshiriki -zoshiriki u(XI) -oshiriki see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -koshiriki pa(XVI) -poshiriki mu(XVIII) -moshiriki
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:
  • Applicative: -shirikia
  • Causative: -shirikisha
  • Passive: -shirikiwa
  • Reciprocal: -shirikiana

• Nominal derivations:
  • mshiriki (“member, associate, partner, participant”)
  • ushiriki (“participation”)

Adjective

-shiriki (declinable)

1. associate, affiliate
   • 2022, Muungano wa Tanganyika na Zanzibar: Chimbuko, Misingi na Maendeleo, Serikali ya Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania, →ISBN:

     […] Chuo Kishiriki cha Chuo Kikuu cha London, Uingereza kilianzishwa Dar es Salaam na kuitwa Chuo Kikuu cha Dar es Salaam […]

     […] an associate college of the University of London, England, was established in Dar es Salaam, called the University of Dar es Salaam […]

Declension

Inflected forms of -shiriki

Noun class	singular	plural
m-wa class(I/II)	mshiriki	washiriki
m-mi class(III/IV)	mshiriki	mishiriki
ji-ma class(V/VI)	shiriki	mashiriki
ki-vi class(VII/VIII)	kishiriki	vishiriki
n class(IX/X)	shiriki	shiriki
u class(XI)	mshiriki	see n(X) or ma(VI) class
pa class(XVI)	pashiriki
ku class(XVII)	kushiriki
mu class(XVIII)	mushiriki