laghai

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic رَاجَ (rāja).

Pronunciation

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Verb

-laghai (infinitive kulaghai)

1. to trick, to cheat

Conjugation

Conjugation of -laghai
Positive present -nalaghai Subjunctive -laghai Negative -laghai Imperative singular laghai
Infinitives
Positive kulaghai Negative kutolaghai
Imperatives
Singular laghai Plural laghaini
Tensed forms
Habitual hulaghai Positive past positive subject concord + -lilaghai Negative past negative subject concord + -kulaghai
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nalaghai) Singular Plural 1st person ninalaghai/nalaghai tunalaghai 2nd person unalaghai mnalaghai 3rd person m-wa(I/II) analaghai wanalaghai other classes positive subject concord + -nalaghai
Negative present (negative subject concord + -laghai) Singular Plural 1st person silaghai hatulaghai 2nd person hulaghai hamlaghai 3rd person m-wa(I/II) halaghai hawalaghai other classes negative subject concord + -laghai
Positive future positive subject concord + -talaghai Negative future negative subject concord + -talaghai
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -laghai) Singular Plural 1st person nilaghai tulaghai 2nd person ulaghai mlaghai 3rd person m-wa(I/II) alaghai walaghai other classes positive subject concord + -laghai
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -silaghai Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngelaghai Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singelaghai Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalilaghai Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalilaghai
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -alaghai) Singular Plural 1st person nalaghai twalaghai 2nd person walaghai mwalaghai 3rd person m-wa(I/II) alaghai walaghai m-mi(III/IV) walaghai yalaghai ji-ma(V/VI) lalaghai yalaghai ki-vi(VII/VIII) chalaghai vyalaghai n(IX/X) yalaghai zalaghai u(XI) walaghai see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwalaghai pa(XVI) palaghai mu(XVIII) mwalaghai
Perfect positive subject concord + -melaghai "Already" positive subject concord + -meshalaghai "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jalaghai "If/When" positive subject concord + -kilaghai "If not" positive subject concord + -sipolaghai Consecutive kalaghai / positive subject concord + -kalaghai Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kalaghai
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nilaghai -tulaghai 2nd person -kulaghai -walaghai/-kulaghaini/-walaghaini 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mlaghai -walaghai m-mi(III/IV) -ulaghai -ilaghai ji-ma(V/VI) -lilaghai -yalaghai ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kilaghai -vilaghai n(IX/X) -ilaghai -zilaghai u(XI) -ulaghai see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kulaghai pa(XVI) -palaghai mu(XVIII) -mulaghai Reflexive -jilaghai
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -laghai- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -laghaiye -laghaio m-mi(III/IV) -laghaio -laghaiyo ji-ma(V/VI) -laghailo -laghaiyo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -laghaicho -laghaivyo n(IX/X) -laghaiyo -laghaizo u(XI) -laghaio see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -laghaiko pa(XVI) -laghaipo mu(XVIII) -laghaimo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -laghai) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yelaghai -olaghai m-mi(III/IV) -olaghai -yolaghai ji-ma(V/VI) -lolaghai -yolaghai ki-vi(VII/VIII) -cholaghai -vyolaghai n(IX/X) -yolaghai -zolaghai u(XI) -olaghai see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kolaghai pa(XVI) -polaghai mu(XVIII) -molaghai
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:
  • ulaghai

Noun

laghai (needs class)

1. trickster, cheat