-dhihirisha (infinitive kudhihirisha)
- Causative form of -dhihiri:
- to reveal, to exhibit
18th century, Abdallah bin Ali bin Nasir, Al-Inkishafi[1], translation from R. Allen (1946) “Inkishafi—a translation from the Swahili”, in African Studies, volume 5, number 4, →DOI, pages 243–249, stanza 6:نِيَضِهِرِشِ يَغُ مَقَالِ ، اَبَيُ مُيُوْنِ نِقُصُدِيِ- Niyaḍihirishe yangu maqali, ambayo moyoni niquṣudiye.
- Let me set forth the plan which I have in my heart.
- to verify, to substantiate
Conjugation of -dhihirisha
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Infinitives
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Imperatives
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Tensed forms
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Habitual
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hudhihirisha
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Positive past
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positive subject concord + -lidhihirisha
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Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kudhihirisha
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Positive present (positive subject concord + -nadhihirisha)
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Singular
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Plural
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1st person
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ninadhihirisha/nadhihirisha
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tunadhihirisha
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2nd person
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unadhihirisha
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mnadhihirisha
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3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anadhihirisha
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wanadhihirisha
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other classes
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positive subject concord + -nadhihirisha
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Negative present (negative subject concord + -dhihirishi)
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Singular
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Plural
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1st person
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sidhihirishi
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hatudhihirishi
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2nd person
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hudhihirishi
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hamdhihirishi
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3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hadhihirishi
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hawadhihirishi
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other classes
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negative subject concord + -dhihirishi
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Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tadhihirisha
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Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tadhihirisha
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Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -dhihirishe)
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Singular
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Plural
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1st person
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nidhihirishe
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tudhihirishe
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2nd person
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udhihirishe
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mdhihirishe
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3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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adhihirishe
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wadhihirishe
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other classes
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positive subject concord + -dhihirishe
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Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sidhihirishe
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Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngedhihirisha
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Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singedhihirisha
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Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalidhihirisha
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Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalidhihirisha
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Perfect
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positive subject concord + -medhihirisha
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"Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshadhihirisha
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"Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jadhihirisha
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"If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kidhihirisha
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"If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipodhihirisha
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Consecutive
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kadhihirisha / positive subject concord + -kadhihirisha
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Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kadhihirishe
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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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