Pronunciation
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-kusudia (infinitive kukusudia)
- Applicative form of -kusudi
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.
Conjugation
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Conjugation of -kusudia
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Positive present
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-nakusudia
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Subjunctive
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-kusudie
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Negative
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-kusudii
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Imperative singular
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kusudia
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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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hukusudia
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Positive past
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positive subject concord + -likusudia
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Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kukusudia
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Positive present (positive subject concord + -nakusudia)
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Singular
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Plural
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1st person
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ninakusudia/nakusudia
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tunakusudia
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2nd person
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unakusudia
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mnakusudia
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3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anakusudia
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wanakusudia
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other classes
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positive subject concord + -nakusudia
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Negative present (negative subject concord + -kusudii)
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Singular
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Plural
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1st person
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sikusudii
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hatukusudii
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2nd person
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hukusudii
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hamkusudii
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3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hakusudii
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hawakusudii
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other classes
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negative subject concord + -kusudii
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Positive future
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positive subject concord + -takusudia
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Negative future
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negative subject concord + -takusudia
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Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -kusudie)
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Singular
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Plural
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1st person
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nikusudie
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tukusudie
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2nd person
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ukusudie
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mkusudie
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3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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akusudie
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wakusudie
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other classes
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positive subject concord + -kusudie
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Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sikusudie
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Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngekusudia
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Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singekusudia
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Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalikusudia
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Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalikusudia
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Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mekusudia
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"Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshakusudia
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"Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jakusudia
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"If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kikusudia
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"If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipokusudia
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Consecutive
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kakusudia / positive subject concord + -kakusudia
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Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kakusudie
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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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