Swahili edit

Pronunciation edit

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Verb edit

-badiliwa (infinitive kubadiliwa)

  1. Passive form of -badili

Conjugation edit

Conjugation of -badiliwa
Positive present -nabadiliwa
Subjunctive -badiliwe
Negative -badiliwi
Imperative singular badiliwa
Infinitives
Positive kubadiliwa
Negative kutobadiliwa
Imperatives
Singular badiliwa
Plural badiliweni
Tensed forms
Habitual hubadiliwa
Positive past positive subject concord + -libadiliwa
Negative past negative subject concord + -kubadiliwa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nabadiliwa)
Singular Plural
1st person ninabadiliwa/nabadiliwa tunabadiliwa
2nd person unabadiliwa mnabadiliwa
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anabadiliwa wanabadiliwa
other classes positive subject concord + -nabadiliwa
Negative present (negative subject concord + -badiliwi)
Singular Plural
1st person sibadiliwi hatubadiliwi
2nd person hubadiliwi hambadiliwi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) habadiliwi hawabadiliwi
other classes negative subject concord + -badiliwi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tabadiliwa
Negative future negative subject concord + -tabadiliwa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -badiliwe)
Singular Plural
1st person nibadiliwe tubadiliwe
2nd person ubadiliwe mbadiliwe
3rd person m-wa(I/II) abadiliwe wabadiliwe
other classes positive subject concord + -badiliwe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sibadiliwe
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngebadiliwa
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singebadiliwa
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalibadiliwa
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalibadiliwa
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -abadiliwa)
Singular Plural
1st person nabadiliwa twabadiliwa
2nd person wabadiliwa mwabadiliwa
3rd person m-wa(I/II) abadiliwa wabadiliwa
m-mi(III/IV) wabadiliwa yabadiliwa
ji-ma(V/VI) labadiliwa yabadiliwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chabadiliwa vyabadiliwa
n(IX/X) yabadiliwa zabadiliwa
u(XI) wabadiliwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwabadiliwa
pa(XVI) pabadiliwa
mu(XVIII) mwabadiliwa
Perfect positive subject concord + -mebadiliwa
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshabadiliwa
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jabadiliwa
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kibadiliwa
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipobadiliwa
Consecutive kabadiliwa / positive subject concord + -kabadiliwa
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kabadiliwe
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nibadiliwa -tubadiliwa
2nd person -kubadiliwa -wabadiliwa/-kubadiliweni/-wabadiliweni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mbadiliwa -wabadiliwa
m-mi(III/IV) -ubadiliwa -ibadiliwa
ji-ma(V/VI) -libadiliwa -yabadiliwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kibadiliwa -vibadiliwa
n(IX/X) -ibadiliwa -zibadiliwa
u(XI) -ubadiliwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kubadiliwa
pa(XVI) -pabadiliwa
mu(XVIII) -mubadiliwa
Reflexive -jibadiliwa
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -badiliwa- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -badiliwaye -badiliwao
m-mi(III/IV) -badiliwao -badiliwayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -badiliwalo -badiliwayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -badiliwacho -badiliwavyo
n(IX/X) -badiliwayo -badiliwazo
u(XI) -badiliwao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -badiliwako
pa(XVI) -badiliwapo
mu(XVIII) -badiliwamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -badiliwa)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yebadiliwa -obadiliwa
m-mi(III/IV) -obadiliwa -yobadiliwa
ji-ma(V/VI) -lobadiliwa -yobadiliwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chobadiliwa -vyobadiliwa
n(IX/X) -yobadiliwa -zobadiliwa
u(XI) -obadiliwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kobadiliwa
pa(XVI) -pobadiliwa
mu(XVIII) -mobadiliwa
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.