Swahili

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic [Term?].

Pronunciation

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  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Verb

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-daathari (infinitive kudaathari)

  1. to endanger
  2. to destroy, break

Conjugation

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Conjugation of -daathari
Positive present -nadaathari
Subjunctive -daathari
Negative -daathari
Imperative singular daathari
Infinitives
Positive kudaathari
Negative kutodaathari
Imperatives
Singular daathari
Plural daatharini
Tensed forms
Habitual hudaathari
Positive past positive subject concord + -lidaathari
Negative past negative subject concord + -kudaathari
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nadaathari)
Singular Plural
1st person ninadaathari/nadaathari tunadaathari
2nd person unadaathari mnadaathari
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anadaathari wanadaathari
other classes positive subject concord + -nadaathari
Negative present (negative subject concord + -daathari)
Singular Plural
1st person sidaathari hatudaathari
2nd person hudaathari hamdaathari
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hadaathari hawadaathari
other classes negative subject concord + -daathari
Positive future positive subject concord + -tadaathari
Negative future negative subject concord + -tadaathari
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -daathari)
Singular Plural
1st person nidaathari tudaathari
2nd person udaathari mdaathari
3rd person m-wa(I/II) adaathari wadaathari
other classes positive subject concord + -daathari
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sidaathari
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngedaathari
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singedaathari
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalidaathari
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalidaathari
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -adaathari)
Singular Plural
1st person nadaathari twadaathari
2nd person wadaathari mwadaathari
3rd person m-wa(I/II) adaathari wadaathari
m-mi(III/IV) wadaathari yadaathari
ji-ma(V/VI) ladaathari yadaathari
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chadaathari vyadaathari
n(IX/X) yadaathari zadaathari
u(XI) wadaathari see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwadaathari
pa(XVI) padaathari
mu(XVIII) mwadaathari
Perfect positive subject concord + -medaathari
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshadaathari
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jadaathari
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kidaathari
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipodaathari
Consecutive kadaathari / positive subject concord + -kadaathari
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kadaathari
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nidaathari -tudaathari
2nd person -kudaathari -wadaathari/-kudaatharini/-wadaatharini
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mdaathari -wadaathari
m-mi(III/IV) -udaathari -idaathari
ji-ma(V/VI) -lidaathari -yadaathari
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kidaathari -vidaathari
n(IX/X) -idaathari -zidaathari
u(XI) -udaathari see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kudaathari
pa(XVI) -padaathari
mu(XVIII) -mudaathari
Reflexive -jidaathari
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -daathari- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -daathariye -daathario
m-mi(III/IV) -daathario -daathariyo
ji-ma(V/VI) -daatharilo -daathariyo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -daatharicho -daatharivyo
n(IX/X) -daathariyo -daatharizo
u(XI) -daathario see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -daathariko
pa(XVI) -daatharipo
mu(XVIII) -daatharimo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -daathari)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yedaathari -odaathari
m-mi(III/IV) -odaathari -yodaathari
ji-ma(V/VI) -lodaathari -yodaathari
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chodaathari -vyodaathari
n(IX/X) -yodaathari -zodaathari
u(XI) -odaathari see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kodaathari
pa(XVI) -podaathari
mu(XVIII) -modaathari
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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