dabiana

Swahili

Verb

-dabiana (infinitive kudabiana)

1. Reciprocal form of -dabu

Conjugation

Conjugation of -dabiana
Positive present -nadabiana Subjunctive -dabiane Negative -dabiani Imperative singular dabiana
Infinitives
Positive kudabiana Negative kutodabiana
Imperatives
Singular dabiana Plural dabianeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hudabiana Positive past positive subject concord + -lidabiana Negative past negative subject concord + -kudabiana
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nadabiana) Singular Plural 1st person ninadabiana/nadabiana tunadabiana 2nd person unadabiana mnadabiana 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anadabiana wanadabiana other classes positive subject concord + -nadabiana
Negative present (negative subject concord + -dabiani) Singular Plural 1st person sidabiani hatudabiani 2nd person hudabiani hamdabiani 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hadabiani hawadabiani other classes negative subject concord + -dabiani
Positive future positive subject concord + -tadabiana Negative future negative subject concord + -tadabiana
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -dabiane) Singular Plural 1st person nidabiane tudabiane 2nd person udabiane mdabiane 3rd person m-wa(I/II) adabiane wadabiane other classes positive subject concord + -dabiane
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sidabiane Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngedabiana Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singedabiana Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalidabiana Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalidabiana
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -adabiana) Singular Plural 1st person nadabiana twadabiana 2nd person wadabiana mwadabiana 3rd person m-wa(I/II) adabiana wadabiana m-mi(III/IV) wadabiana yadabiana ji-ma(V/VI) ladabiana yadabiana ki-vi(VII/VIII) chadabiana vyadabiana n(IX/X) yadabiana zadabiana u(XI) wadabiana see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwadabiana pa(XVI) padabiana mu(XVIII) mwadabiana
Perfect positive subject concord + -medabiana "Already" positive subject concord + -meshadabiana "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jadabiana "If/When" positive subject concord + -kidabiana "If not" positive subject concord + -sipodabiana Consecutive kadabiana / positive subject concord + -kadabiana Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kadabiane
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nidabiana -tudabiana 2nd person -kudabiana -wadabiana/-kudabianeni/-wadabianeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mdabiana -wadabiana m-mi(III/IV) -udabiana -idabiana ji-ma(V/VI) -lidabiana -yadabiana ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kidabiana -vidabiana n(IX/X) -idabiana -zidabiana u(XI) -udabiana see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kudabiana pa(XVI) -padabiana mu(XVIII) -mudabiana Reflexive -jidabiana
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -dabiana- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -dabianaye -dabianao m-mi(III/IV) -dabianao -dabianayo ji-ma(V/VI) -dabianalo -dabianayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -dabianacho -dabianavyo n(IX/X) -dabianayo -dabianazo u(XI) -dabianao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -dabianako pa(XVI) -dabianapo mu(XVIII) -dabianamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -dabiana) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yedabiana -odabiana m-mi(III/IV) -odabiana -yodabiana ji-ma(V/VI) -lodabiana -yodabiana ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chodabiana -vyodabiana n(IX/X) -yodabiana -zodabiana u(XI) -odabiana see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kodabiana pa(XVI) -podabiana mu(XVIII) -modabiana
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.