dabu

Esperanto

Verb

dabu

1. imperative of dabi

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic [Term?].

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

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Verb

-dabu (infinitive kudabu)

1. to control
2. to frighten

   Synonym: -ogofya

Conjugation

Conjugation of -dabu
Positive present -nadabu Subjunctive -dabu Negative -dabu Imperative singular dabu
Infinitives
Positive kudabu Negative kutodabu
Imperatives
Singular dabu Plural dabuni
Tensed forms
Habitual hudabu Positive past positive subject concord + -lidabu Negative past negative subject concord + -kudabu
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nadabu) Singular Plural 1st person ninadabu/nadabu tunadabu 2nd person unadabu mnadabu 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anadabu wanadabu other classes positive subject concord + -nadabu
Negative present (negative subject concord + -dabu) Singular Plural 1st person sidabu hatudabu 2nd person hudabu hamdabu 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hadabu hawadabu other classes negative subject concord + -dabu
Positive future positive subject concord + -tadabu Negative future negative subject concord + -tadabu
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -dabu) Singular Plural 1st person nidabu tudabu 2nd person udabu mdabu 3rd person m-wa(I/II) adabu wadabu other classes positive subject concord + -dabu
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sidabu Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngedabu Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singedabu Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalidabu Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalidabu
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -adabu) Singular Plural 1st person nadabu twadabu 2nd person wadabu mwadabu 3rd person m-wa(I/II) adabu wadabu m-mi(III/IV) wadabu yadabu ji-ma(V/VI) ladabu yadabu ki-vi(VII/VIII) chadabu vyadabu n(IX/X) yadabu zadabu u(XI) wadabu see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwadabu pa(XVI) padabu mu(XVIII) mwadabu
Perfect positive subject concord + -medabu "Already" positive subject concord + -meshadabu "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jadabu "If/When" positive subject concord + -kidabu "If not" positive subject concord + -sipodabu Consecutive kadabu / positive subject concord + -kadabu Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kadabu
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nidabu -tudabu 2nd person -kudabu -wadabu/-kudabuni/-wadabuni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mdabu -wadabu m-mi(III/IV) -udabu -idabu ji-ma(V/VI) -lidabu -yadabu ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kidabu -vidabu n(IX/X) -idabu -zidabu u(XI) -udabu see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kudabu pa(XVI) -padabu mu(XVIII) -mudabu Reflexive -jidabu
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -dabu- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -dabuye -dabuo m-mi(III/IV) -dabuo -dabuyo ji-ma(V/VI) -dabulo -dabuyo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -dabucho -dabuvyo n(IX/X) -dabuyo -dabuzo u(XI) -dabuo see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -dabuko pa(XVI) -dabupo mu(XVIII) -dabumo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -dabu) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yedabu -odabu m-mi(III/IV) -odabu -yodabu ji-ma(V/VI) -lodabu -yodabu ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chodabu -vyodabu n(IX/X) -yodabu -zodabu u(XI) -odabu see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kodabu pa(XVI) -podabu mu(XVIII) -modabu
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

• Verbal derivations:
  • Causative: -dabisha
  • Passive: -dabiwa
  • Reciprocal: -dabiana
  • Stative: -dabika