dhoofika

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-dhoofika (infinitive kudhoofika)

1. Stative form of -dhoofu

Conjugation

Conjugation of -dhoofika
Positive present -nadhoofika Subjunctive -dhoofike Negative -dhoofiki Imperative singular dhoofika
Infinitives
Positive kudhoofika Negative kutodhoofika
Imperatives
Singular dhoofika Plural dhoofikeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hudhoofika Positive past positive subject concord + -lidhoofika Negative past negative subject concord + -kudhoofika
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nadhoofika) Singular Plural 1st person ninadhoofika/nadhoofika tunadhoofika 2nd person unadhoofika mnadhoofika 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anadhoofika wanadhoofika other classes positive subject concord + -nadhoofika
Negative present (negative subject concord + -dhoofiki) Singular Plural 1st person sidhoofiki hatudhoofiki 2nd person hudhoofiki hamdhoofiki 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hadhoofiki hawadhoofiki other classes negative subject concord + -dhoofiki
Positive future positive subject concord + -tadhoofika Negative future negative subject concord + -tadhoofika
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -dhoofike) Singular Plural 1st person nidhoofike tudhoofike 2nd person udhoofike mdhoofike 3rd person m-wa(I/II) adhoofike wadhoofike other classes positive subject concord + -dhoofike
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sidhoofike Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngedhoofika Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singedhoofika Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalidhoofika Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalidhoofika
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -adhoofika) Singular Plural 1st person nadhoofika twadhoofika 2nd person wadhoofika mwadhoofika 3rd person m-wa(I/II) adhoofika wadhoofika m-mi(III/IV) wadhoofika yadhoofika ji-ma(V/VI) ladhoofika yadhoofika ki-vi(VII/VIII) chadhoofika vyadhoofika n(IX/X) yadhoofika zadhoofika u(XI) wadhoofika see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwadhoofika pa(XVI) padhoofika mu(XVIII) mwadhoofika
Perfect positive subject concord + -medhoofika "Already" positive subject concord + -meshadhoofika "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jadhoofika "If/When" positive subject concord + -kidhoofika "If not" positive subject concord + -sipodhoofika Consecutive kadhoofika / positive subject concord + -kadhoofika Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kadhoofike
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nidhoofika -tudhoofika 2nd person -kudhoofika -wadhoofika/-kudhoofikeni/-wadhoofikeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mdhoofika -wadhoofika m-mi(III/IV) -udhoofika -idhoofika ji-ma(V/VI) -lidhoofika -yadhoofika ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kidhoofika -vidhoofika n(IX/X) -idhoofika -zidhoofika u(XI) -udhoofika see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kudhoofika pa(XVI) -padhoofika mu(XVIII) -mudhoofika Reflexive -jidhoofika
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -dhoofika- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -dhoofikaye -dhoofikao m-mi(III/IV) -dhoofikao -dhoofikayo ji-ma(V/VI) -dhoofikalo -dhoofikayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -dhoofikacho -dhoofikavyo n(IX/X) -dhoofikayo -dhoofikazo u(XI) -dhoofikao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -dhoofikako pa(XVI) -dhoofikapo mu(XVIII) -dhoofikamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -dhoofika) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yedhoofika -odhoofika m-mi(III/IV) -odhoofika -yodhoofika ji-ma(V/VI) -lodhoofika -yodhoofika ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chodhoofika -vyodhoofika n(IX/X) -yodhoofika -zodhoofika u(XI) -odhoofika see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kodhoofika pa(XVI) -podhoofika mu(XVIII) -modhoofika
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.