karidhi

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic أَقْرَضَ (ʔaqraḍa).

Verb

-karidhi (infinitive kukaridhi)

1. to lend money (without interest)

Conjugation

Conjugation of -karidhi
Positive present -nakaridhi Subjunctive -karidhi Negative -karidhi Imperative singular karidhi
Infinitives
Positive kukaridhi Negative kutokaridhi
Imperatives
Singular karidhi Plural karidhini
Tensed forms
Habitual hukaridhi Positive past positive subject concord + -likaridhi Negative past negative subject concord + -kukaridhi
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nakaridhi) Singular Plural 1st person ninakaridhi/nakaridhi tunakaridhi 2nd person unakaridhi mnakaridhi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anakaridhi wanakaridhi other classes positive subject concord + -nakaridhi
Negative present (negative subject concord + -karidhi) Singular Plural 1st person sikaridhi hatukaridhi 2nd person hukaridhi hamkaridhi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hakaridhi hawakaridhi other classes negative subject concord + -karidhi
Positive future positive subject concord + -takaridhi Negative future negative subject concord + -takaridhi
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -karidhi) Singular Plural 1st person nikaridhi tukaridhi 2nd person ukaridhi mkaridhi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) akaridhi wakaridhi other classes positive subject concord + -karidhi
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sikaridhi Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngekaridhi Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singekaridhi Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalikaridhi Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalikaridhi
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -akaridhi) Singular Plural 1st person nakaridhi twakaridhi 2nd person wakaridhi mwakaridhi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) akaridhi wakaridhi m-mi(III/IV) wakaridhi yakaridhi ji-ma(V/VI) lakaridhi yakaridhi ki-vi(VII/VIII) chakaridhi vyakaridhi n(IX/X) yakaridhi zakaridhi u(XI) wakaridhi see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwakaridhi pa(XVI) pakaridhi mu(XVIII) mwakaridhi
Perfect positive subject concord + -mekaridhi "Already" positive subject concord + -meshakaridhi "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jakaridhi "If/When" positive subject concord + -kikaridhi "If not" positive subject concord + -sipokaridhi Consecutive kakaridhi / positive subject concord + -kakaridhi Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kakaridhi
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nikaridhi -tukaridhi 2nd person -kukaridhi -wakaridhi/-kukaridhini/-wakaridhini 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mkaridhi -wakaridhi m-mi(III/IV) -ukaridhi -ikaridhi ji-ma(V/VI) -likaridhi -yakaridhi ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kikaridhi -vikaridhi n(IX/X) -ikaridhi -zikaridhi u(XI) -ukaridhi see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kukaridhi pa(XVI) -pakaridhi mu(XVIII) -mukaridhi Reflexive -jikaridhi
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -karidhi- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -karidhiye -karidhio m-mi(III/IV) -karidhio -karidhiyo ji-ma(V/VI) -karidhilo -karidhiyo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -karidhicho -karidhivyo n(IX/X) -karidhiyo -karidhizo u(XI) -karidhio see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -karidhiko pa(XVI) -karidhipo mu(XVIII) -karidhimo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -karidhi) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yekaridhi -okaridhi m-mi(III/IV) -okaridhi -yokaridhi ji-ma(V/VI) -lokaridhi -yokaridhi ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chokaridhi -vyokaridhi n(IX/X) -yokaridhi -zokaridhi u(XI) -okaridhi see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kokaridhi pa(XVI) -pokaridhi mu(XVIII) -mokaridhi
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:
  • Applicative: -karidhia
  • Causative: -karidhisha
  • Passive: -karidhiwa
  • Stative: -karidhika

Related terms

• karadha (“loan, credit”)