Swahili

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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-ridhika (infinitive kuridhika)

  1. Stative form of -ridhi: to be satisfied, contented

Conjugation

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Conjugation of -ridhika
Positive present -naridhika
Subjunctive -ridhike
Negative -ridhiki
Imperative singular ridhika
Infinitives
Positive kuridhika
Negative kutoridhika
Imperatives
Singular ridhika
Plural ridhikeni
Tensed forms
Habitual huridhika
Positive past positive subject concord + -liridhika
Negative past negative subject concord + -kuridhika
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naridhika)
Singular Plural
1st person ninaridhika/naridhika tunaridhika
2nd person unaridhika mnaridhika
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaridhika wanaridhika
other classes positive subject concord + -naridhika
Negative present (negative subject concord + -ridhiki)
Singular Plural
1st person siridhiki haturidhiki
2nd person huridhiki hamridhiki
3rd person m-wa(I/II) haridhiki hawaridhiki
other classes negative subject concord + -ridhiki
Positive future positive subject concord + -taridhika
Negative future negative subject concord + -taridhika
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -ridhike)
Singular Plural
1st person niridhike turidhike
2nd person uridhike mridhike
3rd person m-wa(I/II) aridhike waridhike
other classes positive subject concord + -ridhike
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siridhike
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeridhika
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeridhika
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliridhika
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliridhika
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aridhika)
Singular Plural
1st person naridhika twaridhika
2nd person waridhika mwaridhika
3rd person m-wa(I/II) aridhika waridhika
m-mi(III/IV) waridhika yaridhika
ji-ma(V/VI) laridhika yaridhika
ki-vi(VII/VIII) charidhika vyaridhika
n(IX/X) yaridhika zaridhika
u(XI) waridhika see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwaridhika
pa(XVI) paridhika
mu(XVIII) mwaridhika
Perfect positive subject concord + -meridhika
"Already" positive subject concord + -mesharidhika
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jaridhika
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kiridhika
"If not" positive subject concord + -siporidhika
Consecutive karidhika / positive subject concord + -karidhika
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -karidhike
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -niridhika -turidhika
2nd person -kuridhika -waridhika/-kuridhikeni/-waridhikeni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mridhika -waridhika
m-mi(III/IV) -uridhika -iridhika
ji-ma(V/VI) -liridhika -yaridhika
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiridhika -viridhika
n(IX/X) -iridhika -ziridhika
u(XI) -uridhika see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kuridhika
pa(XVI) -paridhika
mu(XVIII) -muridhika
Reflexive -jiridhika
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -ridhika- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -ridhikaye -ridhikao
m-mi(III/IV) -ridhikao -ridhikayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -ridhikalo -ridhikayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -ridhikacho -ridhikavyo
n(IX/X) -ridhikayo -ridhikazo
u(XI) -ridhikao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -ridhikako
pa(XVI) -ridhikapo
mu(XVIII) -ridhikamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -ridhika)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yeridhika -oridhika
m-mi(III/IV) -oridhika -yoridhika
ji-ma(V/VI) -loridhika -yoridhika
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choridhika -vyoridhika
n(IX/X) -yoridhika -zoridhika
u(XI) -oridhika see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -koridhika
pa(XVI) -poridhika
mu(XVIII) -moridhika
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.