Swahili

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic [Term?].

Pronunciation

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  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Verb

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-udhi (infinitive kuudhi)

  1. to harass, offend, infuriate

Conjugation

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Conjugation of -udhi
Positive present -naudhi
Subjunctive -udhi
Negative -udhi
Imperative singular udhi
Infinitives
Positive kuudhi
Negative kutoudhi
Imperatives
Singular udhi
Plural udhini
Tensed forms
Habitual huudhi
Positive past positive subject concord + -liudhi
Negative past negative subject concord + -kuudhi
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naudhi)
Singular Plural
1st person ninaudhi/naudhi tunaudhi
2nd person unaudhi mnaudhi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaudhi wanaudhi
other classes positive subject concord + -naudhi
Negative present (negative subject concord + -udhi)
Singular Plural
1st person siudhi hatuudhi
2nd person huudhi hamuudhi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) haudhi hawaudhi
other classes negative subject concord + -udhi
Positive future positive subject concord + -taudhi
Negative future negative subject concord + -taudhi
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -udhi)
Singular Plural
1st person niudhi tuudhi
2nd person uudhi muudhi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) audhi waudhi
other classes positive subject concord + -udhi
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siudhi
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeudhi
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeudhi
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliudhi
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliudhi
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -audhi)
Singular Plural
1st person naudhi twaudhi
2nd person waudhi mwaudhi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) audhi waudhi
m-mi(III/IV) waudhi yaudhi
ji-ma(V/VI) laudhi yaudhi
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaudhi vyaudhi
n(IX/X) yaudhi zaudhi
u(XI) waudhi see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwaudhi
pa(XVI) paudhi
mu(XVIII) mwaudhi
Perfect positive subject concord + -meudhi
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshaudhi
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jaudhi
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kiudhi
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipoudhi
Consecutive kaudhi / positive subject concord + -kaudhi
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaudhi
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -niudhi -tuudhi
2nd person -kuudhi -waudhi/-kuudhini/-waudhini
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -muudhi -waudhi
m-mi(III/IV) -uudhi -iudhi
ji-ma(V/VI) -liudhi -yaudhi
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiudhi -viudhi
n(IX/X) -iudhi -ziudhi
u(XI) -uudhi see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kuudhi
pa(XVI) -paudhi
mu(XVIII) -muudhi
Reflexive -jiudhi
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -udhi- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -udhiye -udhio
m-mi(III/IV) -udhio -udhiyo
ji-ma(V/VI) -udhilo -udhiyo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -udhicho -udhivyo
n(IX/X) -udhiyo -udhizo
u(XI) -udhio see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -udhiko
pa(XVI) -udhipo
mu(XVIII) -udhimo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -udhi)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yeudhi -oudhi
m-mi(III/IV) -oudhi -youdhi
ji-ma(V/VI) -loudhi -youdhi
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choudhi -vyoudhi
n(IX/X) -youdhi -zoudhi
u(XI) -oudhi see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -koudhi
pa(XVI) -poudhi
mu(XVIII) -moudhi
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

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