kidhi

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic [Term?].

Pronunciation

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Verb

-kidhi (infinitive kukidhi)

1. to satisfy

Conjugation

Conjugation of -kidhi
Positive present -nakidhi Subjunctive -kidhi Negative -kidhi Imperative singular kidhi
Infinitives
Positive kukidhi Negative kutokidhi
Imperatives
Singular kidhi Plural kidhini
Tensed forms
Habitual hukidhi Positive past positive subject concord + -likidhi Negative past negative subject concord + -kukidhi
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nakidhi) Singular Plural 1st person ninakidhi/nakidhi tunakidhi 2nd person unakidhi mnakidhi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anakidhi wanakidhi other classes positive subject concord + -nakidhi
Negative present (negative subject concord + -kidhi) Singular Plural 1st person sikidhi hatukidhi 2nd person hukidhi hamkidhi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hakidhi hawakidhi other classes negative subject concord + -kidhi
Positive future positive subject concord + -takidhi Negative future negative subject concord + -takidhi
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -kidhi) Singular Plural 1st person nikidhi tukidhi 2nd person ukidhi mkidhi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) akidhi wakidhi other classes positive subject concord + -kidhi
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sikidhi Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngekidhi Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singekidhi Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalikidhi Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalikidhi
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -akidhi) Singular Plural 1st person nakidhi twakidhi 2nd person wakidhi mwakidhi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) akidhi wakidhi m-mi(III/IV) wakidhi yakidhi ji-ma(V/VI) lakidhi yakidhi ki-vi(VII/VIII) chakidhi vyakidhi n(IX/X) yakidhi zakidhi u(XI) wakidhi see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwakidhi pa(XVI) pakidhi mu(XVIII) mwakidhi
Perfect positive subject concord + -mekidhi "Already" positive subject concord + -meshakidhi "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jakidhi "If/When" positive subject concord + -kikidhi "If not" positive subject concord + -sipokidhi Consecutive kakidhi / positive subject concord + -kakidhi Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kakidhi
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nikidhi -tukidhi 2nd person -kukidhi -wakidhi/-kukidhini/-wakidhini 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mkidhi -wakidhi m-mi(III/IV) -ukidhi -ikidhi ji-ma(V/VI) -likidhi -yakidhi ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kikidhi -vikidhi n(IX/X) -ikidhi -zikidhi u(XI) -ukidhi see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kukidhi pa(XVI) -pakidhi mu(XVIII) -mukidhi Reflexive -jikidhi
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -kidhi- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -kidhiye -kidhio m-mi(III/IV) -kidhio -kidhiyo ji-ma(V/VI) -kidhilo -kidhiyo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kidhicho -kidhivyo n(IX/X) -kidhiyo -kidhizo u(XI) -kidhio see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kidhiko pa(XVI) -kidhipo mu(XVIII) -kidhimo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -kidhi) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yekidhi -okidhi m-mi(III/IV) -okidhi -yokidhi ji-ma(V/VI) -lokidhi -yokidhi ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chokidhi -vyokidhi n(IX/X) -yokidhi -zokidhi u(XI) -okidhi see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kokidhi pa(XVI) -pokidhi mu(XVIII) -mokidhi
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.