radidi

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic رَدَّدَ (raddada).

Verb

-radidi (infinitive kuradidi)

1. to repeat

Conjugation

Conjugation of -radidi
Positive present -naradidi Subjunctive -radidi Negative -radidi Imperative singular radidi
Infinitives
Positive kuradidi Negative kutoradidi
Imperatives
Singular radidi Plural radidini
Tensed forms
Habitual huradidi Positive past positive subject concord + -liradidi Negative past negative subject concord + -kuradidi
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naradidi) Singular Plural 1st person ninaradidi/naradidi tunaradidi 2nd person unaradidi mnaradidi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaradidi wanaradidi other classes positive subject concord + -naradidi
Negative present (negative subject concord + -radidi) Singular Plural 1st person siradidi haturadidi 2nd person huradidi hamradidi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) haradidi hawaradidi other classes negative subject concord + -radidi
Positive future positive subject concord + -taradidi Negative future negative subject concord + -taradidi
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -radidi) Singular Plural 1st person niradidi turadidi 2nd person uradidi mradidi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aradidi waradidi other classes positive subject concord + -radidi
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siradidi Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeradidi Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeradidi Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliradidi Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliradidi
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aradidi) Singular Plural 1st person naradidi twaradidi 2nd person waradidi mwaradidi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aradidi waradidi m-mi(III/IV) waradidi yaradidi ji-ma(V/VI) laradidi yaradidi ki-vi(VII/VIII) charadidi vyaradidi n(IX/X) yaradidi zaradidi u(XI) waradidi see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwaradidi pa(XVI) paradidi mu(XVIII) mwaradidi
Perfect positive subject concord + -meradidi "Already" positive subject concord + -mesharadidi "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jaradidi "If/When" positive subject concord + -kiradidi "If not" positive subject concord + -siporadidi Consecutive karadidi / positive subject concord + -karadidi Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -karadidi
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -niradidi -turadidi 2nd person -kuradidi -waradidi/-kuradidini/-waradidini 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mradidi -waradidi m-mi(III/IV) -uradidi -iradidi ji-ma(V/VI) -liradidi -yaradidi ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiradidi -viradidi n(IX/X) -iradidi -ziradidi u(XI) -uradidi see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuradidi pa(XVI) -paradidi mu(XVIII) -muradidi Reflexive -jiradidi
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -radidi- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -radidiye -radidio m-mi(III/IV) -radidio -radidiyo ji-ma(V/VI) -radidilo -radidiyo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -radidicho -radidivyo n(IX/X) -radidiyo -radidizo u(XI) -radidio see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -radidiko pa(XVI) -radidipo mu(XVIII) -radidimo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -radidi) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yeradidi -oradidi m-mi(III/IV) -oradidi -yoradidi ji-ma(V/VI) -loradidi -yoradidi ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choradidi -vyoradidi n(IX/X) -yoradidi -zoradidi u(XI) -oradidi see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -koradidi pa(XVI) -poradidi mu(XVIII) -moradidi
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: -radidia
  • Causative: -radidisha
  • Passive: -radidiwa
  • Stative: -radidika

• Nominal derivations:
  • uradidi (“repetition”)