saidiwa

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Swahili

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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-saidiwa (infinitive kusaidiwa)

  1. Passive form of -saidia: to be helped, to be assisted

Conjugation

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Conjugation of -saidiwa
Positive present -nasaidiwa
Subjunctive -saidiwe
Negative -saidiwi
Imperative singular saidiwa
Infinitives
Positive kusaidiwa
Negative kutosaidiwa
Imperatives
Singular saidiwa
Plural saidiweni
Tensed forms
Habitual husaidiwa
Positive past positive subject concord + -lisaidiwa
Negative past negative subject concord + -kusaidiwa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nasaidiwa)
Singular Plural
1st person ninasaidiwa/nasaidiwa tunasaidiwa
2nd person unasaidiwa mnasaidiwa
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anasaidiwa wanasaidiwa
other classes positive subject concord + -nasaidiwa
Negative present (negative subject concord + -saidiwi)
Singular Plural
1st person sisaidiwi hatusaidiwi
2nd person husaidiwi hamsaidiwi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hasaidiwi hawasaidiwi
other classes negative subject concord + -saidiwi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tasaidiwa
Negative future negative subject concord + -tasaidiwa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -saidiwe)
Singular Plural
1st person nisaidiwe tusaidiwe
2nd person usaidiwe msaidiwe
3rd person m-wa(I/II) asaidiwe wasaidiwe
other classes positive subject concord + -saidiwe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sisaidiwe
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngesaidiwa
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singesaidiwa
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalisaidiwa
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalisaidiwa
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -asaidiwa)
Singular Plural
1st person nasaidiwa twasaidiwa
2nd person wasaidiwa mwasaidiwa
3rd person m-wa(I/II) asaidiwa wasaidiwa
m-mi(III/IV) wasaidiwa yasaidiwa
ji-ma(V/VI) lasaidiwa yasaidiwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chasaidiwa vyasaidiwa
n(IX/X) yasaidiwa zasaidiwa
u(XI) wasaidiwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwasaidiwa
pa(XVI) pasaidiwa
mu(XVIII) mwasaidiwa
Perfect positive subject concord + -mesaidiwa
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshasaidiwa
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jasaidiwa
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kisaidiwa
"If not" positive subject concord + -siposaidiwa
Consecutive kasaidiwa / positive subject concord + -kasaidiwa
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kasaidiwe
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nisaidiwa -tusaidiwa
2nd person -kusaidiwa -wasaidiwa/-kusaidiweni/-wasaidiweni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -msaidiwa -wasaidiwa
m-mi(III/IV) -usaidiwa -isaidiwa
ji-ma(V/VI) -lisaidiwa -yasaidiwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kisaidiwa -visaidiwa
n(IX/X) -isaidiwa -zisaidiwa
u(XI) -usaidiwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kusaidiwa
pa(XVI) -pasaidiwa
mu(XVIII) -musaidiwa
Reflexive -jisaidiwa
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -saidiwa- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -saidiwaye -saidiwao
m-mi(III/IV) -saidiwao -saidiwayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -saidiwalo -saidiwayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -saidiwacho -saidiwavyo
n(IX/X) -saidiwayo -saidiwazo
u(XI) -saidiwao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -saidiwako
pa(XVI) -saidiwapo
mu(XVIII) -saidiwamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -saidiwa)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yesaidiwa -osaidiwa
m-mi(III/IV) -osaidiwa -yosaidiwa
ji-ma(V/VI) -losaidiwa -yosaidiwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chosaidiwa -vyosaidiwa
n(IX/X) -yosaidiwa -zosaidiwa
u(XI) -osaidiwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kosaidiwa
pa(XVI) -posaidiwa
mu(XVIII) -mosaidiwa
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.