darana

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See also: dărâna and dărâma

Swahili

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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-darana (infinitive kudarana)

  1. Reciprocal form of -dara: to touch each other

Conjugation

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Conjugation of -darana
Positive present -nadarana
Subjunctive -darane
Negative -darani
Imperative singular darana
Infinitives
Positive kudarana
Negative kutodarana
Imperatives
Singular darana
Plural daraneni
Tensed forms
Habitual hudarana
Positive past positive subject concord + -lidarana
Negative past negative subject concord + -kudarana
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nadarana)
Singular Plural
1st person ninadarana/nadarana tunadarana
2nd person unadarana mnadarana
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anadarana wanadarana
other classes positive subject concord + -nadarana
Negative present (negative subject concord + -darani)
Singular Plural
1st person sidarani hatudarani
2nd person hudarani hamdarani
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hadarani hawadarani
other classes negative subject concord + -darani
Positive future positive subject concord + -tadarana
Negative future negative subject concord + -tadarana
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -darane)
Singular Plural
1st person nidarane tudarane
2nd person udarane mdarane
3rd person m-wa(I/II) adarane wadarane
other classes positive subject concord + -darane
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sidarane
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngedarana
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singedarana
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalidarana
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalidarana
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -adarana)
Singular Plural
1st person nadarana twadarana
2nd person wadarana mwadarana
3rd person m-wa(I/II) adarana wadarana
m-mi(III/IV) wadarana yadarana
ji-ma(V/VI) ladarana yadarana
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chadarana vyadarana
n(IX/X) yadarana zadarana
u(XI) wadarana see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwadarana
pa(XVI) padarana
mu(XVIII) mwadarana
Perfect positive subject concord + -medarana
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshadarana
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jadarana
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kidarana
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipodarana
Consecutive kadarana / positive subject concord + -kadarana
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kadarane
Object concord
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + -darana- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -daranaye -daranao
m-mi(III/IV) -daranao -daranayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -daranalo -daranayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -daranacho -daranavyo
n(IX/X) -daranayo -daranazo
u(XI) -daranao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -daranako
pa(XVI) -daranapo
mu(XVIII) -daranamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + -darana)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yedarana -odarana
m-mi(III/IV) -odarana -yodarana
ji-ma(V/VI) -lodarana -yodarana
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chodarana -vyodarana
n(IX/X) -yodarana -zodarana
u(XI) -odarana see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kodarana
pa(XVI) -podarana
mu(XVIII) -modarana
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.