dakiza

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-dakiza (infinitive kudakiza)

1. to interrupt

Conjugation

Conjugation of -dakiza
Positive present -nadakiza Subjunctive -dakize Negative -dakizi Imperative singular dakiza
Infinitives
Positive kudakiza Negative kutodakiza
Imperatives
Singular dakiza Plural dakizeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hudakiza Positive past positive subject concord + -lidakiza Negative past negative subject concord + -kudakiza
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nadakiza) Singular Plural 1st person ninadakiza/nadakiza tunadakiza 2nd person unadakiza mnadakiza 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anadakiza wanadakiza other classes positive subject concord + -nadakiza
Negative present (negative subject concord + -dakizi) Singular Plural 1st person sidakizi hatudakizi 2nd person hudakizi hamdakizi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hadakizi hawadakizi other classes negative subject concord + -dakizi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tadakiza Negative future negative subject concord + -tadakiza
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -dakize) Singular Plural 1st person nidakize tudakize 2nd person udakize mdakize 3rd person m-wa(I/II) adakize wadakize other classes positive subject concord + -dakize
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sidakize Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngedakiza Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singedakiza Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalidakiza Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalidakiza
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -adakiza) Singular Plural 1st person nadakiza twadakiza 2nd person wadakiza mwadakiza 3rd person m-wa(I/II) adakiza wadakiza m-mi(III/IV) wadakiza yadakiza ji-ma(V/VI) ladakiza yadakiza ki-vi(VII/VIII) chadakiza vyadakiza n(IX/X) yadakiza zadakiza u(XI) wadakiza see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwadakiza pa(XVI) padakiza mu(XVIII) mwadakiza
Perfect positive subject concord + -medakiza "Already" positive subject concord + -meshadakiza "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jadakiza "If/When" positive subject concord + -kidakiza "If not" positive subject concord + -sipodakiza Consecutive kadakiza / positive subject concord + -kadakiza Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kadakize
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nidakiza -tudakiza 2nd person -kudakiza -wadakiza/-kudakizeni/-wadakizeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mdakiza -wadakiza m-mi(III/IV) -udakiza -idakiza ji-ma(V/VI) -lidakiza -yadakiza ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kidakiza -vidakiza n(IX/X) -idakiza -zidakiza u(XI) -udakiza see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kudakiza pa(XVI) -padakiza mu(XVIII) -mudakiza Reflexive -jidakiza
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -dakiza- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -dakizaye -dakizao m-mi(III/IV) -dakizao -dakizayo ji-ma(V/VI) -dakizalo -dakizayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -dakizacho -dakizavyo n(IX/X) -dakizayo -dakizazo u(XI) -dakizao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -dakizako pa(XVI) -dakizapo mu(XVIII) -dakizamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -dakiza) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yedakiza -odakiza m-mi(III/IV) -odakiza -yodakiza ji-ma(V/VI) -lodakiza -yodakiza ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chodakiza -vyodakiza n(IX/X) -yodakiza -zodakiza u(XI) -odakiza see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kodakiza pa(XVI) -podakiza mu(XVIII) -modakiza
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

• Nominal derivations:
  • udakizi (“interruption”)