dondoa

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-dondoa (infinitive kudondoa)

1. to quote

Conjugation

Conjugation of -dondoa
Positive present -nadondoa Subjunctive -dondoe Negative -dondoi Imperative singular dondoa
Infinitives
Positive kudondoa Negative kutodondoa
Imperatives
Singular dondoa Plural dondoeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hudondoa Positive past positive subject concord + -lidondoa Negative past negative subject concord + -kudondoa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nadondoa) Singular Plural 1st person ninadondoa/nadondoa tunadondoa 2nd person unadondoa mnadondoa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anadondoa wanadondoa other classes positive subject concord + -nadondoa
Negative present (negative subject concord + -dondoi) Singular Plural 1st person sidondoi hatudondoi 2nd person hudondoi hamdondoi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hadondoi hawadondoi other classes negative subject concord + -dondoi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tadondoa Negative future negative subject concord + -tadondoa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -dondoe) Singular Plural 1st person nidondoe tudondoe 2nd person udondoe mdondoe 3rd person m-wa(I/II) adondoe wadondoe other classes positive subject concord + -dondoe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sidondoe Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngedondoa Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singedondoa Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalidondoa Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalidondoa
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -adondoa) Singular Plural 1st person nadondoa twadondoa 2nd person wadondoa mwadondoa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) adondoa wadondoa m-mi(III/IV) wadondoa yadondoa ji-ma(V/VI) ladondoa yadondoa ki-vi(VII/VIII) chadondoa vyadondoa n(IX/X) yadondoa zadondoa u(XI) wadondoa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwadondoa pa(XVI) padondoa mu(XVIII) mwadondoa
Perfect positive subject concord + -medondoa "Already" positive subject concord + -meshadondoa "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jadondoa "If/When" positive subject concord + -kidondoa "If not" positive subject concord + -sipodondoa Consecutive kadondoa / positive subject concord + -kadondoa Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kadondoe
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nidondoa -tudondoa 2nd person -kudondoa -wadondoa/-kudondoeni/-wadondoeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mdondoa -wadondoa m-mi(III/IV) -udondoa -idondoa ji-ma(V/VI) -lidondoa -yadondoa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kidondoa -vidondoa n(IX/X) -idondoa -zidondoa u(XI) -udondoa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kudondoa pa(XVI) -padondoa mu(XVIII) -mudondoa Reflexive -jidondoa
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -dondoa- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -dondoaye -dondoao m-mi(III/IV) -dondoao -dondoayo ji-ma(V/VI) -dondoalo -dondoayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -dondoacho -dondoavyo n(IX/X) -dondoayo -dondoazo u(XI) -dondoao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -dondoako pa(XVI) -dondoapo mu(XVIII) -dondoamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -dondoa) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yedondoa -odondoa m-mi(III/IV) -odondoa -yodondoa ji-ma(V/VI) -lodondoa -yodondoa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chodondoa -vyodondoa n(IX/X) -yodondoa -zodondoa u(XI) -odondoa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kodondoa pa(XVI) -podondoa mu(XVIII) -modondoa
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:
  • dondoo (“quotation, excerpt”)