hadithi

Swahili

Etymology

From Arabic حَدِيث (ḥadīṯ, “story, news”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

hadithi (n class, plural hadithi)

1. story (account of events)

Verb

-hadithi (infinitive kuhadithi)

1. to explain, tell

Conjugation

Conjugation of -hadithi
Positive present -nahadithi Subjunctive -hadithi Negative -hadithi Imperative singular hadithi
Infinitives
Positive kuhadithi Negative kutohadithi
Imperatives
Singular hadithi Plural hadithini
Tensed forms
Habitual huhadithi Positive past positive subject concord + -lihadithi Negative past negative subject concord + -kuhadithi
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nahadithi) Singular Plural 1st person ninahadithi/nahadithi tunahadithi 2nd person unahadithi mnahadithi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anahadithi wanahadithi other classes positive subject concord + -nahadithi
Negative present (negative subject concord + -hadithi) Singular Plural 1st person sihadithi hatuhadithi 2nd person huhadithi hamhadithi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hahadithi hawahadithi other classes negative subject concord + -hadithi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tahadithi Negative future negative subject concord + -tahadithi
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -hadithi) Singular Plural 1st person nihadithi tuhadithi 2nd person uhadithi mhadithi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) ahadithi wahadithi other classes positive subject concord + -hadithi
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sihadithi Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngehadithi Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singehadithi Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalihadithi Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalihadithi
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -ahadithi) Singular Plural 1st person nahadithi twahadithi 2nd person wahadithi mwahadithi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) ahadithi wahadithi m-mi(III/IV) wahadithi yahadithi ji-ma(V/VI) lahadithi yahadithi ki-vi(VII/VIII) chahadithi vyahadithi n(IX/X) yahadithi zahadithi u(XI) wahadithi see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwahadithi pa(XVI) pahadithi mu(XVIII) mwahadithi
Perfect positive subject concord + -mehadithi "Already" positive subject concord + -meshahadithi "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jahadithi "If/When" positive subject concord + -kihadithi "If not" positive subject concord + -sipohadithi Consecutive kahadithi / positive subject concord + -kahadithi Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kahadithi
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nihadithi -tuhadithi 2nd person -kuhadithi -wahadithi/-kuhadithini/-wahadithini 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mhadithi -wahadithi m-mi(III/IV) -uhadithi -ihadithi ji-ma(V/VI) -lihadithi -yahadithi ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kihadithi -vihadithi n(IX/X) -ihadithi -zihadithi u(XI) -uhadithi see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuhadithi pa(XVI) -pahadithi mu(XVIII) -muhadithi Reflexive -jihadithi
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -hadithi- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -hadithiye -hadithio m-mi(III/IV) -hadithio -hadithiyo ji-ma(V/VI) -hadithilo -hadithiyo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -hadithicho -hadithivyo n(IX/X) -hadithiyo -hadithizo u(XI) -hadithio see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -hadithiko pa(XVI) -hadithipo mu(XVIII) -hadithimo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -hadithi) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yehadithi -ohadithi m-mi(III/IV) -ohadithi -yohadithi ji-ma(V/VI) -lohadithi -yohadithi ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chohadithi -vyohadithi n(IX/X) -yohadithi -zohadithi u(XI) -ohadithi see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kohadithi pa(XVI) -pohadithi mu(XVIII) -mohadithi
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: -hadithia