Swahili
Etymology
From Arabic جَادَلَ (jādala).
Noun
-jadili (infinitive kujadili)
- debate, discuss
Conjugation
Conjugation of -jadili
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Positive present
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-najadili
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Subjunctive
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-jadili
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Negative
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-jadili
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Imperative singular
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jadili
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Infinitives
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Imperatives
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Tensed forms
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Habitual
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hujadili
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Positive past
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positive subject concord + -lijadili
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Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kujadili
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Positive present (positive subject concord + -najadili)
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Singular
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Plural
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1st person
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ninajadili/najadili
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tunajadili
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2nd person
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unajadili
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mnajadili
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3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anajadili
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wanajadili
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other classes
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positive subject concord + -najadili
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Negative present (negative subject concord + -jadili)
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Singular
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Plural
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1st person
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sijadili
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hatujadili
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2nd person
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hujadili
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hamjadili
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3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hajadili
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hawajadili
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other classes
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negative subject concord + -jadili
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Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tajadili
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Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tajadili
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Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -jadili)
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Singular
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Plural
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1st person
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nijadili
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tujadili
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2nd person
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ujadili
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mjadili
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3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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ajadili
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wajadili
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other classes
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positive subject concord + -jadili
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Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sijadili
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Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngejadili
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Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singejadili
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Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalijadili
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Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalijadili
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Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mejadili
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"Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshajadili
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"Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jajadili
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"If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kijadili
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"If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipojadili
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Consecutive
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kajadili / positive subject concord + -kajadili
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Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kajadili
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Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.
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Derived terms