taradadi

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic تَرَدَّدَ (taraddada).

Pronunciation

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Verb

-taradadi (infinitive kutaradadi)

1. to waver, hesitate, wander about

Conjugation

Conjugation of -taradadi
Positive present -nataradadi Subjunctive -taradadi Negative -taradadi Imperative singular taradadi
Infinitives
Positive kutaradadi Negative kutotaradadi
Imperatives
Singular taradadi Plural taradadini
Tensed forms
Habitual hutaradadi Positive past positive subject concord + -litaradadi Negative past negative subject concord + -kutaradadi
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nataradadi) Singular Plural 1st person ninataradadi/nataradadi tunataradadi 2nd person unataradadi mnataradadi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anataradadi wanataradadi other classes positive subject concord + -nataradadi
Negative present (negative subject concord + -taradadi) Singular Plural 1st person sitaradadi hatutaradadi 2nd person hutaradadi hamtaradadi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hataradadi hawataradadi other classes negative subject concord + -taradadi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tataradadi Negative future negative subject concord + -tataradadi
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -taradadi) Singular Plural 1st person nitaradadi tutaradadi 2nd person utaradadi mtaradadi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) ataradadi wataradadi other classes positive subject concord + -taradadi
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sitaradadi Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngetaradadi Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singetaradadi Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalitaradadi Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalitaradadi
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -ataradadi) Singular Plural 1st person nataradadi twataradadi 2nd person wataradadi mwataradadi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) ataradadi wataradadi m-mi(III/IV) wataradadi yataradadi ji-ma(V/VI) lataradadi yataradadi ki-vi(VII/VIII) chataradadi vyataradadi n(IX/X) yataradadi zataradadi u(XI) wataradadi see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwataradadi pa(XVI) pataradadi mu(XVIII) mwataradadi
Perfect positive subject concord + -metaradadi "Already" positive subject concord + -meshataradadi "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jataradadi "If/When" positive subject concord + -kitaradadi "If not" positive subject concord + -sipotaradadi Consecutive kataradadi / positive subject concord + -kataradadi Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kataradadi
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nitaradadi -tutaradadi 2nd person -kutaradadi -wataradadi/-kutaradadini/-wataradadini 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mtaradadi -wataradadi m-mi(III/IV) -utaradadi -itaradadi ji-ma(V/VI) -litaradadi -yataradadi ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kitaradadi -vitaradadi n(IX/X) -itaradadi -zitaradadi u(XI) -utaradadi see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kutaradadi pa(XVI) -pataradadi mu(XVIII) -mutaradadi Reflexive -jitaradadi
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -taradadi- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -taradadiye -taradadio m-mi(III/IV) -taradadio -taradadiyo ji-ma(V/VI) -taradadilo -taradadiyo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -taradadicho -taradadivyo n(IX/X) -taradadiyo -taradadizo u(XI) -taradadio see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -taradadiko pa(XVI) -taradadipo mu(XVIII) -taradadimo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -taradadi) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yetaradadi -otaradadi m-mi(III/IV) -otaradadi -yotaradadi ji-ma(V/VI) -lotaradadi -yotaradadi ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chotaradadi -vyotaradadi n(IX/X) -yotaradadi -zotaradadi u(XI) -otaradadi see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kotaradadi pa(XVI) -potaradadi mu(XVIII) -motaradadi
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: -taradadia
  • Causative: -taradadisha
  • Stative: -taradadika