udhi

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic [Term?].

Pronunciation

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Verb

-udhi (infinitive kuudhi)

1. to harass, offend, infuriate

Conjugation

Conjugation of -udhi
Positive present -naudhi Subjunctive -udhi Negative -udhi Imperative singular udhi
Infinitives
Positive kuudhi Negative kutoudhi
Imperatives
Singular udhi Plural udhini
Tensed forms
Habitual huudhi Positive past positive subject concord + -liudhi Negative past negative subject concord + -kuudhi
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naudhi) Singular Plural 1st person ninaudhi/naudhi tunaudhi 2nd person unaudhi mnaudhi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaudhi wanaudhi other classes positive subject concord + -naudhi
Negative present (negative subject concord + -udhi) Singular Plural 1st person siudhi hatuudhi 2nd person huudhi hamuudhi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) haudhi hawaudhi other classes negative subject concord + -udhi
Positive future positive subject concord + -taudhi Negative future negative subject concord + -taudhi
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -udhi) Singular Plural 1st person niudhi tuudhi 2nd person uudhi muudhi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) audhi waudhi other classes positive subject concord + -udhi
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siudhi Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeudhi Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeudhi Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliudhi Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliudhi
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -audhi) Singular Plural 1st person naudhi twaudhi 2nd person waudhi mwaudhi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) audhi waudhi m-mi(III/IV) waudhi yaudhi ji-ma(V/VI) laudhi yaudhi ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaudhi vyaudhi n(IX/X) yaudhi zaudhi u(XI) waudhi see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwaudhi pa(XVI) paudhi mu(XVIII) mwaudhi
Perfect positive subject concord + -meudhi "Already" positive subject concord + -meshaudhi "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jaudhi "If/When" positive subject concord + -kiudhi "If not" positive subject concord + -sipoudhi Consecutive kaudhi / positive subject concord + -kaudhi Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaudhi
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -niudhi -tuudhi 2nd person -kuudhi -waudhi/-kuudhini/-waudhini 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -muudhi -waudhi m-mi(III/IV) -uudhi -iudhi ji-ma(V/VI) -liudhi -yaudhi ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiudhi -viudhi n(IX/X) -iudhi -ziudhi u(XI) -uudhi see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuudhi pa(XVI) -paudhi mu(XVIII) -muudhi Reflexive -jiudhi
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -udhi- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -udhiye -udhio m-mi(III/IV) -udhio -udhiyo ji-ma(V/VI) -udhilo -udhiyo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -udhicho -udhivyo n(IX/X) -udhiyo -udhizo u(XI) -udhio see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -udhiko pa(XVI) -udhipo mu(XVIII) -udhimo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -udhi) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yeudhi -oudhi m-mi(III/IV) -oudhi -youdhi ji-ma(V/VI) -loudhi -youdhi ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choudhi -vyoudhi n(IX/X) -youdhi -zoudhi u(XI) -oudhi see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -koudhi pa(XVI) -poudhi mu(XVIII) -moudhi
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:
  • Stative: -udhika