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Swahili

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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-dhoofika (infinitive kudhoofika)

  1. Stative form of -dhoofu

Conjugation

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Conjugation of -dhoofika
Positive present -nadhoofika
Subjunctive -dhoofike
Negative -dhoofiki
Imperative singular dhoofika
Infinitives
Positive kudhoofika
Negative kutodhoofika
Imperatives
Singular dhoofika
Plural dhoofikeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hudhoofika
Positive past positive subject concord + -lidhoofika
Negative past negative subject concord + -kudhoofika
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nadhoofika)
Singular Plural
1st person ninadhoofika/nadhoofika tunadhoofika
2nd person unadhoofika mnadhoofika
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anadhoofika wanadhoofika
other classes positive subject concord + -nadhoofika
Negative present (negative subject concord + -dhoofiki)
Singular Plural
1st person sidhoofiki hatudhoofiki
2nd person hudhoofiki hamdhoofiki
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hadhoofiki hawadhoofiki
other classes negative subject concord + -dhoofiki
Positive future positive subject concord + -tadhoofika
Negative future negative subject concord + -tadhoofika
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -dhoofike)
Singular Plural
1st person nidhoofike tudhoofike
2nd person udhoofike mdhoofike
3rd person m-wa(I/II) adhoofike wadhoofike
other classes positive subject concord + -dhoofike
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sidhoofike
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngedhoofika
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singedhoofika
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalidhoofika
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalidhoofika
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -adhoofika)
Singular Plural
1st person nadhoofika twadhoofika
2nd person wadhoofika mwadhoofika
3rd person m-wa(I/II) adhoofika wadhoofika
m-mi(III/IV) wadhoofika yadhoofika
ji-ma(V/VI) ladhoofika yadhoofika
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chadhoofika vyadhoofika
n(IX/X) yadhoofika zadhoofika
u(XI) wadhoofika see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwadhoofika
pa(XVI) padhoofika
mu(XVIII) mwadhoofika
Perfect positive subject concord + -medhoofika
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshadhoofika
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jadhoofika
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kidhoofika
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipodhoofika
Consecutive kadhoofika / positive subject concord + -kadhoofika
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kadhoofike
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nidhoofika -tudhoofika
2nd person -kudhoofika -wadhoofika/-kudhoofikeni/-wadhoofikeni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mdhoofika -wadhoofika
m-mi(III/IV) -udhoofika -idhoofika
ji-ma(V/VI) -lidhoofika -yadhoofika
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kidhoofika -vidhoofika
n(IX/X) -idhoofika -zidhoofika
u(XI) -udhoofika see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kudhoofika
pa(XVI) -padhoofika
mu(XVIII) -mudhoofika
Reflexive -jidhoofika
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -dhoofika- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -dhoofikaye -dhoofikao
m-mi(III/IV) -dhoofikao -dhoofikayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -dhoofikalo -dhoofikayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -dhoofikacho -dhoofikavyo
n(IX/X) -dhoofikayo -dhoofikazo
u(XI) -dhoofikao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -dhoofikako
pa(XVI) -dhoofikapo
mu(XVIII) -dhoofikamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -dhoofika)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yedhoofika -odhoofika
m-mi(III/IV) -odhoofika -yodhoofika
ji-ma(V/VI) -lodhoofika -yodhoofika
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chodhoofika -vyodhoofika
n(IX/X) -yodhoofika -zodhoofika
u(XI) -odhoofika see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kodhoofika
pa(XVI) -podhoofika
mu(XVIII) -modhoofika
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.