Swahili
Verb
-dabiana (infinitive kudabiana)
- Reciprocal form of -dabu
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -dabiana
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| Positive present
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-nadabiana
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| Subjunctive
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-dabiane
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| Negative
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-dabiani
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| Imperative singular
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dabiana
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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dabiana
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| Plural
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dabianeni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hudabiana
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -lidabiana
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kudabiana
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nadabiana)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninadabiana/nadabiana
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tunadabiana
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| 2nd person
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unadabiana
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mnadabiana
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anadabiana
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wanadabiana
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nadabiana
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -dabiani)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sidabiani
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hatudabiani
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| 2nd person
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hudabiani
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hamdabiani
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hadabiani
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hawadabiani
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -dabiani
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tadabiana
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tadabiana
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -dabiane)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nidabiane
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tudabiane
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| 2nd person
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udabiane
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mdabiane
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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adabiane
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wadabiane
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -dabiane
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sidabiane
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngedabiana
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singedabiana
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalidabiana
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalidabiana
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -adabiana)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nadabiana
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twadabiana
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| 2nd person
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wadabiana
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mwadabiana
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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adabiana
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wadabiana
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wadabiana
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yadabiana
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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ladabiana
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yadabiana
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chadabiana
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vyadabiana
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| n(IX/X)
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yadabiana
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zadabiana
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| u(XI)
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wadabiana
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwadabiana
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| pa(XVI)
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padabiana
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwadabiana
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -medabiana
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshadabiana
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jadabiana
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kidabiana
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipodabiana
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| Consecutive
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kadabiana / positive subject concord + -kadabiana
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kadabiane
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| Object concord
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + -dabiana- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-dabianaye
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-dabianao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-dabianao
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-dabianayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-dabianalo
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-dabianayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-dabianacho
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-dabianavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-dabianayo
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-dabianazo
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| u(XI)
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-dabianao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-dabianako
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| pa(XVI)
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-dabianapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-dabianamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + -dabiana)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yedabiana
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-odabiana
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-odabiana
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-yodabiana
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lodabiana
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-yodabiana
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chodabiana
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-vyodabiana
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| n(IX/X)
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-yodabiana
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-zodabiana
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| u(XI)
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-odabiana
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kodabiana
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| pa(XVI)
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-podabiana
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| mu(XVIII)
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-modabiana
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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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