Swahili
Verb
-dabika (infinitive kudabika)
- Stative form of -dabu
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -dabika
|
| Positive present
|
-nadabika
|
| Subjunctive
|
-dabike
|
| Negative
|
-dabiki
|
| Imperative singular
|
dabika
|
|
| Infinitives
|
|
|
| Imperatives
|
| Singular
|
dabika
|
| Plural
|
dabikeni
|
|
| Tensed forms
|
| Habitual
|
hudabika
|
| Positive past
|
positive subject concord + -lidabika
|
| Negative past
|
negative subject concord + -kudabika
|
|
| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nadabika)
|
|
|
Singular
|
Plural
|
| 1st person
|
ninadabika/nadabika
|
tunadabika
|
| 2nd person
|
unadabika
|
mnadabika
|
| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
anadabika
|
wanadabika
|
| other classes
|
positive subject concord + -nadabika
|
|
| Negative present (negative subject concord + -dabiki)
|
|
|
Singular
|
Plural
|
| 1st person
|
sidabiki
|
hatudabiki
|
| 2nd person
|
hudabiki
|
hamdabiki
|
| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
hadabiki
|
hawadabiki
|
| other classes
|
negative subject concord + -dabiki
|
|
| Positive future
|
positive subject concord + -tadabika
|
| Negative future
|
negative subject concord + -tadabika
|
|
| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -dabike)
|
|
|
Singular
|
Plural
|
| 1st person
|
nidabike
|
tudabike
|
| 2nd person
|
udabike
|
mdabike
|
| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
adabike
|
wadabike
|
| other classes
|
positive subject concord + -dabike
|
|
| Negative subjunctive
|
positive subject concord + -sidabike
|
| Positive present conditional
|
positive subject concord + -ngedabika
|
| Negative present conditional
|
positive subject concord + -singedabika
|
| Positive past conditional
|
positive subject concord + -ngalidabika
|
| Negative past conditional
|
positive subject concord + -singalidabika
|
|
| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -adabika)
|
|
|
Singular
|
Plural
|
| 1st person
|
nadabika
|
twadabika
|
| 2nd person
|
wadabika
|
mwadabika
|
| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
adabika
|
wadabika
|
| m-mi(III/IV)
|
wadabika
|
yadabika
|
| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
ladabika
|
yadabika
|
| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
chadabika
|
vyadabika
|
| n(IX/X)
|
yadabika
|
zadabika
|
| u(XI)
|
wadabika
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
|
| ku(XV/XVII)
|
kwadabika
|
|
| pa(XVI)
|
padabika
|
|
| mu(XVIII)
|
mwadabika
|
|
|
| Perfect
|
positive subject concord + -medabika
|
| "Already"
|
positive subject concord + -meshadabika
|
| "Not yet"
|
negative subject concord + -jadabika
|
| "If/When"
|
positive subject concord + -kidabika
|
| "If not"
|
positive subject concord + -sipodabika
|
| Consecutive
|
kadabika / positive subject concord + -kadabika
|
| Consecutive subjunctive
|
positive subject concord + -kadabike
|
|
| Object concord (indicative positive)
|
|
|
Singular
|
Plural
|
| 1st person
|
-nidabika
|
-tudabika
|
| 2nd person
|
-kudabika
|
-wadabika/-kudabikeni/-wadabikeni
|
| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
-mdabika
|
-wadabika
|
| m-mi(III/IV)
|
-udabika
|
-idabika
|
| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
-lidabika
|
-yadabika
|
| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
-kidabika
|
-vidabika
|
| n(IX/X)
|
-idabika
|
-zidabika
|
| u(XI)
|
-udabika
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
|
| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-kudabika
|
|
| pa(XVI)
|
-padabika
|
|
| mu(XVIII)
|
-mudabika
|
|
| Reflexive
|
-jidabika
|
|
| Relative forms
|
| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -dabika- + relative marker)
|
|
|
Singular
|
Plural
|
| m-wa(I/II)
|
-dabikaye
|
-dabikao
|
| m-mi(III/IV)
|
-dabikao
|
-dabikayo
|
| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
-dabikalo
|
-dabikayo
|
| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
-dabikacho
|
-dabikavyo
|
| n(IX/X)
|
-dabikayo
|
-dabikazo
|
| u(XI)
|
-dabikao
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
|
| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-dabikako
|
|
| pa(XVI)
|
-dabikapo
|
|
| mu(XVIII)
|
-dabikamo
|
|
|
| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -dabika)
|
|
|
Singular
|
Plural
|
| m-wa(I/II)
|
-yedabika
|
-odabika
|
| m-mi(III/IV)
|
-odabika
|
-yodabika
|
| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
-lodabika
|
-yodabika
|
| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
-chodabika
|
-vyodabika
|
| n(IX/X)
|
-yodabika
|
-zodabika
|
| u(XI)
|
-odabika
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
|
| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-kodabika
|
|
| pa(XVI)
|
-podabika
|
|
| mu(XVIII)
|
-modabika
|
|
|
|
| Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.
|