Esperanto
Verb
dabu
- imperative of dabi
Swahili
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic [Term?].
Pronunciation
Verb
-dabu (infinitive kudabu)
- to control
- to frighten
- Synonym: -ogofya
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -dabu
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| Positive present
|
-nadabu
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| Subjunctive
|
-dabu
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| Negative
|
-dabu
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| Imperative singular
|
dabu
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| Infinitives
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| Positive
|
kudabu
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| Negative
|
kutodabu
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
|
dabu
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| Plural
|
dabuni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
|
hudabu
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| Positive past
|
positive subject concord + -lidabu
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| Negative past
|
negative subject concord + -kudabu
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nadabu)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
|
ninadabu/nadabu
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tunadabu
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| 2nd person
|
unadabu
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mnadabu
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
anadabu
|
wanadabu
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| other classes
|
positive subject concord + -nadabu
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -dabu)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
|
sidabu
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hatudabu
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| 2nd person
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hudabu
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hamdabu
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
hadabu
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hawadabu
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| other classes
|
negative subject concord + -dabu
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| Positive future
|
positive subject concord + -tadabu
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| Negative future
|
negative subject concord + -tadabu
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -dabu)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
|
nidabu
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tudabu
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| 2nd person
|
udabu
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mdabu
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| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
adabu
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wadabu
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| other classes
|
positive subject concord + -dabu
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| Negative subjunctive
|
positive subject concord + -sidabu
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| Positive present conditional
|
positive subject concord + -ngedabu
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singedabu
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalidabu
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| Negative past conditional
|
positive subject concord + -singalidabu
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -adabu)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
|
nadabu
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twadabu
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| 2nd person
|
wadabu
|
mwadabu
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
adabu
|
wadabu
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| m-mi(III/IV)
|
wadabu
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yadabu
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
ladabu
|
yadabu
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
chadabu
|
vyadabu
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| n(IX/X)
|
yadabu
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zadabu
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| u(XI)
|
wadabu
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
kwadabu
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| pa(XVI)
|
padabu
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| mu(XVIII)
|
mwadabu
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| Perfect
|
positive subject concord + -medabu
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshadabu
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jadabu
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kidabu
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipodabu
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| Consecutive
|
kadabu / positive subject concord + -kadabu
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| Consecutive subjunctive
|
positive subject concord + -kadabu
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| Object concord (indicative positive)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
|
-nidabu
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-tudabu
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| 2nd person
|
-kudabu
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-wadabu/-kudabuni/-wadabuni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
-mdabu
|
-wadabu
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-udabu
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-idabu
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lidabu
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-yadabu
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
-kidabu
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-vidabu
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| n(IX/X)
|
-idabu
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-zidabu
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| u(XI)
|
-udabu
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-kudabu
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| pa(XVI)
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-padabu
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| mu(XVIII)
|
-mudabu
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| Reflexive
|
-jidabu
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -dabu- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
|
-dabuye
|
-dabuo
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| m-mi(III/IV)
|
-dabuo
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-dabuyo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
-dabulo
|
-dabuyo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
-dabucho
|
-dabuvyo
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| n(IX/X)
|
-dabuyo
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-dabuzo
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| u(XI)
|
-dabuo
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-dabuko
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| pa(XVI)
|
-dabupo
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| mu(XVIII)
|
-dabumo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -dabu)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yedabu
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-odabu
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-odabu
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-yodabu
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lodabu
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-yodabu
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chodabu
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-vyodabu
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| n(IX/X)
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-yodabu
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-zodabu
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| u(XI)
|
-odabu
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kodabu
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| pa(XVI)
|
-podabu
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| mu(XVIII)
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-modabu
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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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