Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-dakua (infinitive kudakua)
- to gossip
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -dakua
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| Positive present
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-nadakua
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| Subjunctive
|
-dakue
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| Negative
|
-dakui
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| Imperative singular
|
dakua
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| Infinitives
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| Positive
|
kudakua
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| Negative
|
kutodakua
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
|
dakua
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| Plural
|
dakueni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hudakua
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| Positive past
|
positive subject concord + -lidakua
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kudakua
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nadakua)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninadakua/nadakua
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tunadakua
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| 2nd person
|
unadakua
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mnadakua
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
anadakua
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wanadakua
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nadakua
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -dakui)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sidakui
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hatudakui
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| 2nd person
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hudakui
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hamdakui
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hadakui
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hawadakui
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -dakui
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| Positive future
|
positive subject concord + -tadakua
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tadakua
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -dakue)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nidakue
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tudakue
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| 2nd person
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udakue
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mdakue
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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adakue
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wadakue
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -dakue
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sidakue
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngedakua
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singedakua
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalidakua
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalidakua
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -adakua)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nadakua
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twadakua
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| 2nd person
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wadakua
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mwadakua
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
adakua
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wadakua
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wadakua
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yadakua
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
ladakua
|
yadakua
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
chadakua
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vyadakua
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| n(IX/X)
|
yadakua
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zadakua
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| u(XI)
|
wadakua
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
kwadakua
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| pa(XVI)
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padakua
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwadakua
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -medakua
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshadakua
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jadakua
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kidakua
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipodakua
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| Consecutive
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kadakua / positive subject concord + -kadakua
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kadakue
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| Object concord (indicative positive)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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-nidakua
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-tudakua
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| 2nd person
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-kudakua
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-wadakua/-kudakueni/-wadakueni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mdakua
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-wadakua
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-udakua
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-idakua
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lidakua
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-yadakua
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kidakua
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-vidakua
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| n(IX/X)
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-idakua
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-zidakua
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| u(XI)
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-udakua
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kudakua
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| pa(XVI)
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-padakua
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mudakua
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| Reflexive
|
-jidakua
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -dakua- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-dakuaye
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-dakuao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-dakuao
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-dakuayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-dakualo
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-dakuayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-dakuacho
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-dakuavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-dakuayo
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-dakuazo
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| u(XI)
|
-dakuao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-dakuako
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| pa(XVI)
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-dakuapo
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| mu(XVIII)
|
-dakuamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -dakua)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yedakua
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-odakua
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-odakua
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-yodakua
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lodakua
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-yodakua
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chodakua
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-vyodakua
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| n(IX/X)
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-yodakua
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-zodakua
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| u(XI)
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-odakua
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kodakua
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| pa(XVI)
|
-podakua
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| mu(XVIII)
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-modakua
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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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Derived terms