Swahili
Etymology
From Arabic حَدِيث (ḥadīṯ, “story, news”).
Pronunciation
Noun
hadithi class IX (plural hadithi class X)
- story (account of events)
Verb
-hadithi (infinitive kuhadithi)
- to explain, tell
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -hadithi
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| Positive present
|
-nahadithi
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| Subjunctive
|
-hadithi
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| Negative
|
-hadithi
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| Imperative singular
|
hadithi
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
|
hadithi
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| Plural
|
hadithini
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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huhadithi
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| Positive past
|
positive subject concord + -lihadithi
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| Negative past
|
negative subject concord + -kuhadithi
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nahadithi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninahadithi/nahadithi
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tunahadithi
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| 2nd person
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unahadithi
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mnahadithi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anahadithi
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wanahadithi
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nahadithi
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -hadithi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sihadithi
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hatuhadithi
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| 2nd person
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huhadithi
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hamhadithi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hahadithi
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hawahadithi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -hadithi
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| Positive future
|
positive subject concord + -tahadithi
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| Negative future
|
negative subject concord + -tahadithi
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -hadithi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nihadithi
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tuhadithi
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| 2nd person
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uhadithi
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mhadithi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
ahadithi
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wahadithi
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -hadithi
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sihadithi
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngehadithi
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singehadithi
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalihadithi
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalihadithi
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -ahadithi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nahadithi
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twahadithi
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| 2nd person
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wahadithi
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mwahadithi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
ahadithi
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wahadithi
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wahadithi
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yahadithi
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lahadithi
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yahadithi
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chahadithi
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vyahadithi
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| n(IX/X)
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yahadithi
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zahadithi
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| u(XI)
|
wahadithi
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwahadithi
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| pa(XVI)
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pahadithi
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwahadithi
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mehadithi
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshahadithi
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jahadithi
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kihadithi
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipohadithi
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| Consecutive
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kahadithi / positive subject concord + -kahadithi
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kahadithi
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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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-nihadithi
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-tuhadithi
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| 2nd person
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-kuhadithi
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-wahadithi/-kuhadithini/-wahadithini
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mhadithi
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-wahadithi
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-uhadithi
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-ihadithi
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lihadithi
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-yahadithi
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kihadithi
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-vihadithi
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| n(IX/X)
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-ihadithi
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-zihadithi
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| u(XI)
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-uhadithi
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kuhadithi
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| pa(XVI)
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-pahadithi
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| mu(XVIII)
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-muhadithi
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| Reflexive
|
-jihadithi
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -hadithi- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-hadithiye
|
-hadithio
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-hadithio
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-hadithiyo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-hadithilo
|
-hadithiyo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-hadithicho
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-hadithivyo
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| n(IX/X)
|
-hadithiyo
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-hadithizo
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| u(XI)
|
-hadithio
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-hadithiko
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| pa(XVI)
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-hadithipo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-hadithimo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -hadithi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yehadithi
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-ohadithi
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ohadithi
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-yohadithi
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lohadithi
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-yohadithi
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chohadithi
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-vyohadithi
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| n(IX/X)
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-yohadithi
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-zohadithi
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| u(XI)
|
-ohadithi
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-kohadithi
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| pa(XVI)
|
-pohadithi
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| mu(XVIII)
|
-mohadithi
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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