Swahili
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic تَحَذَّرَ (taḥaḏḏara).
Pronunciation
Noun
tahadhari class IX (plural tahadhari class X)
- a precaution
Adjective
-tahadhari (declinable)
- alert (wary, cautious)
Declension
Inflected forms of -tahadhari
| Noun class
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singular
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plural
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| m-wa class(I/II)
|
mtahadhari
|
watahadhari
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| m-mi class(III/IV)
|
mtahadhari
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mitahadhari
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| ji-ma class(V/VI)
|
tahadhari
|
matahadhari
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| ki-vi class(VII/VIII)
|
kitahadhari
|
vitahadhari
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| n class(IX/X)
|
tahadhari
|
tahadhari
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| u class(XI)
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mtahadhari
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| pa class(XVI)
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patahadhari
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| ku class(XVII)
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kutahadhari
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| mu class(XVIII)
|
mutahadhari
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Derived terms
Verb
-tahadhari (infinitive kutahadhari)
- to be cautious, to be wary
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -tahadhari
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| Positive present
|
-natahadhari
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| Subjunctive
|
-tahadhari
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| Negative
|
-tahadhari
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| Imperative singular
|
tahadhari
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
|
tahadhari
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| Plural
|
tahadharini
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hutahadhari
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| Positive past
|
positive subject concord + -litahadhari
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| Negative past
|
negative subject concord + -kutahadhari
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -natahadhari)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninatahadhari/natahadhari
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tunatahadhari
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| 2nd person
|
unatahadhari
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mnatahadhari
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anatahadhari
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wanatahadhari
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| other classes
|
positive subject concord + -natahadhari
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -tahadhari)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
|
sitahadhari
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hatutahadhari
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| 2nd person
|
hutahadhari
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hamtahadhari
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| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
hatahadhari
|
hawatahadhari
|
| other classes
|
negative subject concord + -tahadhari
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| Positive future
|
positive subject concord + -tatahadhari
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| Negative future
|
negative subject concord + -tatahadhari
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -tahadhari)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nitahadhari
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tutahadhari
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| 2nd person
|
utahadhari
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mtahadhari
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| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
atahadhari
|
watahadhari
|
| other classes
|
positive subject concord + -tahadhari
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| Negative subjunctive
|
positive subject concord + -sitahadhari
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| Positive present conditional
|
positive subject concord + -ngetahadhari
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| Negative present conditional
|
positive subject concord + -singetahadhari
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| Positive past conditional
|
positive subject concord + -ngalitahadhari
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalitahadhari
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -atahadhari)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
|
natahadhari
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twatahadhari
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| 2nd person
|
watahadhari
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mwatahadhari
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| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
atahadhari
|
watahadhari
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| m-mi(III/IV)
|
watahadhari
|
yatahadhari
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
latahadhari
|
yatahadhari
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
chatahadhari
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vyatahadhari
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| n(IX/X)
|
yatahadhari
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zatahadhari
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| u(XI)
|
watahadhari
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
kwatahadhari
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| pa(XVI)
|
patahadhari
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwatahadhari
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -metahadhari
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshatahadhari
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jatahadhari
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kitahadhari
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipotahadhari
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| Consecutive
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katahadhari / positive subject concord + -katahadhari
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| Consecutive subjunctive
|
positive subject concord + -katahadhari
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| Object concord (indicative positive)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
|
-nitahadhari
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-tutahadhari
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| 2nd person
|
-kutahadhari
|
-watahadhari/-kutahadharini/-watahadharini
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
-mtahadhari
|
-watahadhari
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| m-mi(III/IV)
|
-utahadhari
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-itahadhari
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
-litahadhari
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-yatahadhari
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kitahadhari
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-vitahadhari
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| n(IX/X)
|
-itahadhari
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-zitahadhari
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| u(XI)
|
-utahadhari
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-kutahadhari
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| pa(XVI)
|
-patahadhari
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| mu(XVIII)
|
-mutahadhari
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| Reflexive
|
-jitahadhari
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -tahadhari- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
|
-tahadhariye
|
-tahadhario
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| m-mi(III/IV)
|
-tahadhario
|
-tahadhariyo
|
| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
-tahadharilo
|
-tahadhariyo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
-tahadharicho
|
-tahadharivyo
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| n(IX/X)
|
-tahadhariyo
|
-tahadharizo
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| u(XI)
|
-tahadhario
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-tahadhariko
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| pa(XVI)
|
-tahadharipo
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| mu(XVIII)
|
-tahadharimo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -tahadhari)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
|
-yetahadhari
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-otahadhari
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| m-mi(III/IV)
|
-otahadhari
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-yotahadhari
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
-lotahadhari
|
-yotahadhari
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
-chotahadhari
|
-vyotahadhari
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| n(IX/X)
|
-yotahadhari
|
-zotahadhari
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| u(XI)
|
-otahadhari
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-kotahadhari
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| pa(XVI)
|
-potahadhari
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| mu(XVIII)
|
-motahadhari
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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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