kidhi

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Swahili

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic [Term?].

Pronunciation

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  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Verb

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-kidhi (infinitive kukidhi)

  1. to satisfy

Conjugation

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Conjugation of -kidhi
Positive present -nakidhi
Subjunctive -kidhi
Negative -kidhi
Imperative singular kidhi
Infinitives
Positive kukidhi
Negative kutokidhi
Imperatives
Singular kidhi
Plural kidhini
Tensed forms
Habitual hukidhi
Positive past positive subject concord + -likidhi
Negative past negative subject concord + -kukidhi
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nakidhi)
Singular Plural
1st person ninakidhi/nakidhi tunakidhi
2nd person unakidhi mnakidhi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anakidhi wanakidhi
other classes positive subject concord + -nakidhi
Negative present (negative subject concord + -kidhi)
Singular Plural
1st person sikidhi hatukidhi
2nd person hukidhi hamkidhi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hakidhi hawakidhi
other classes negative subject concord + -kidhi
Positive future positive subject concord + -takidhi
Negative future negative subject concord + -takidhi
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -kidhi)
Singular Plural
1st person nikidhi tukidhi
2nd person ukidhi mkidhi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) akidhi wakidhi
other classes positive subject concord + -kidhi
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sikidhi
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngekidhi
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singekidhi
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalikidhi
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalikidhi
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -akidhi)
Singular Plural
1st person nakidhi twakidhi
2nd person wakidhi mwakidhi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) akidhi wakidhi
m-mi(III/IV) wakidhi yakidhi
ji-ma(V/VI) lakidhi yakidhi
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chakidhi vyakidhi
n(IX/X) yakidhi zakidhi
u(XI) wakidhi see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwakidhi
pa(XVI) pakidhi
mu(XVIII) mwakidhi
Perfect positive subject concord + -mekidhi
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshakidhi
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jakidhi
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kikidhi
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipokidhi
Consecutive kakidhi / positive subject concord + -kakidhi
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kakidhi
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nikidhi -tukidhi
2nd person -kukidhi -wakidhi/-kukidhini/-wakidhini
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mkidhi -wakidhi
m-mi(III/IV) -ukidhi -ikidhi
ji-ma(V/VI) -likidhi -yakidhi
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kikidhi -vikidhi
n(IX/X) -ikidhi -zikidhi
u(XI) -ukidhi see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kukidhi
pa(XVI) -pakidhi
mu(XVIII) -mukidhi
Reflexive -jikidhi
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -kidhi- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -kidhiye -kidhio
m-mi(III/IV) -kidhio -kidhiyo
ji-ma(V/VI) -kidhilo -kidhiyo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kidhicho -kidhivyo
n(IX/X) -kidhiyo -kidhizo
u(XI) -kidhio see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kidhiko
pa(XVI) -kidhipo
mu(XVIII) -kidhimo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -kidhi)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yekidhi -okidhi
m-mi(III/IV) -okidhi -yokidhi
ji-ma(V/VI) -lokidhi -yokidhi
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chokidhi -vyokidhi
n(IX/X) -yokidhi -zokidhi
u(XI) -okidhi see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kokidhi
pa(XVI) -pokidhi
mu(XVIII) -mokidhi
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.