ahidi

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Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic عَاهَدَ (ʕāhada).

Pronunciation

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Verb

-ahidi (infinitive kuahidi)

  1. to promise

Conjugation

Conjugation of -ahidi
Positive present -naahidi
Subjunctive -ahidi
Negative -ahidi
Imperative singular ahidi
Infinitives
Positive kuahidi
Negative kutoahidi
Imperatives
Singular ahidi
Plural ahidini
Tensed forms
Habitual huahidi
Positive past positive subject concord + -liahidi
Negative past negative subject concord + -kuahidi
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naahidi)
Singular Plural
1st person ninaahidi/naahidi tunaahidi
2nd person unaahidi mnaahidi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaahidi wanaahidi
other classes positive subject concord + -naahidi
Negative present (negative subject concord + -ahidi)
Singular Plural
1st person siahidi hatuahidi
2nd person huahidi hamwahidi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) haahidi hawaahidi
other classes negative subject concord + -ahidi
Positive future positive subject concord + -taahidi
Negative future negative subject concord + -taahidi
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -ahidi)
Singular Plural
1st person niahidi tuahidi
2nd person uahidi mwahidi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) aahidi waahidi
other classes positive subject concord + -ahidi
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siahidi
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeahidi
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeahidi
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliahidi
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliahidi
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aahidi)
Singular Plural
1st person naahidi twaahidi
2nd person waahidi mwaahidi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) aahidi waahidi
m-mi(III/IV) waahidi yaahidi
ji-ma(V/VI) laahidi yaahidi
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaahidi vyaahidi
n(IX/X) yaahidi zaahidi
u(XI) waahidi see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwaahidi
pa(XVI) paahidi
mu(XVIII) mwaahidi
Perfect positive subject concord + -meahidi
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshaahidi
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jaahidi
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kiahidi
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipoahidi
Consecutive kaahidi / positive subject concord + -kaahidi
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaahidi
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -niahidi -tuahidi
2nd person -kuahidi -waahidi/-kuahidini/-waahidini
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mwahidi -waahidi
m-mi(III/IV) -uahidi -iahidi
ji-ma(V/VI) -liahidi -yaahidi
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiahidi -viahidi
n(IX/X) -iahidi -ziahidi
u(XI) -uahidi see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kuahidi
pa(XVI) -paahidi
mu(XVIII) -muahidi
Reflexive -jiahidi
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -ahidi- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -ahidiye -ahidio
m-mi(III/IV) -ahidio -ahidiyo
ji-ma(V/VI) -ahidilo -ahidiyo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -ahidicho -ahidivyo
n(IX/X) -ahidiyo -ahidizo
u(XI) -ahidio see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -ahidiko
pa(XVI) -ahidipo
mu(XVIII) -ahidimo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -ahidi)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yeahidi -oahidi
m-mi(III/IV) -oahidi -yoahidi
ji-ma(V/VI) -loahidi -yoahidi
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choahidi -vyoahidi
n(IX/X) -yoahidi -zoahidi
u(XI) -oahidi see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -koahidi
pa(XVI) -poahidi
mu(XVIII) -moahidi
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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