badili

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Noun

badili m

  1. plural of badile

Swahili

Etymology

From Arabic بَدَّلَ (baddala, to replace).

Pronunciation

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Noun

badili class V (plural mabadili class VI)

  1. alteration, modification
  2. exchange
  3. innovation

Verb

-badili (infinitive kubadili)

  1. to change, to exchange

Conjugation

Conjugation of -badili
Positive present -nabadili
Subjunctive -badili
Negative -badili
Imperative singular badili
Infinitives
Positive kubadili
Negative kutobadili
Imperatives
Singular badili
Plural badilini
Tensed forms
Habitual hubadili
Positive past positive subject concord + -libadili
Negative past negative subject concord + -kubadili
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nabadili)
Singular Plural
1st person ninabadili/nabadili tunabadili
2nd person unabadili mnabadili
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anabadili wanabadili
other classes positive subject concord + -nabadili
Negative present (negative subject concord + -badili)
Singular Plural
1st person sibadili hatubadili
2nd person hubadili hambadili
3rd person m-wa(I/II) habadili hawabadili
other classes negative subject concord + -badili
Positive future positive subject concord + -tabadili
Negative future negative subject concord + -tabadili
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -badili)
Singular Plural
1st person nibadili tubadili
2nd person ubadili mbadili
3rd person m-wa(I/II) abadili wabadili
other classes positive subject concord + -badili
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sibadili
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngebadili
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singebadili
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalibadili
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalibadili
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -abadili)
Singular Plural
1st person nabadili twabadili
2nd person wabadili mwabadili
3rd person m-wa(I/II) abadili wabadili
m-mi(III/IV) wabadili yabadili
ji-ma(V/VI) labadili yabadili
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chabadili vyabadili
n(IX/X) yabadili zabadili
u(XI) wabadili see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwabadili
pa(XVI) pabadili
mu(XVIII) mwabadili
Perfect positive subject concord + -mebadili
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshabadili
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jabadili
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kibadili
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipobadili
Consecutive kabadili / positive subject concord + -kabadili
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kabadili
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nibadili -tubadili
2nd person -kubadili -wabadili/-kubadilini/-wabadilini
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mbadili -wabadili
m-mi(III/IV) -ubadili -ibadili
ji-ma(V/VI) -libadili -yabadili
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kibadili -vibadili
n(IX/X) -ibadili -zibadili
u(XI) -ubadili see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kubadili
pa(XVI) -pabadili
mu(XVIII) -mubadili
Reflexive -jibadili
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -badili- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -badiliye -badilio
m-mi(III/IV) -badilio -badiliyo
ji-ma(V/VI) -badililo -badiliyo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -badilicho -badilivyo
n(IX/X) -badiliyo -badilizo
u(XI) -badilio see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -badiliko
pa(XVI) -badilipo
mu(XVIII) -badilimo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -badili)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yebadili -obadili
m-mi(III/IV) -obadili -yobadili
ji-ma(V/VI) -lobadili -yobadili
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chobadili -vyobadili
n(IX/X) -yobadili -zobadili
u(XI) -obadili see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kobadili
pa(XVI) -pobadili
mu(XVIII) -mobadili
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms