dakua

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Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-dakua (infinitive kudakua)

  1. to gossip

Conjugation

Conjugation of -dakua
Positive present -nadakua
Subjunctive -dakue
Negative -dakui
Imperative singular dakua
Infinitives
Positive kudakua
Negative kutodakua
Imperatives
Singular dakua
Plural dakueni
Tensed forms
Habitual hudakua
Positive past positive subject concord + -lidakua
Negative past negative subject concord + -kudakua
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nadakua)
Singular Plural
1st person ninadakua/nadakua tunadakua
2nd person unadakua mnadakua
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anadakua wanadakua
other classes positive subject concord + -nadakua
Negative present (negative subject concord + -dakui)
Singular Plural
1st person sidakui hatudakui
2nd person hudakui hamdakui
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hadakui hawadakui
other classes negative subject concord + -dakui
Positive future positive subject concord + -tadakua
Negative future negative subject concord + -tadakua
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -dakue)
Singular Plural
1st person nidakue tudakue
2nd person udakue mdakue
3rd person m-wa(I/II) adakue wadakue
other classes positive subject concord + -dakue
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sidakue
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngedakua
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singedakua
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalidakua
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalidakua
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -adakua)
Singular Plural
1st person nadakua twadakua
2nd person wadakua mwadakua
3rd person m-wa(I/II) adakua wadakua
m-mi(III/IV) wadakua yadakua
ji-ma(V/VI) ladakua yadakua
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chadakua vyadakua
n(IX/X) yadakua zadakua
u(XI) wadakua see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwadakua
pa(XVI) padakua
mu(XVIII) mwadakua
Perfect positive subject concord + -medakua
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshadakua
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jadakua
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kidakua
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipodakua
Consecutive kadakua / positive subject concord + -kadakua
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kadakue
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nidakua -tudakua
2nd person -kudakua -wadakua/-kudakueni/-wadakueni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mdakua -wadakua
m-mi(III/IV) -udakua -idakua
ji-ma(V/VI) -lidakua -yadakua
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kidakua -vidakua
n(IX/X) -idakua -zidakua
u(XI) -udakua see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kudakua
pa(XVI) -padakua
mu(XVIII) -mudakua
Reflexive -jidakua
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -dakua- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -dakuaye -dakuao
m-mi(III/IV) -dakuao -dakuayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -dakualo -dakuayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -dakuacho -dakuavyo
n(IX/X) -dakuayo -dakuazo
u(XI) -dakuao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -dakuako
pa(XVI) -dakuapo
mu(XVIII) -dakuamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -dakua)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yedakua -odakua
m-mi(III/IV) -odakua -yodakua
ji-ma(V/VI) -lodakua -yodakua
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chodakua -vyodakua
n(IX/X) -yodakua -zodakua
u(XI) -odakua see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kodakua
pa(XVI) -podakua
mu(XVIII) -modakua
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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