deheni

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Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic .

Pronunciation

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Noun

deheni class IX (plural deheni class X)

  1. anti-rust grease made from lime and fat (for boats)

Verb

-deheni (infinitive kudeheni)

  1. to apply, smear
    Synonym: -paka

Conjugation

Conjugation of -deheni
Positive present -nadeheni
Subjunctive -deheni
Negative -deheni
Imperative singular deheni
Infinitives
Positive kudeheni
Negative kutodeheni
Imperatives
Singular deheni
Plural dehenini
Tensed forms
Habitual hudeheni
Positive past positive subject concord + -lideheni
Negative past negative subject concord + -kudeheni
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nadeheni)
Singular Plural
1st person ninadeheni/nadeheni tunadeheni
2nd person unadeheni mnadeheni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anadeheni wanadeheni
other classes positive subject concord + -nadeheni
Negative present (negative subject concord + -deheni)
Singular Plural
1st person sideheni hatudeheni
2nd person hudeheni hamdeheni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hadeheni hawadeheni
other classes negative subject concord + -deheni
Positive future positive subject concord + -tadeheni
Negative future negative subject concord + -tadeheni
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -deheni)
Singular Plural
1st person nideheni tudeheni
2nd person udeheni mdeheni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) adeheni wadeheni
other classes positive subject concord + -deheni
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sideheni
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngedeheni
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singedeheni
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalideheni
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalideheni
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -adeheni)
Singular Plural
1st person nadeheni twadeheni
2nd person wadeheni mwadeheni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) adeheni wadeheni
m-mi(III/IV) wadeheni yadeheni
ji-ma(V/VI) ladeheni yadeheni
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chadeheni vyadeheni
n(IX/X) yadeheni zadeheni
u(XI) wadeheni see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwadeheni
pa(XVI) padeheni
mu(XVIII) mwadeheni
Perfect positive subject concord + -medeheni
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshadeheni
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jadeheni
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kideheni
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipodeheni
Consecutive kadeheni / positive subject concord + -kadeheni
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kadeheni
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nideheni -tudeheni
2nd person -kudeheni -wadeheni/-kudehenini/-wadehenini
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mdeheni -wadeheni
m-mi(III/IV) -udeheni -ideheni
ji-ma(V/VI) -lideheni -yadeheni
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kideheni -videheni
n(IX/X) -ideheni -zideheni
u(XI) -udeheni see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kudeheni
pa(XVI) -padeheni
mu(XVIII) -mudeheni
Reflexive -jideheni
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -deheni- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -deheniye -dehenio
m-mi(III/IV) -dehenio -deheniyo
ji-ma(V/VI) -dehenilo -deheniyo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -dehenicho -dehenivyo
n(IX/X) -deheniyo -dehenizo
u(XI) -dehenio see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -deheniko
pa(XVI) -dehenipo
mu(XVIII) -dehenimo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -deheni)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yedeheni -odeheni
m-mi(III/IV) -odeheni -yodeheni
ji-ma(V/VI) -lodeheni -yodeheni
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chodeheni -vyodeheni
n(IX/X) -yodeheni -zodeheni
u(XI) -odeheni see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kodeheni
pa(XVI) -podeheni
mu(XVIII) -modeheni
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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