kusudia

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Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-kusudia (infinitive kukusudia)

  1. Applicative form of -kusudi
    • 18th century, Abdallah bin Ali bin Nasir, Al-Inkishafi‎, translation from R. Allen (1946) “Inkishafi—a translation from the Swahili”, in African Studies, volume 5, number 4, →DOI, pages 243–249, stanza 6:
      نِيَضِهِرِشِ يَغُ مَقَالِ ، اَبَيُ مُيُوْنِ نِقُصُدِيِ
      Niyaḍihirishe yangu maqali, ambayo moyoni niquṣudiye.
      Let me set forth the plan which I have in my heart.

Conjugation

Conjugation of -kusudia
Positive present -nakusudia
Subjunctive -kusudie
Negative -kusudii
Imperative singular kusudia
Infinitives
Positive kukusudia
Negative kutokusudia
Imperatives
Singular kusudia
Plural kusudieni
Tensed forms
Habitual hukusudia
Positive past positive subject concord + -likusudia
Negative past negative subject concord + -kukusudia
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nakusudia)
Singular Plural
1st person ninakusudia/nakusudia tunakusudia
2nd person unakusudia mnakusudia
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anakusudia wanakusudia
other classes positive subject concord + -nakusudia
Negative present (negative subject concord + -kusudii)
Singular Plural
1st person sikusudii hatukusudii
2nd person hukusudii hamkusudii
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hakusudii hawakusudii
other classes negative subject concord + -kusudii
Positive future positive subject concord + -takusudia
Negative future negative subject concord + -takusudia
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -kusudie)
Singular Plural
1st person nikusudie tukusudie
2nd person ukusudie mkusudie
3rd person m-wa(I/II) akusudie wakusudie
other classes positive subject concord + -kusudie
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sikusudie
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngekusudia
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singekusudia
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalikusudia
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalikusudia
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -akusudia)
Singular Plural
1st person nakusudia twakusudia
2nd person wakusudia mwakusudia
3rd person m-wa(I/II) akusudia wakusudia
m-mi(III/IV) wakusudia yakusudia
ji-ma(V/VI) lakusudia yakusudia
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chakusudia vyakusudia
n(IX/X) yakusudia zakusudia
u(XI) wakusudia see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwakusudia
pa(XVI) pakusudia
mu(XVIII) mwakusudia
Perfect positive subject concord + -mekusudia
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshakusudia
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jakusudia
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kikusudia
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipokusudia
Consecutive kakusudia / positive subject concord + -kakusudia
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kakusudie
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nikusudia -tukusudia
2nd person -kukusudia -wakusudia/-kukusudieni/-wakusudieni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mkusudia -wakusudia
m-mi(III/IV) -ukusudia -ikusudia
ji-ma(V/VI) -likusudia -yakusudia
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kikusudia -vikusudia
n(IX/X) -ikusudia -zikusudia
u(XI) -ukusudia see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kukusudia
pa(XVI) -pakusudia
mu(XVIII) -mukusudia
Reflexive -jikusudia
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -kusudia- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -kusudiaye -kusudiao
m-mi(III/IV) -kusudiao -kusudiayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -kusudialo -kusudiayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kusudiacho -kusudiavyo
n(IX/X) -kusudiayo -kusudiazo
u(XI) -kusudiao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kusudiako
pa(XVI) -kusudiapo
mu(XVIII) -kusudiamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -kusudia)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yekusudia -okusudia
m-mi(III/IV) -okusudia -yokusudia
ji-ma(V/VI) -lokusudia -yokusudia
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chokusudia -vyokusudia
n(IX/X) -yokusudia -zokusudia
u(XI) -okusudia see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kokusudia
pa(XVI) -pokusudia
mu(XVIII) -mokusudia
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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