kusudiwa

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Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-kusudiwa (infinitive kukusudiwa)

  1. Passive form of -kusudi: to be intended

Conjugation

Conjugation of -kusudiwa
Positive present -nakusudiwa
Subjunctive -kusudiwe
Negative -kusudiwi
Imperative singular kusudiwa
Infinitives
Positive kukusudiwa
Negative kutokusudiwa
Imperatives
Singular kusudiwa
Plural kusudiweni
Tensed forms
Habitual hukusudiwa
Positive past positive subject concord + -likusudiwa
Negative past negative subject concord + -kukusudiwa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nakusudiwa)
Singular Plural
1st person ninakusudiwa/nakusudiwa tunakusudiwa
2nd person unakusudiwa mnakusudiwa
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anakusudiwa wanakusudiwa
other classes positive subject concord + -nakusudiwa
Negative present (negative subject concord + -kusudiwi)
Singular Plural
1st person sikusudiwi hatukusudiwi
2nd person hukusudiwi hamkusudiwi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hakusudiwi hawakusudiwi
other classes negative subject concord + -kusudiwi
Positive future positive subject concord + -takusudiwa
Negative future negative subject concord + -takusudiwa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -kusudiwe)
Singular Plural
1st person nikusudiwe tukusudiwe
2nd person ukusudiwe mkusudiwe
3rd person m-wa(I/II) akusudiwe wakusudiwe
other classes positive subject concord + -kusudiwe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sikusudiwe
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngekusudiwa
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singekusudiwa
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalikusudiwa
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalikusudiwa
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -akusudiwa)
Singular Plural
1st person nakusudiwa twakusudiwa
2nd person wakusudiwa mwakusudiwa
3rd person m-wa(I/II) akusudiwa wakusudiwa
m-mi(III/IV) wakusudiwa yakusudiwa
ji-ma(V/VI) lakusudiwa yakusudiwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chakusudiwa vyakusudiwa
n(IX/X) yakusudiwa zakusudiwa
u(XI) wakusudiwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwakusudiwa
pa(XVI) pakusudiwa
mu(XVIII) mwakusudiwa
Perfect positive subject concord + -mekusudiwa
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshakusudiwa
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jakusudiwa
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kikusudiwa
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipokusudiwa
Consecutive kakusudiwa / positive subject concord + -kakusudiwa
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kakusudiwe
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nikusudiwa -tukusudiwa
2nd person -kukusudiwa -wakusudiwa/-kukusudiweni/-wakusudiweni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mkusudiwa -wakusudiwa
m-mi(III/IV) -ukusudiwa -ikusudiwa
ji-ma(V/VI) -likusudiwa -yakusudiwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kikusudiwa -vikusudiwa
n(IX/X) -ikusudiwa -zikusudiwa
u(XI) -ukusudiwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kukusudiwa
pa(XVI) -pakusudiwa
mu(XVIII) -mukusudiwa
Reflexive -jikusudiwa
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -kusudiwa- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -kusudiwaye -kusudiwao
m-mi(III/IV) -kusudiwao -kusudiwayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -kusudiwalo -kusudiwayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kusudiwacho -kusudiwavyo
n(IX/X) -kusudiwayo -kusudiwazo
u(XI) -kusudiwao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kusudiwako
pa(XVI) -kusudiwapo
mu(XVIII) -kusudiwamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -kusudiwa)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yekusudiwa -okusudiwa
m-mi(III/IV) -okusudiwa -yokusudiwa
ji-ma(V/VI) -lokusudiwa -yokusudiwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chokusudiwa -vyokusudiwa
n(IX/X) -yokusudiwa -zokusudiwa
u(XI) -okusudiwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kokusudiwa
pa(XVI) -pokusudiwa
mu(XVIII) -mokusudiwa
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.