ahidi

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic عَاهَدَ (ʕāhada).

Pronunciation

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Verb

-ahidi (infinitive kuahidi)

1. to promise

Conjugation

Conjugation of -ahidi
Positive present -naahidi Subjunctive -ahidi Negative -ahidi Imperative singular ahidi
Infinitives
Positive kuahidi Negative kutoahidi
Imperatives
Singular ahidi Plural ahidini
Tensed forms
Habitual huahidi Positive past positive subject concord + -liahidi Negative past negative subject concord + -kuahidi
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naahidi) Singular Plural 1st person ninaahidi/naahidi tunaahidi 2nd person unaahidi mnaahidi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaahidi wanaahidi other classes positive subject concord + -naahidi
Negative present (negative subject concord + -ahidi) Singular Plural 1st person siahidi hatuahidi 2nd person huahidi hamwahidi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) haahidi hawaahidi other classes negative subject concord + -ahidi
Positive future positive subject concord + -taahidi Negative future negative subject concord + -taahidi
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -ahidi) Singular Plural 1st person niahidi tuahidi 2nd person uahidi mwahidi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aahidi waahidi other classes positive subject concord + -ahidi
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siahidi Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeahidi Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeahidi Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliahidi Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliahidi
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aahidi) Singular Plural 1st person naahidi twaahidi 2nd person waahidi mwaahidi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aahidi waahidi m-mi(III/IV) waahidi yaahidi ji-ma(V/VI) laahidi yaahidi ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaahidi vyaahidi n(IX/X) yaahidi zaahidi u(XI) waahidi see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwaahidi pa(XVI) paahidi mu(XVIII) mwaahidi
Perfect positive subject concord + -meahidi "Already" positive subject concord + -meshaahidi "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jaahidi "If/When" positive subject concord + -kiahidi "If not" positive subject concord + -sipoahidi Consecutive kaahidi / positive subject concord + -kaahidi Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaahidi
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -niahidi -tuahidi 2nd person -kuahidi -waahidi/-kuahidini/-waahidini 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mwahidi -waahidi m-mi(III/IV) -uahidi -iahidi ji-ma(V/VI) -liahidi -yaahidi ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiahidi -viahidi n(IX/X) -iahidi -ziahidi u(XI) -uahidi see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuahidi pa(XVI) -paahidi mu(XVIII) -muahidi Reflexive -jiahidi
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -ahidi- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -ahidiye -ahidio m-mi(III/IV) -ahidio -ahidiyo ji-ma(V/VI) -ahidilo -ahidiyo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -ahidicho -ahidivyo n(IX/X) -ahidiyo -ahidizo u(XI) -ahidio see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -ahidiko pa(XVI) -ahidipo mu(XVIII) -ahidimo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -ahidi) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yeahidi -oahidi m-mi(III/IV) -oahidi -yoahidi ji-ma(V/VI) -loahidi -yoahidi ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choahidi -vyoahidi n(IX/X) -yoahidi -zoahidi u(XI) -oahidi see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -koahidi pa(XVI) -poahidi mu(XVIII) -moahidi
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Related terms

• ahadi