badilika

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-badilika (infinitive kubadilika)

1. Stative form of -badili: to be changed

Conjugation

Conjugation of -badilika
Positive present -nabadilika Subjunctive -badilike Negative -badiliki Imperative singular badilika
Infinitives
Positive kubadilika Negative kutobadilika
Imperatives
Singular badilika Plural badilikeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hubadilika Positive past positive subject concord + -libadilika Negative past negative subject concord + -kubadilika
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nabadilika) Singular Plural 1st person ninabadilika/nabadilika tunabadilika 2nd person unabadilika mnabadilika 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anabadilika wanabadilika other classes positive subject concord + -nabadilika
Negative present (negative subject concord + -badiliki) Singular Plural 1st person sibadiliki hatubadiliki 2nd person hubadiliki hambadiliki 3rd person m-wa(I/II) habadiliki hawabadiliki other classes negative subject concord + -badiliki
Positive future positive subject concord + -tabadilika Negative future negative subject concord + -tabadilika
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -badilike) Singular Plural 1st person nibadilike tubadilike 2nd person ubadilike mbadilike 3rd person m-wa(I/II) abadilike wabadilike other classes positive subject concord + -badilike
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sibadilike Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngebadilika Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singebadilika Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalibadilika Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalibadilika
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -abadilika) Singular Plural 1st person nabadilika twabadilika 2nd person wabadilika mwabadilika 3rd person m-wa(I/II) abadilika wabadilika m-mi(III/IV) wabadilika yabadilika ji-ma(V/VI) labadilika yabadilika ki-vi(VII/VIII) chabadilika vyabadilika n(IX/X) yabadilika zabadilika u(XI) wabadilika see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwabadilika pa(XVI) pabadilika mu(XVIII) mwabadilika
Perfect positive subject concord + -mebadilika "Already" positive subject concord + -meshabadilika "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jabadilika "If/When" positive subject concord + -kibadilika "If not" positive subject concord + -sipobadilika Consecutive kabadilika / positive subject concord + -kabadilika Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kabadilike
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nibadilika -tubadilika 2nd person -kubadilika -wabadilika/-kubadilikeni/-wabadilikeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mbadilika -wabadilika m-mi(III/IV) -ubadilika -ibadilika ji-ma(V/VI) -libadilika -yabadilika ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kibadilika -vibadilika n(IX/X) -ibadilika -zibadilika u(XI) -ubadilika see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kubadilika pa(XVI) -pabadilika mu(XVIII) -mubadilika Reflexive -jibadilika
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -badilika- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -badilikaye -badilikao m-mi(III/IV) -badilikao -badilikayo ji-ma(V/VI) -badilikalo -badilikayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -badilikacho -badilikavyo n(IX/X) -badilikayo -badilikazo u(XI) -badilikao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -badilikako pa(XVI) -badilikapo mu(XVIII) -badilikamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -badilika) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yebadilika -obadilika m-mi(III/IV) -obadilika -yobadilika ji-ma(V/VI) -lobadilika -yobadilika ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chobadilika -vyobadilika n(IX/X) -yobadilika -zobadilika u(XI) -obadilika see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kobadilika pa(XVI) -pobadilika mu(XVIII) -mobadilika
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.