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dabu

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Verb

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dabu

  1. imperative of dabi

Swahili

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic [Term?].

Pronunciation

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  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Verb

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-dabu (infinitive kudabu)

  1. to control
  2. to frighten
    Synonym: -ogofya

Conjugation

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Conjugation of -dabu
Positive present -nadabu
Subjunctive -dabu
Negative -dabu
Imperative singular dabu
Infinitives
Positive kudabu
Negative kutodabu
Imperatives
Singular dabu
Plural dabuni
Tensed forms
Habitual hudabu
Positive past positive subject concord + -lidabu
Negative past negative subject concord + -kudabu
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nadabu)
Singular Plural
1st person ninadabu/nadabu tunadabu
2nd person unadabu mnadabu
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anadabu wanadabu
other classes positive subject concord + -nadabu
Negative present (negative subject concord + -dabu)
Singular Plural
1st person sidabu hatudabu
2nd person hudabu hamdabu
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hadabu hawadabu
other classes negative subject concord + -dabu
Positive future positive subject concord + -tadabu
Negative future negative subject concord + -tadabu
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -dabu)
Singular Plural
1st person nidabu tudabu
2nd person udabu mdabu
3rd person m-wa(I/II) adabu wadabu
other classes positive subject concord + -dabu
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sidabu
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngedabu
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singedabu
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalidabu
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalidabu
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -adabu)
Singular Plural
1st person nadabu twadabu
2nd person wadabu mwadabu
3rd person m-wa(I/II) adabu wadabu
m-mi(III/IV) wadabu yadabu
ji-ma(V/VI) ladabu yadabu
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chadabu vyadabu
n(IX/X) yadabu zadabu
u(XI) wadabu see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwadabu
pa(XVI) padabu
mu(XVIII) mwadabu
Perfect positive subject concord + -medabu
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshadabu
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jadabu
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kidabu
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipodabu
Consecutive kadabu / positive subject concord + -kadabu
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kadabu
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nidabu -tudabu
2nd person -kudabu -wadabu/-kudabuni/-wadabuni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mdabu -wadabu
m-mi(III/IV) -udabu -idabu
ji-ma(V/VI) -lidabu -yadabu
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kidabu -vidabu
n(IX/X) -idabu -zidabu
u(XI) -udabu see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kudabu
pa(XVI) -padabu
mu(XVIII) -mudabu
Reflexive -jidabu
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -dabu- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -dabuye -dabuo
m-mi(III/IV) -dabuo -dabuyo
ji-ma(V/VI) -dabulo -dabuyo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -dabucho -dabuvyo
n(IX/X) -dabuyo -dabuzo
u(XI) -dabuo see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -dabuko
pa(XVI) -dabupo
mu(XVIII) -dabumo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -dabu)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yedabu -odabu
m-mi(III/IV) -odabu -yodabu
ji-ma(V/VI) -lodabu -yodabu
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chodabu -vyodabu
n(IX/X) -yodabu -zodabu
u(XI) -odabu see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kodabu
pa(XVI) -podabu
mu(XVIII) -modabu
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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