dakua

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-dakua (infinitive kudakua)

1. to gossip

Conjugation

Conjugation of -dakua
Positive present -nadakua Subjunctive -dakue Negative -dakui Imperative singular dakua
Infinitives
Positive kudakua Negative kutodakua
Imperatives
Singular dakua Plural dakueni
Tensed forms
Habitual hudakua Positive past positive subject concord + -lidakua Negative past negative subject concord + -kudakua
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nadakua) Singular Plural 1st person ninadakua/nadakua tunadakua 2nd person unadakua mnadakua 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anadakua wanadakua other classes positive subject concord + -nadakua
Negative present (negative subject concord + -dakui) Singular Plural 1st person sidakui hatudakui 2nd person hudakui hamdakui 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hadakui hawadakui other classes negative subject concord + -dakui
Positive future positive subject concord + -tadakua Negative future negative subject concord + -tadakua
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -dakue) Singular Plural 1st person nidakue tudakue 2nd person udakue mdakue 3rd person m-wa(I/II) adakue wadakue other classes positive subject concord + -dakue
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sidakue Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngedakua Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singedakua Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalidakua Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalidakua
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -adakua) Singular Plural 1st person nadakua twadakua 2nd person wadakua mwadakua 3rd person m-wa(I/II) adakua wadakua m-mi(III/IV) wadakua yadakua ji-ma(V/VI) ladakua yadakua ki-vi(VII/VIII) chadakua vyadakua n(IX/X) yadakua zadakua u(XI) wadakua see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwadakua pa(XVI) padakua mu(XVIII) mwadakua
Perfect positive subject concord + -medakua "Already" positive subject concord + -meshadakua "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jadakua "If/When" positive subject concord + -kidakua "If not" positive subject concord + -sipodakua Consecutive kadakua / positive subject concord + -kadakua Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kadakue
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nidakua -tudakua 2nd person -kudakua -wadakua/-kudakueni/-wadakueni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mdakua -wadakua m-mi(III/IV) -udakua -idakua ji-ma(V/VI) -lidakua -yadakua ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kidakua -vidakua n(IX/X) -idakua -zidakua u(XI) -udakua see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kudakua pa(XVI) -padakua mu(XVIII) -mudakua Reflexive -jidakua
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -dakua- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -dakuaye -dakuao m-mi(III/IV) -dakuao -dakuayo ji-ma(V/VI) -dakualo -dakuayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -dakuacho -dakuavyo n(IX/X) -dakuayo -dakuazo u(XI) -dakuao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -dakuako pa(XVI) -dakuapo mu(XVIII) -dakuamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -dakua) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yedakua -odakua m-mi(III/IV) -odakua -yodakua ji-ma(V/VI) -lodakua -yodakua ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chodakua -vyodakua n(IX/X) -yodakua -zodakua u(XI) -odakua see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kodakua pa(XVI) -podakua mu(XVIII) -modakua
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

• Nominal derivations:
  • mdakizi (“gossiper”)