dekeza

Swahili

Verb

-dekeza (infinitive kudekeza)

1. to spoil (a child)
   • 1973, Mohammed S. Abdulla, Duniani kuna watu, page 5:

     […] nikakudekeza hata ukawa hufai pesa mbili […]

     […] I spoiled you until you weren’t worth two bucks […]

Conjugation

Conjugation of -dekeza
Positive present -nadekeza Subjunctive -dekeze Negative -dekezi Imperative singular dekeza
Infinitives
Positive kudekeza Negative kutodekeza
Imperatives
Singular dekeza Plural dekezeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hudekeza Positive past positive subject concord + -lidekeza Negative past negative subject concord + -kudekeza
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nadekeza) Singular Plural 1st person ninadekeza/nadekeza tunadekeza 2nd person unadekeza mnadekeza 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anadekeza wanadekeza other classes positive subject concord + -nadekeza
Negative present (negative subject concord + -dekezi) Singular Plural 1st person sidekezi hatudekezi 2nd person hudekezi hamdekezi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hadekezi hawadekezi other classes negative subject concord + -dekezi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tadekeza Negative future negative subject concord + -tadekeza
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -dekeze) Singular Plural 1st person nidekeze tudekeze 2nd person udekeze mdekeze 3rd person m-wa(I/II) adekeze wadekeze other classes positive subject concord + -dekeze
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sidekeze Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngedekeza Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singedekeza Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalidekeza Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalidekeza
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -adekeza) Singular Plural 1st person nadekeza twadekeza 2nd person wadekeza mwadekeza 3rd person m-wa(I/II) adekeza wadekeza m-mi(III/IV) wadekeza yadekeza ji-ma(V/VI) ladekeza yadekeza ki-vi(VII/VIII) chadekeza vyadekeza n(IX/X) yadekeza zadekeza u(XI) wadekeza see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwadekeza pa(XVI) padekeza mu(XVIII) mwadekeza
Perfect positive subject concord + -medekeza "Already" positive subject concord + -meshadekeza "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jadekeza "If/When" positive subject concord + -kidekeza "If not" positive subject concord + -sipodekeza Consecutive kadekeza / positive subject concord + -kadekeza Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kadekeze
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nidekeza -tudekeza 2nd person -kudekeza -wadekeza/-kudekezeni/-wadekezeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mdekeza -wadekeza m-mi(III/IV) -udekeza -idekeza ji-ma(V/VI) -lidekeza -yadekeza ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kidekeza -videkeza n(IX/X) -idekeza -zidekeza u(XI) -udekeza see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kudekeza pa(XVI) -padekeza mu(XVIII) -mudekeza Reflexive -jidekeza
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -dekeza- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -dekezaye -dekezao m-mi(III/IV) -dekezao -dekezayo ji-ma(V/VI) -dekezalo -dekezayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -dekezacho -dekezavyo n(IX/X) -dekezayo -dekezazo u(XI) -dekezao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -dekezako pa(XVI) -dekezapo mu(XVIII) -dekezamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -dekeza) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yedekeza -odekeza m-mi(III/IV) -odekeza -yodekeza ji-ma(V/VI) -lodekeza -yodekeza ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chodekeza -vyodekeza n(IX/X) -yodekeza -zodekeza u(XI) -odekeza see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kodekeza pa(XVI) -podekeza mu(XVIII) -modekeza
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.