dhani

Swahili

Etymology

From Arabic ظَنَّ (ẓanna).

Pronunciation

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Verb

-dhani (infinitive kudhani)

1. to think, surmise, guess

   Synonym: -fikiri

Conjugation

Conjugation of -dhani
Positive present -nadhani Subjunctive -dhani Negative -dhani Imperative singular dhani
Infinitives
Positive kudhani Negative kutodhani
Imperatives
Singular dhani Plural dhanini
Tensed forms
Habitual hudhani Positive past positive subject concord + -lidhani Negative past negative subject concord + -kudhani
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nadhani) Singular Plural 1st person ninadhani/nadhani tunadhani 2nd person unadhani mnadhani 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anadhani wanadhani other classes positive subject concord + -nadhani
Negative present (negative subject concord + -dhani) Singular Plural 1st person sidhani hatudhani 2nd person hudhani hamdhani 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hadhani hawadhani other classes negative subject concord + -dhani
Positive future positive subject concord + -tadhani Negative future negative subject concord + -tadhani
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -dhani) Singular Plural 1st person nidhani tudhani 2nd person udhani mdhani 3rd person m-wa(I/II) adhani wadhani other classes positive subject concord + -dhani
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sidhani Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngedhani Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singedhani Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalidhani Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalidhani
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -adhani) Singular Plural 1st person nadhani twadhani 2nd person wadhani mwadhani 3rd person m-wa(I/II) adhani wadhani m-mi(III/IV) wadhani yadhani ji-ma(V/VI) ladhani yadhani ki-vi(VII/VIII) chadhani vyadhani n(IX/X) yadhani zadhani u(XI) wadhani see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwadhani pa(XVI) padhani mu(XVIII) mwadhani
Perfect positive subject concord + -medhani "Already" positive subject concord + -meshadhani "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jadhani "If/When" positive subject concord + -kidhani "If not" positive subject concord + -sipodhani Consecutive kadhani / positive subject concord + -kadhani Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kadhani
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nidhani -tudhani 2nd person -kudhani -wadhani/-kudhanini/-wadhanini 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mdhani -wadhani m-mi(III/IV) -udhani -idhani ji-ma(V/VI) -lidhani -yadhani ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kidhani -vidhani n(IX/X) -idhani -zidhani u(XI) -udhani see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kudhani pa(XVI) -padhani mu(XVIII) -mudhani Reflexive -jidhani
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -dhani- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -dhaniye -dhanio m-mi(III/IV) -dhanio -dhaniyo ji-ma(V/VI) -dhanilo -dhaniyo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -dhanicho -dhanivyo n(IX/X) -dhaniyo -dhanizo u(XI) -dhanio see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -dhaniko pa(XVI) -dhanipo mu(XVIII) -dhanimo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -dhani) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yedhani -odhani m-mi(III/IV) -odhani -yodhani ji-ma(V/VI) -lodhani -yodhani ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chodhani -vyodhani n(IX/X) -yodhani -zodhani u(XI) -odhani see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kodhani pa(XVI) -podhani mu(XVIII) -modhani
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.