dharau

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic [Term?].

Pronunciation

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Noun

dharau (n class, plural dharau)

1. scorn, contempt

Verb

-dharau (infinitive kudharau)

1. to despise or disdain (to regard with contempt or scorn)
2. to slight or insult someone

Conjugation

Conjugation of -dharau
Positive present -nadharau Subjunctive -dharau Negative -dharau Imperative singular dharau
Infinitives
Positive kudharau Negative kutodharau
Imperatives
Singular dharau Plural dharauni
Tensed forms
Habitual hudharau Positive past positive subject concord + -lidharau Negative past negative subject concord + -kudharau
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nadharau) Singular Plural 1st person ninadharau/nadharau tunadharau 2nd person unadharau mnadharau 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anadharau wanadharau other classes positive subject concord + -nadharau
Negative present (negative subject concord + -dharau) Singular Plural 1st person sidharau hatudharau 2nd person hudharau hamdharau 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hadharau hawadharau other classes negative subject concord + -dharau
Positive future positive subject concord + -tadharau Negative future negative subject concord + -tadharau
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -dharau) Singular Plural 1st person nidharau tudharau 2nd person udharau mdharau 3rd person m-wa(I/II) adharau wadharau other classes positive subject concord + -dharau
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sidharau Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngedharau Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singedharau Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalidharau Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalidharau
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -adharau) Singular Plural 1st person nadharau twadharau 2nd person wadharau mwadharau 3rd person m-wa(I/II) adharau wadharau m-mi(III/IV) wadharau yadharau ji-ma(V/VI) ladharau yadharau ki-vi(VII/VIII) chadharau vyadharau n(IX/X) yadharau zadharau u(XI) wadharau see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwadharau pa(XVI) padharau mu(XVIII) mwadharau
Perfect positive subject concord + -medharau "Already" positive subject concord + -meshadharau "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jadharau "If/When" positive subject concord + -kidharau "If not" positive subject concord + -sipodharau Consecutive kadharau / positive subject concord + -kadharau Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kadharau
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nidharau -tudharau 2nd person -kudharau -wadharau/-kudharauni/-wadharauni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mdharau -wadharau m-mi(III/IV) -udharau -idharau ji-ma(V/VI) -lidharau -yadharau ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kidharau -vidharau n(IX/X) -idharau -zidharau u(XI) -udharau see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kudharau pa(XVI) -padharau mu(XVIII) -mudharau Reflexive -jidharau
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -dharau- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -dharauye -dharauo m-mi(III/IV) -dharauo -dharauyo ji-ma(V/VI) -dharaulo -dharauyo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -dharaucho -dharauvyo n(IX/X) -dharauyo -dharauzo u(XI) -dharauo see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -dharauko pa(XVI) -dharaupo mu(XVIII) -dharaumo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -dharau) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yedharau -odharau m-mi(III/IV) -odharau -yodharau ji-ma(V/VI) -lodharau -yodharau ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chodharau -vyodharau n(IX/X) -yodharau -zodharau u(XI) -odharau see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kodharau pa(XVI) -podharau mu(XVIII) -modharau
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.