dodosa

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-dodosa (infinitive kudodosa)

1. to cross-examine, interview

Conjugation

Conjugation of -dodosa
Positive present -nadodosa Subjunctive -dodose Negative -dodosi Imperative singular dodosa
Infinitives
Positive kudodosa Negative kutododosa
Imperatives
Singular dodosa Plural dodoseni
Tensed forms
Habitual hudodosa Positive past positive subject concord + -lidodosa Negative past negative subject concord + -kudodosa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nadodosa) Singular Plural 1st person ninadodosa/nadodosa tunadodosa 2nd person unadodosa mnadodosa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anadodosa wanadodosa other classes positive subject concord + -nadodosa
Negative present (negative subject concord + -dodosi) Singular Plural 1st person sidodosi hatudodosi 2nd person hudodosi hamdodosi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hadodosi hawadodosi other classes negative subject concord + -dodosi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tadodosa Negative future negative subject concord + -tadodosa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -dodose) Singular Plural 1st person nidodose tudodose 2nd person udodose mdodose 3rd person m-wa(I/II) adodose wadodose other classes positive subject concord + -dodose
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sidodose Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngedodosa Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singedodosa Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalidodosa Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalidodosa
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -adodosa) Singular Plural 1st person nadodosa twadodosa 2nd person wadodosa mwadodosa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) adodosa wadodosa m-mi(III/IV) wadodosa yadodosa ji-ma(V/VI) ladodosa yadodosa ki-vi(VII/VIII) chadodosa vyadodosa n(IX/X) yadodosa zadodosa u(XI) wadodosa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwadodosa pa(XVI) padodosa mu(XVIII) mwadodosa
Perfect positive subject concord + -medodosa "Already" positive subject concord + -meshadodosa "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jadodosa "If/When" positive subject concord + -kidodosa "If not" positive subject concord + -sipododosa Consecutive kadodosa / positive subject concord + -kadodosa Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kadodose
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nidodosa -tudodosa 2nd person -kudodosa -wadodosa/-kudodoseni/-wadodoseni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mdodosa -wadodosa m-mi(III/IV) -udodosa -idodosa ji-ma(V/VI) -lidodosa -yadodosa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kidodosa -vidodosa n(IX/X) -idodosa -zidodosa u(XI) -udodosa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kudodosa pa(XVI) -padodosa mu(XVIII) -mudodosa Reflexive -jidodosa
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -dodosa- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -dodosaye -dodosao m-mi(III/IV) -dodosao -dodosayo ji-ma(V/VI) -dodosalo -dodosayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -dodosacho -dodosavyo n(IX/X) -dodosayo -dodosazo u(XI) -dodosao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -dodosako pa(XVI) -dodosapo mu(XVIII) -dodosamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -dodosa) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yedodosa -ododosa m-mi(III/IV) -ododosa -yododosa ji-ma(V/VI) -lododosa -yododosa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chododosa -vyododosa n(IX/X) -yododosa -zododosa u(XI) -ododosa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kododosa pa(XVI) -pododosa mu(XVIII) -mododosa
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:
  • dodoso (“questionnaire”)