jadili

Swahili

Etymology

From Arabic جَادَلَ (jādala).

Pronunciation

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Verb

-jadili (infinitive kujadili)

1. to debate, discuss

Conjugation

Conjugation of -jadili
Positive present -najadili Subjunctive -jadili Negative -jadili Imperative singular jadili
Infinitives
Positive kujadili Negative kutojadili
Imperatives
Singular jadili Plural jadilini
Tensed forms
Habitual hujadili Positive past positive subject concord + -lijadili Negative past negative subject concord + -kujadili
Positive present (positive subject concord + -najadili) Singular Plural 1st person ninajadili/najadili tunajadili 2nd person unajadili mnajadili 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anajadili wanajadili other classes positive subject concord + -najadili
Negative present (negative subject concord + -jadili) Singular Plural 1st person sijadili hatujadili 2nd person hujadili hamjadili 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hajadili hawajadili other classes negative subject concord + -jadili
Positive future positive subject concord + -tajadili Negative future negative subject concord + -tajadili
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -jadili) Singular Plural 1st person nijadili tujadili 2nd person ujadili mjadili 3rd person m-wa(I/II) ajadili wajadili other classes positive subject concord + -jadili
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sijadili Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngejadili Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singejadili Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalijadili Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalijadili
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -ajadili) Singular Plural 1st person najadili twajadili 2nd person wajadili mwajadili 3rd person m-wa(I/II) ajadili wajadili m-mi(III/IV) wajadili yajadili ji-ma(V/VI) lajadili yajadili ki-vi(VII/VIII) chajadili vyajadili n(IX/X) yajadili zajadili u(XI) wajadili see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwajadili pa(XVI) pajadili mu(XVIII) mwajadili
Perfect positive subject concord + -mejadili "Already" positive subject concord + -meshajadili "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jajadili "If/When" positive subject concord + -kijadili "If not" positive subject concord + -sipojadili Consecutive kajadili / positive subject concord + -kajadili Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kajadili
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nijadili -tujadili 2nd person -kujadili -wajadili/-kujadilini/-wajadilini 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mjadili -wajadili m-mi(III/IV) -ujadili -ijadili ji-ma(V/VI) -lijadili -yajadili ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kijadili -vijadili n(IX/X) -ijadili -zijadili u(XI) -ujadili see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kujadili pa(XVI) -pajadili mu(XVIII) -mujadili Reflexive -jijadili
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -jadili- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -jadiliye -jadilio m-mi(III/IV) -jadilio -jadiliyo ji-ma(V/VI) -jadililo -jadiliyo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -jadilicho -jadilivyo n(IX/X) -jadiliyo -jadilizo u(XI) -jadilio see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -jadiliko pa(XVI) -jadilipo mu(XVIII) -jadilimo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -jadili) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yejadili -ojadili m-mi(III/IV) -ojadili -yojadili ji-ma(V/VI) -lojadili -yojadili ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chojadili -vyojadili n(IX/X) -yojadili -zojadili u(XI) -ojadili see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kojadili pa(XVI) -pojadili mu(XVIII) -mojadili
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

• Verbal derivations:
  • Passive: -jadiliwa
  • Reciprocal: -jadiliana

• Nominal derivations:
  • mjadili

Related terms

• mjadala (“discussion”)