kabidhi

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic قَبَّضَ (qabbaḍa).

Pronunciation

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Verb

-kabidhi (infinitive kukabidhi)

1. to hand over, to entrust to

Conjugation

Conjugation of -kabidhi
Positive present -nakabidhi Subjunctive -kabidhi Negative -kabidhi Imperative singular kabidhi
Infinitives
Positive kukabidhi Negative kutokabidhi
Imperatives
Singular kabidhi Plural kabidhini
Tensed forms
Habitual hukabidhi Positive past positive subject concord + -likabidhi Negative past negative subject concord + -kukabidhi
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nakabidhi) Singular Plural 1st person ninakabidhi/nakabidhi tunakabidhi 2nd person unakabidhi mnakabidhi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anakabidhi wanakabidhi other classes positive subject concord + -nakabidhi
Negative present (negative subject concord + -kabidhi) Singular Plural 1st person sikabidhi hatukabidhi 2nd person hukabidhi hamkabidhi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hakabidhi hawakabidhi other classes negative subject concord + -kabidhi
Positive future positive subject concord + -takabidhi Negative future negative subject concord + -takabidhi
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -kabidhi) Singular Plural 1st person nikabidhi tukabidhi 2nd person ukabidhi mkabidhi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) akabidhi wakabidhi other classes positive subject concord + -kabidhi
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sikabidhi Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngekabidhi Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singekabidhi Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalikabidhi Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalikabidhi
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -akabidhi) Singular Plural 1st person nakabidhi twakabidhi 2nd person wakabidhi mwakabidhi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) akabidhi wakabidhi m-mi(III/IV) wakabidhi yakabidhi ji-ma(V/VI) lakabidhi yakabidhi ki-vi(VII/VIII) chakabidhi vyakabidhi n(IX/X) yakabidhi zakabidhi u(XI) wakabidhi see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwakabidhi pa(XVI) pakabidhi mu(XVIII) mwakabidhi
Perfect positive subject concord + -mekabidhi "Already" positive subject concord + -meshakabidhi "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jakabidhi "If/When" positive subject concord + -kikabidhi "If not" positive subject concord + -sipokabidhi Consecutive kakabidhi / positive subject concord + -kakabidhi Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kakabidhi
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nikabidhi -tukabidhi 2nd person -kukabidhi -wakabidhi/-kukabidhini/-wakabidhini 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mkabidhi -wakabidhi m-mi(III/IV) -ukabidhi -ikabidhi ji-ma(V/VI) -likabidhi -yakabidhi ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kikabidhi -vikabidhi n(IX/X) -ikabidhi -zikabidhi u(XI) -ukabidhi see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kukabidhi pa(XVI) -pakabidhi mu(XVIII) -mukabidhi Reflexive -jikabidhi
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -kabidhi- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -kabidhiye -kabidhio m-mi(III/IV) -kabidhio -kabidhiyo ji-ma(V/VI) -kabidhilo -kabidhiyo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kabidhicho -kabidhivyo n(IX/X) -kabidhiyo -kabidhizo u(XI) -kabidhio see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kabidhiko pa(XVI) -kabidhipo mu(XVIII) -kabidhimo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -kabidhi) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yekabidhi -okabidhi m-mi(III/IV) -okabidhi -yokabidhi ji-ma(V/VI) -lokabidhi -yokabidhi ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chokabidhi -vyokabidhi n(IX/X) -yokabidhi -zokabidhi u(XI) -okabidhi see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kokabidhi pa(XVI) -pokabidhi mu(XVIII) -mokabidhi
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: -kabidhiwa
  • Reciprocal: -kabidhiana
  • Stative: -kabidhika