kaidi

See also: Kaidi

Hausa

Etymology

From Arabic قَيْد (qayd).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kái.dìː/
  • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key): [kéi.dìː]

Noun

kaidī̀ m (possessed form kaidìn)

1. limit, restriction

Usage notes

Frequently used in negative constructions.

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic كَيْد (kayd).

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

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Verb

-kaidi (infinitive kukaidi)

1. to disobey, to be obstinate

Conjugation

Conjugation of -kaidi
Positive present -nakaidi Subjunctive -kaidi Negative -kaidi Imperative singular kaidi
Infinitives
Positive kukaidi Negative kutokaidi
Imperatives
Singular kaidi Plural kaidini
Tensed forms
Habitual hukaidi Positive past positive subject concord + -likaidi Negative past negative subject concord + -kukaidi
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nakaidi) Singular Plural 1st person ninakaidi/nakaidi tunakaidi 2nd person unakaidi mnakaidi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anakaidi wanakaidi other classes positive subject concord + -nakaidi
Negative present (negative subject concord + -kaidi) Singular Plural 1st person sikaidi hatukaidi 2nd person hukaidi hamkaidi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hakaidi hawakaidi other classes negative subject concord + -kaidi
Positive future positive subject concord + -takaidi Negative future negative subject concord + -takaidi
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -kaidi) Singular Plural 1st person nikaidi tukaidi 2nd person ukaidi mkaidi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) akaidi wakaidi other classes positive subject concord + -kaidi
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sikaidi Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngekaidi Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singekaidi Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalikaidi Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalikaidi
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -akaidi) Singular Plural 1st person nakaidi twakaidi 2nd person wakaidi mwakaidi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) akaidi wakaidi m-mi(III/IV) wakaidi yakaidi ji-ma(V/VI) lakaidi yakaidi ki-vi(VII/VIII) chakaidi vyakaidi n(IX/X) yakaidi zakaidi u(XI) wakaidi see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwakaidi pa(XVI) pakaidi mu(XVIII) mwakaidi
Perfect positive subject concord + -mekaidi "Already" positive subject concord + -meshakaidi "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jakaidi "If/When" positive subject concord + -kikaidi "If not" positive subject concord + -sipokaidi Consecutive kakaidi / positive subject concord + -kakaidi Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kakaidi
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nikaidi -tukaidi 2nd person -kukaidi -wakaidi/-kukaidini/-wakaidini 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mkaidi -wakaidi m-mi(III/IV) -ukaidi -ikaidi ji-ma(V/VI) -likaidi -yakaidi ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kikaidi -vikaidi n(IX/X) -ikaidi -zikaidi u(XI) -ukaidi see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kukaidi pa(XVI) -pakaidi mu(XVIII) -mukaidi Reflexive -jikaidi
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -kaidi- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -kaidiye -kaidio m-mi(III/IV) -kaidio -kaidiyo ji-ma(V/VI) -kaidilo -kaidiyo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kaidicho -kaidivyo n(IX/X) -kaidiyo -kaidizo u(XI) -kaidio see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kaidiko pa(XVI) -kaidipo mu(XVIII) -kaidimo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -kaidi) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yekaidi -okaidi m-mi(III/IV) -okaidi -yokaidi ji-ma(V/VI) -lokaidi -yokaidi ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chokaidi -vyokaidi n(IX/X) -yokaidi -zokaidi u(XI) -okaidi see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kokaidi pa(XVI) -pokaidi mu(XVIII) -mokaidi
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Adjective

kaidi (invariable)

1. obstinate, disobedient