kusudiwa

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-kusudiwa (infinitive kukusudiwa)

1. Passive form of -kusudi: to be intended

Conjugation

Conjugation of -kusudiwa
Positive present -nakusudiwa Subjunctive -kusudiwe Negative -kusudiwi Imperative singular kusudiwa
Infinitives
Positive kukusudiwa Negative kutokusudiwa
Imperatives
Singular kusudiwa Plural kusudiweni
Tensed forms
Habitual hukusudiwa Positive past positive subject concord + -likusudiwa Negative past negative subject concord + -kukusudiwa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nakusudiwa) Singular Plural 1st person ninakusudiwa/nakusudiwa tunakusudiwa 2nd person unakusudiwa mnakusudiwa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anakusudiwa wanakusudiwa other classes positive subject concord + -nakusudiwa
Negative present (negative subject concord + -kusudiwi) Singular Plural 1st person sikusudiwi hatukusudiwi 2nd person hukusudiwi hamkusudiwi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hakusudiwi hawakusudiwi other classes negative subject concord + -kusudiwi
Positive future positive subject concord + -takusudiwa Negative future negative subject concord + -takusudiwa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -kusudiwe) Singular Plural 1st person nikusudiwe tukusudiwe 2nd person ukusudiwe mkusudiwe 3rd person m-wa(I/II) akusudiwe wakusudiwe other classes positive subject concord + -kusudiwe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sikusudiwe Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngekusudiwa Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singekusudiwa Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalikusudiwa Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalikusudiwa
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -akusudiwa) Singular Plural 1st person nakusudiwa twakusudiwa 2nd person wakusudiwa mwakusudiwa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) akusudiwa wakusudiwa m-mi(III/IV) wakusudiwa yakusudiwa ji-ma(V/VI) lakusudiwa yakusudiwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) chakusudiwa vyakusudiwa n(IX/X) yakusudiwa zakusudiwa u(XI) wakusudiwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwakusudiwa pa(XVI) pakusudiwa mu(XVIII) mwakusudiwa
Perfect positive subject concord + -mekusudiwa "Already" positive subject concord + -meshakusudiwa "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jakusudiwa "If/When" positive subject concord + -kikusudiwa "If not" positive subject concord + -sipokusudiwa Consecutive kakusudiwa / positive subject concord + -kakusudiwa Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kakusudiwe
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nikusudiwa -tukusudiwa 2nd person -kukusudiwa -wakusudiwa/-kukusudiweni/-wakusudiweni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mkusudiwa -wakusudiwa m-mi(III/IV) -ukusudiwa -ikusudiwa ji-ma(V/VI) -likusudiwa -yakusudiwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kikusudiwa -vikusudiwa n(IX/X) -ikusudiwa -zikusudiwa u(XI) -ukusudiwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kukusudiwa pa(XVI) -pakusudiwa mu(XVIII) -mukusudiwa Reflexive -jikusudiwa
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -kusudiwa- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -kusudiwaye -kusudiwao m-mi(III/IV) -kusudiwao -kusudiwayo ji-ma(V/VI) -kusudiwalo -kusudiwayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kusudiwacho -kusudiwavyo n(IX/X) -kusudiwayo -kusudiwazo u(XI) -kusudiwao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kusudiwako pa(XVI) -kusudiwapo mu(XVIII) -kusudiwamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -kusudiwa) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yekusudiwa -okusudiwa m-mi(III/IV) -okusudiwa -yokusudiwa ji-ma(V/VI) -lokusudiwa -yokusudiwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chokusudiwa -vyokusudiwa n(IX/X) -yokusudiwa -zokusudiwa u(XI) -okusudiwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kokusudiwa pa(XVI) -pokusudiwa mu(XVIII) -mokusudiwa
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.