ridhi

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic رَضِيَ (raḍiya).

Pronunciation

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Verb

-ridhi (infinitive kuridhi)

1. to approve, consent
2. to satisfy, please

Conjugation

Conjugation of -ridhi
Positive present -naridhi Subjunctive -ridhi Negative -ridhi Imperative singular ridhi
Infinitives
Positive kuridhi Negative kutoridhi
Imperatives
Singular ridhi Plural ridhini
Tensed forms
Habitual huridhi Positive past positive subject concord + -liridhi Negative past negative subject concord + -kuridhi
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naridhi) Singular Plural 1st person ninaridhi/naridhi tunaridhi 2nd person unaridhi mnaridhi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaridhi wanaridhi other classes positive subject concord + -naridhi
Negative present (negative subject concord + -ridhi) Singular Plural 1st person siridhi haturidhi 2nd person huridhi hamridhi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) haridhi hawaridhi other classes negative subject concord + -ridhi
Positive future positive subject concord + -taridhi Negative future negative subject concord + -taridhi
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -ridhi) Singular Plural 1st person niridhi turidhi 2nd person uridhi mridhi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aridhi waridhi other classes positive subject concord + -ridhi
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siridhi Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeridhi Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeridhi Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliridhi Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliridhi
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aridhi) Singular Plural 1st person naridhi twaridhi 2nd person waridhi mwaridhi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aridhi waridhi m-mi(III/IV) waridhi yaridhi ji-ma(V/VI) laridhi yaridhi ki-vi(VII/VIII) charidhi vyaridhi n(IX/X) yaridhi zaridhi u(XI) waridhi see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwaridhi pa(XVI) paridhi mu(XVIII) mwaridhi
Perfect positive subject concord + -meridhi "Already" positive subject concord + -mesharidhi "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jaridhi "If/When" positive subject concord + -kiridhi "If not" positive subject concord + -siporidhi Consecutive karidhi / positive subject concord + -karidhi Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -karidhi
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -niridhi -turidhi 2nd person -kuridhi -waridhi/-kuridhini/-waridhini 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mridhi -waridhi m-mi(III/IV) -uridhi -iridhi ji-ma(V/VI) -liridhi -yaridhi ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiridhi -viridhi n(IX/X) -iridhi -ziridhi u(XI) -uridhi see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuridhi pa(XVI) -paridhi mu(XVIII) -muridhi Reflexive -jiridhi
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -ridhi- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -ridhiye -ridhio m-mi(III/IV) -ridhio -ridhiyo ji-ma(V/VI) -ridhilo -ridhiyo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -ridhicho -ridhivyo n(IX/X) -ridhiyo -ridhizo u(XI) -ridhio see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -ridhiko pa(XVI) -ridhipo mu(XVIII) -ridhimo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -ridhi) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yeridhi -oridhi m-mi(III/IV) -oridhi -yoridhi ji-ma(V/VI) -loridhi -yoridhi ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choridhi -vyoridhi n(IX/X) -yoridhi -zoridhi u(XI) -oridhi see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -koridhi pa(XVI) -poridhi mu(XVIII) -moridhi
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:
  • Applicative: -ridhia
  • Causative: -ridhisha
  • Reciprocal: -ridhiana (“be reconciled”)
  • Stative: -ridhika

Related terms

• ridhaa