ridhi

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Swahili

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic رَضِيَ (raḍiya).

Pronunciation

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  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Verb

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-ridhi (infinitive kuridhi)

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

Conjugation

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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

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