rudisha

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-rudisha (infinitive kurudisha)

1. Causative form of -rudia: to return something, to give back

Conjugation

Conjugation of -rudisha
Positive present -narudisha Subjunctive -rudishe Negative -rudishi Imperative singular rudisha
Infinitives
Positive kurudisha Negative kutorudisha
Imperatives
Singular rudisha Plural rudisheni
Tensed forms
Habitual hurudisha Positive past positive subject concord + -lirudisha Negative past negative subject concord + -kurudisha
Positive present (positive subject concord + -narudisha) Singular Plural 1st person ninarudisha/narudisha tunarudisha 2nd person unarudisha mnarudisha 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anarudisha wanarudisha other classes positive subject concord + -narudisha
Negative present (negative subject concord + -rudishi) Singular Plural 1st person sirudishi haturudishi 2nd person hurudishi hamrudishi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) harudishi hawarudishi other classes negative subject concord + -rudishi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tarudisha Negative future negative subject concord + -tarudisha
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -rudishe) Singular Plural 1st person nirudishe turudishe 2nd person urudishe mrudishe 3rd person m-wa(I/II) arudishe warudishe other classes positive subject concord + -rudishe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sirudishe Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngerudisha Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singerudisha Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalirudisha Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalirudisha
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -arudisha) Singular Plural 1st person narudisha twarudisha 2nd person warudisha mwarudisha 3rd person m-wa(I/II) arudisha warudisha m-mi(III/IV) warudisha yarudisha ji-ma(V/VI) larudisha yarudisha ki-vi(VII/VIII) charudisha vyarudisha n(IX/X) yarudisha zarudisha u(XI) warudisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwarudisha pa(XVI) parudisha mu(XVIII) mwarudisha
Perfect positive subject concord + -merudisha "Already" positive subject concord + -mesharudisha "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jarudisha "If/When" positive subject concord + -kirudisha "If not" positive subject concord + -siporudisha Consecutive karudisha / positive subject concord + -karudisha Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -karudishe
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nirudisha -turudisha 2nd person -kurudisha -warudisha/-kurudisheni/-warudisheni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mrudisha -warudisha m-mi(III/IV) -urudisha -irudisha ji-ma(V/VI) -lirudisha -yarudisha ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kirudisha -virudisha n(IX/X) -irudisha -zirudisha u(XI) -urudisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kurudisha pa(XVI) -parudisha mu(XVIII) -murudisha Reflexive -jirudisha
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -rudisha- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -rudishaye -rudishao m-mi(III/IV) -rudishao -rudishayo ji-ma(V/VI) -rudishalo -rudishayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -rudishacho -rudishavyo n(IX/X) -rudishayo -rudishazo u(XI) -rudishao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -rudishako pa(XVI) -rudishapo mu(XVIII) -rudishamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -rudisha) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yerudisha -orudisha m-mi(III/IV) -orudisha -yorudisha ji-ma(V/VI) -lorudisha -yorudisha ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chorudisha -vyorudisha n(IX/X) -yorudisha -zorudisha u(XI) -orudisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -korudisha pa(XVI) -porudisha mu(XVIII) -morudisha
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: -rudishwa