Swahili [ edit ]
Etymology [ edit ]
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium . Particularly: “clearly related to dhamira - applicative form of a noun?”)
Pronunciation [ edit ]
-dhamiria (infinitive kudhamiria )
to intend
Conjugation [ edit ]
Conjugation of -dhamiria
Positive present
-na dhamiria
Subjunctive
-dhamirie
Negative
-dhamirii
Imperative singular
dhamiria
Infinitives
Imperatives
Tensed forms
Habitual
hudhamiria
Positive past
positive subject concord + -li dhamiria
Negative past
negative subject concord + -ku dhamiria
Positive present (positive subject concord + -na dhamiria)
Singular
Plural
1st person
ni nadhamiria/na dhamiria
tu nadhamiria
2nd person
u nadhamiria
m nadhamiria
3rd person
m-wa(I/II)
a nadhamiria
wa nadhamiria
other classes
positive subject concord + -na dhamiria
Negative present (negative subject concord + -dhamirii )
Singular
Plural
1st person
si dhamirii
hatu dhamirii
2nd person
hu dhamirii
ham dhamirii
3rd person
m-wa(I/II)
ha dhamirii
hawa dhamirii
other classes
negative subject concord + -dhamirii
Positive future
positive subject concord + -ta dhamiria
Negative future
negative subject concord + -ta dhamiria
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -dhamirie )
Singular
Plural
1st person
ni dhamirie
tu dhamirie
2nd person
u dhamirie
m dhamirie
3rd person
m-wa(I/II)
a dhamirie
wa dhamirie
other classes
positive subject concord + -dhamirie
Negative subjunctive
positive subject concord + -si dhamirie
Positive present conditional
positive subject concord + -nge dhamiria
Negative present conditional
positive subject concord + -singe dhamiria
Positive past conditional
positive subject concord + -ngali dhamiria
Negative past conditional
positive subject concord + -singali dhamiria
Perfect
positive subject concord + -me dhamiria
"Already"
positive subject concord + -mesha dhamiria
"Not yet"
negative subject concord + -ja dhamiria
"If/When"
positive subject concord + -ki dhamiria
"If not"
positive subject concord + -sipo dhamiria
Consecutive
kadhamiria / positive subject concord + -ka dhamiria
Consecutive subjunctive
positive subject concord + -ka dhamirie
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.