badilia

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-badilia (infinitive kubadilia)

1. Applicative form of -badili: to change (something) for, to exchange something for something else

Conjugation

Conjugation of -badilia
Positive present -nabadilia Subjunctive -badilie Negative -badilii Imperative singular badilia
Infinitives
Positive kubadilia Negative kutobadilia
Imperatives
Singular badilia Plural badilieni
Tensed forms
Habitual hubadilia Positive past positive subject concord + -libadilia Negative past negative subject concord + -kubadilia
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nabadilia) Singular Plural 1st person ninabadilia/nabadilia tunabadilia 2nd person unabadilia mnabadilia 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anabadilia wanabadilia other classes positive subject concord + -nabadilia
Negative present (negative subject concord + -badilii) Singular Plural 1st person sibadilii hatubadilii 2nd person hubadilii hambadilii 3rd person m-wa(I/II) habadilii hawabadilii other classes negative subject concord + -badilii
Positive future positive subject concord + -tabadilia Negative future negative subject concord + -tabadilia
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -badilie) Singular Plural 1st person nibadilie tubadilie 2nd person ubadilie mbadilie 3rd person m-wa(I/II) abadilie wabadilie other classes positive subject concord + -badilie
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sibadilie Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngebadilia Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singebadilia Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalibadilia Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalibadilia
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -abadilia) Singular Plural 1st person nabadilia twabadilia 2nd person wabadilia mwabadilia 3rd person m-wa(I/II) abadilia wabadilia m-mi(III/IV) wabadilia yabadilia ji-ma(V/VI) labadilia yabadilia ki-vi(VII/VIII) chabadilia vyabadilia n(IX/X) yabadilia zabadilia u(XI) wabadilia see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwabadilia pa(XVI) pabadilia mu(XVIII) mwabadilia
Perfect positive subject concord + -mebadilia "Already" positive subject concord + -meshabadilia "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jabadilia "If/When" positive subject concord + -kibadilia "If not" positive subject concord + -sipobadilia Consecutive kabadilia / positive subject concord + -kabadilia Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kabadilie
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nibadilia -tubadilia 2nd person -kubadilia -wabadilia/-kubadilieni/-wabadilieni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mbadilia -wabadilia m-mi(III/IV) -ubadilia -ibadilia ji-ma(V/VI) -libadilia -yabadilia ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kibadilia -vibadilia n(IX/X) -ibadilia -zibadilia u(XI) -ubadilia see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kubadilia pa(XVI) -pabadilia mu(XVIII) -mubadilia Reflexive -jibadilia
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -badilia- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -badiliaye -badiliao m-mi(III/IV) -badiliao -badiliayo ji-ma(V/VI) -badilialo -badiliayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -badiliacho -badiliavyo n(IX/X) -badiliayo -badiliazo u(XI) -badiliao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -badiliako pa(XVI) -badiliapo mu(XVIII) -badiliamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -badilia) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yebadilia -obadilia m-mi(III/IV) -obadilia -yobadilia ji-ma(V/VI) -lobadilia -yobadilia ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chobadilia -vyobadilia n(IX/X) -yobadilia -zobadilia u(XI) -obadilia see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kobadilia pa(XVI) -pobadilia mu(XVIII) -mobadilia
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.