dadisi

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic [Term?].

Pronunciation

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Verb

-dadisi (infinitive kudadisi)

1. to pry, to snoop
2. to inquire, query

Conjugation

Conjugation of -dadisi
Positive present -nadadisi Subjunctive -dadisi Negative -dadisi Imperative singular dadisi
Infinitives
Positive kudadisi Negative kutodadisi
Imperatives
Singular dadisi Plural dadisini
Tensed forms
Habitual hudadisi Positive past positive subject concord + -lidadisi Negative past negative subject concord + -kudadisi
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nadadisi) Singular Plural 1st person ninadadisi/nadadisi tunadadisi 2nd person unadadisi mnadadisi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anadadisi wanadadisi other classes positive subject concord + -nadadisi
Negative present (negative subject concord + -dadisi) Singular Plural 1st person sidadisi hatudadisi 2nd person hudadisi hamdadisi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hadadisi hawadadisi other classes negative subject concord + -dadisi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tadadisi Negative future negative subject concord + -tadadisi
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -dadisi) Singular Plural 1st person nidadisi tudadisi 2nd person udadisi mdadisi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) adadisi wadadisi other classes positive subject concord + -dadisi
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sidadisi Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngedadisi Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singedadisi Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalidadisi Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalidadisi
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -adadisi) Singular Plural 1st person nadadisi twadadisi 2nd person wadadisi mwadadisi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) adadisi wadadisi m-mi(III/IV) wadadisi yadadisi ji-ma(V/VI) ladadisi yadadisi ki-vi(VII/VIII) chadadisi vyadadisi n(IX/X) yadadisi zadadisi u(XI) wadadisi see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwadadisi pa(XVI) padadisi mu(XVIII) mwadadisi
Perfect positive subject concord + -medadisi "Already" positive subject concord + -meshadadisi "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jadadisi "If/When" positive subject concord + -kidadisi "If not" positive subject concord + -sipodadisi Consecutive kadadisi / positive subject concord + -kadadisi Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kadadisi
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nidadisi -tudadisi 2nd person -kudadisi -wadadisi/-kudadisini/-wadadisini 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mdadisi -wadadisi m-mi(III/IV) -udadisi -idadisi ji-ma(V/VI) -lidadisi -yadadisi ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kidadisi -vidadisi n(IX/X) -idadisi -zidadisi u(XI) -udadisi see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kudadisi pa(XVI) -padadisi mu(XVIII) -mudadisi Reflexive -jidadisi
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -dadisi- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -dadisiye -dadisio m-mi(III/IV) -dadisio -dadisiyo ji-ma(V/VI) -dadisilo -dadisiyo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -dadisicho -dadisivyo n(IX/X) -dadisiyo -dadisizo u(XI) -dadisio see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -dadisiko pa(XVI) -dadisipo mu(XVIII) -dadisimo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -dadisi) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yedadisi -odadisi m-mi(III/IV) -odadisi -yodadisi ji-ma(V/VI) -lodadisi -yodadisi ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chodadisi -vyodadisi n(IX/X) -yodadisi -zodadisi u(XI) -odadisi see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kodadisi pa(XVI) -podadisi mu(XVIII) -modadisi
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

• Nominal derivations:
  • kidadisi (“questionnaire”)
  • mdadisi (“inquisitive person, snoop”)
  • udadisi (“investigation”)