deki

Berbice Creole Dutch

Etymology

From Dutch dik.

Adjective

deki

1. thick

References

• Silvia Kouwenberg, A Grammar of Berbice Dutch Creole (1994), p. 583

Japanese

Romanization

deki

1. Rōmaji transcription of でき

Sranan Tongo

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch dik.

Adjective

deki

1. fat, obese, thick

Swahili

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya)

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Verb

-deki (infinitive kudeki)

1. to mop (to rub, scrub, clean or wipe with a mop, or as if with a mop)

Conjugation

Conjugation of -deki
Positive present -nadeki Subjunctive -deki Negative -deki Imperative singular deki
Infinitives
Positive kudeki Negative kutodeki
Imperatives
Singular deki Plural dekini
Tensed forms
Habitual hudeki Positive past positive subject concord + -lideki Negative past negative subject concord + -kudeki
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nadeki) Singular Plural 1st person ninadeki/nadeki tunadeki 2nd person unadeki mnadeki 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anadeki wanadeki other classes positive subject concord + -nadeki
Negative present (negative subject concord + -deki) Singular Plural 1st person sideki hatudeki 2nd person hudeki hamdeki 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hadeki hawadeki other classes negative subject concord + -deki
Positive future positive subject concord + -tadeki Negative future negative subject concord + -tadeki
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -deki) Singular Plural 1st person nideki tudeki 2nd person udeki mdeki 3rd person m-wa(I/II) adeki wadeki other classes positive subject concord + -deki
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sideki Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngedeki Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singedeki Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalideki Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalideki
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -adeki) Singular Plural 1st person nadeki twadeki 2nd person wadeki mwadeki 3rd person m-wa(I/II) adeki wadeki m-mi(III/IV) wadeki yadeki ji-ma(V/VI) ladeki yadeki ki-vi(VII/VIII) chadeki vyadeki n(IX/X) yadeki zadeki u(XI) wadeki see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwadeki pa(XVI) padeki mu(XVIII) mwadeki
Perfect positive subject concord + -medeki "Already" positive subject concord + -meshadeki "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jadeki "If/When" positive subject concord + -kideki "If not" positive subject concord + -sipodeki Consecutive kadeki / positive subject concord + -kadeki Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kadeki
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nideki -tudeki 2nd person -kudeki -wadeki/-kudekini/-wadekini 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mdeki -wadeki m-mi(III/IV) -udeki -ideki ji-ma(V/VI) -lideki -yadeki ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kideki -videki n(IX/X) -ideki -zideki u(XI) -udeki see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kudeki pa(XVI) -padeki mu(XVIII) -mudeki Reflexive -jideki
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -deki- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -dekiye -dekio m-mi(III/IV) -dekio -dekiyo ji-ma(V/VI) -dekilo -dekiyo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -dekicho -dekivyo n(IX/X) -dekiyo -dekizo u(XI) -dekio see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -dekiko pa(XVI) -dekipo mu(XVIII) -dekimo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -deki) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yedeki -odeki m-mi(III/IV) -odeki -yodeki ji-ma(V/VI) -lodeki -yodeki ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chodeki -vyodeki n(IX/X) -yodeki -zodeki u(XI) -odeki see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kodeki pa(XVI) -podeki mu(XVIII) -modeki
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.