tawadha

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic تَوَضَّأَ (tawaḍḍaʔa).

Pronunciation

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Verb

-tawadha (infinitive kutawadha)

1. to perform ablution (especially of the feet)
2. to wash after using the toilet

Conjugation

Conjugation of -tawadha
Positive present -natawadha Subjunctive -tawadhe Negative -tawadhi Imperative singular tawadha
Infinitives
Positive kutawadha Negative kutotawadha
Imperatives
Singular tawadha Plural tawadheni
Tensed forms
Habitual hutawadha Positive past positive subject concord + -litawadha Negative past negative subject concord + -kutawadha
Positive present (positive subject concord + -natawadha) Singular Plural 1st person ninatawadha/natawadha tunatawadha 2nd person unatawadha mnatawadha 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anatawadha wanatawadha other classes positive subject concord + -natawadha
Negative present (negative subject concord + -tawadhi) Singular Plural 1st person sitawadhi hatutawadhi 2nd person hutawadhi hamtawadhi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hatawadhi hawatawadhi other classes negative subject concord + -tawadhi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tatawadha Negative future negative subject concord + -tatawadha
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -tawadhe) Singular Plural 1st person nitawadhe tutawadhe 2nd person utawadhe mtawadhe 3rd person m-wa(I/II) atawadhe watawadhe other classes positive subject concord + -tawadhe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sitawadhe Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngetawadha Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singetawadha Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalitawadha Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalitawadha
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -atawadha) Singular Plural 1st person natawadha twatawadha 2nd person watawadha mwatawadha 3rd person m-wa(I/II) atawadha watawadha m-mi(III/IV) watawadha yatawadha ji-ma(V/VI) latawadha yatawadha ki-vi(VII/VIII) chatawadha vyatawadha n(IX/X) yatawadha zatawadha u(XI) watawadha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwatawadha pa(XVI) patawadha mu(XVIII) mwatawadha
Perfect positive subject concord + -metawadha "Already" positive subject concord + -meshatawadha "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jatawadha "If/When" positive subject concord + -kitawadha "If not" positive subject concord + -sipotawadha Consecutive katawadha / positive subject concord + -katawadha Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -katawadhe
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nitawadha -tutawadha 2nd person -kutawadha -watawadha/-kutawadheni/-watawadheni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mtawadha -watawadha m-mi(III/IV) -utawadha -itawadha ji-ma(V/VI) -litawadha -yatawadha ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kitawadha -vitawadha n(IX/X) -itawadha -zitawadha u(XI) -utawadha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kutawadha pa(XVI) -patawadha mu(XVIII) -mutawadha Reflexive -jitawadha
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -tawadha- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -tawadhaye -tawadhao m-mi(III/IV) -tawadhao -tawadhayo ji-ma(V/VI) -tawadhalo -tawadhayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -tawadhacho -tawadhavyo n(IX/X) -tawadhayo -tawadhazo u(XI) -tawadhao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -tawadhako pa(XVI) -tawadhapo mu(XVIII) -tawadhamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -tawadha) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yetawadha -otawadha m-mi(III/IV) -otawadha -yotawadha ji-ma(V/VI) -lotawadha -yotawadha ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chotawadha -vyotawadha n(IX/X) -yotawadha -zotawadha u(XI) -otawadha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kotawadha pa(XVI) -potawadha mu(XVIII) -motawadha
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.