abudu

Swahili

Etymology

From Arabic عَبَدَ‎ (ʿabada).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɑɓuɗu/

Verb

-abudu (infinitive kuabudu)

  1. to worship; fear; pray

Conjugation

Conjugation of -abudu
Non-finite forms
Form Positive Negative
Infinitive kuabudu kutoabudu
Simple finite forms
Positive form Singular Plural
Imperative abudu abuduni
Habitual huabudu
Complex finite forms
Polarity Persons Persons / Classes Classes
1st 2nd 3rd / M-wa M-mi Ma Ki-vi N U Ku Pa Mu
Sg. Pl. Sg. Pl. Sg. / 1 Pl. / 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 / 14 15 / 17 16 18
Past
Positive niliabudu
naliabudu		 tuliabudu
twaliabudu		 uliabudu
waliabudu		 mliabudu
mwaliabudu		 aliabudu waliabudu uliabudu iliabudu liliabudu yaliabudu kiliabudu viliabudu iliabudu ziliabudu uliabudu kuliabudu paliabudu muliabudu
Relative nilioabudu
nalioabudu		 tulioabudu
twalioabudu		 ulioabudu
walioabudu		 mlioabudu
mwalioabudu		 alioabudu walioabudu ulioabudu ilioabudu lilioabudu yalioabudu kilioabudu vilioabudu ilioabudu zilioabudu ulioabudu kulioabudu palioabudu mulioabudu
Negative sikuabudu hatukuabudu hukuabudu hamkuabudu hakuabudu hawakuabudu haukuabudu haikuabudu halikuabudu hayakuabudu hakikuabudu havikuabudu haikuabudu hazikuabudu haukuabudu hakukuabudu hapakuabudu hamukuabudu
Present
Positive ninaabudu
naabudu		 tunaabudu unaabudu mnaabudu anaabudu wanaabudu unaabudu inaabudu linaabudu yanaabudu kinaabudu vinaabudu inaabudu zinaabudu unaabudu kunaabudu panaabudu munaabudu
Relative ninaoabudu
naoabudu		 tunaoabudu unaoabudu mnaoabudu anaoabudu wanaoabudu unaoabudu inaoabudu linaoabudu yanaoabudu kinaoabudu vinaoabudu inaoabudu zinaoabudu unaoabudu kunaoabudu panaoabudu munaoabudu
Negative siabudu hatuabudu huabudu hamabudu haabudu hawaabudu hauabudu haiabudu haliabudu hayaabudu hakiabudu haviabudu haiabudu haziabudu hauabudu hakuabudu hapaabudu hamuabudu
Future
Positive nitaabudu tutaabudu utaabudu mtaabudu ataabudu wataabudu utaabudu itaabudu litaabudu yataabudu kitaabudu vitaabudu itaabudu zitaabudu utaabudu kutaabudu pataabudu mutaabudu
Relative nitakaoabudu tutakaoabudu utakaoabudu mtakaoabudu atakaoabudu watakaoabudu utakaoabudu itakaoabudu litakaoabudu yatakaoabudu kitakaoabudu vitakaoabudu itakaoabudu zitakaoabudu utakaoabudu kutakaoabudu patakaoabudu mutakaoabudu
Negative sitaabudu hatutaabudu hutaabudu hamtaabudu hataabudu hawataabudu hautaabudu haitaabudu halitaabudu hayataabudu hakitaabudu havitaabudu haitaabudu hazitaabudu hautaabudu hakutaabudu hapataabudu hamutaabudu
Subjunctive
Positive niabudu tuabudu uabudu mabudu aabudu waabudu uabudu iabudu liabudu yaabudu kiabudu viabudu iabudu ziabudu uabudu kuabudu paabudu muabudu
Negative nisiabudu tusiabudu usiabudu msiabudu asiabudu wasiabudu usiabudu isiabudu lisiabudu yasiabudu kisiabudu visiabudu isiabudu zisiabudu usiabudu kusiabudu pasiabudu musiabudu
Present Conditional
Positive ningeabudu tungeabudu ungeabudu mngeabudu angeabudu wangeabudu ungeabudu ingeabudu lingeabudu yangeabudu kingeabudu vingeabudu ingeabudu zingeabudu ungeabudu kungeabudu pangeabudu mungeabudu
Negative nisingeabudu
singeabudu		 tusingeabudu
hatungeabudu		 usingeabudu
hungeabudu		 msingeabudu
hamngeabudu		 asingeabudu
hangeabudu		 wasingeabudu
hawangeabudu		 usingeabudu
haungeabudu		 isingeabudu
haingeabudu		 lisingeabudu
halingeabudu		 yasingeabudu
hayangeabudu		 kisingeabudu
hakingeabudu		 visingeabudu
havingeabudu		 isingeabudu
haingeabudu		 zisingeabudu
hazingeabudu		 usingeabudu
haungeabudu		 kusingeabudu
hakungeabudu		 pasingeabudu
hapangeabudu		 musingeabudu
hamungeabudu
Past Conditional
Positive ningaliabudu tungaliabudu ungaliabudu mngaliabudu angaliabudu wangaliabudu ungaliabudu ingaliabudu lingaliabudu yangaliabudu kingaliabudu vingaliabudu ingaliabudu zingaliabudu ungaliabudu kungaliabudu pangaliabudu mungaliabudu
Negative nisingaliabudu
singaliabudu		 tusingaliabudu
hatungaliabudu		 usingaliabudu
hungaliabudu		 msingaliabudu
hamngaliabudu		 asingaliabudu
hangaliabudu		 wasingaliabudu
hawangaliabudu		 usingaliabudu
haungaliabudu		 isingaliabudu
haingaliabudu		 lisingaliabudu
halingaliabudu		 yasingaliabudu
hayangaliabudu		 kisingaliabudu
hakingaliabudu		 visingaliabudu
havingaliabudu		 isingaliabudu
haingaliabudu		 zisingaliabudu
hazingaliabudu		 usingaliabudu
haungaliabudu		 kusingaliabudu
hakungaliabudu		 pasingaliabudu
hapangaliabudu		 musingaliabudu
hamungaliabudu
Conditional Contrary to Fact
Positive ningeliabudu tungeliabudu ungeliabudu mngeliabudu angeliabudu wangeliabudu ungeliabudu ingeliabudu lingeliabudu yangeliabudu kingeliabudu vingeliabudu ingeliabudu zingeliabudu ungeliabudu kungeliabudu pangeliabudu mungeliabudu
General Relative
Positive niabudu tuabudu uabudu mabudu aabudu waabudu uabudu iabudu liabudu yaabudu kiabudu viabudu iabudu ziabudu uabudu kuabudu paabudu muabudu
Negative nisioabudu tusioabudu usioabudu msioabudu asioabudu wasioabudu usioabudu isioabudu lisioabudu yasioabudu kisioabudu visioabudu isioabudu zisioabudu usioabudu kusioabudu pasioabudu musioabudu
Gnomic
Positive naabudu twaabudu waabudu mwaabudu aabudu waabudu waabudu yaabudu laabudu yaabudu chaabudu vyaabudu yaabudu zaabudu waabudu kwaabudu paabudu mwaabudu
Perfect
Positive nimeabudu tumeabudu umeabudu mmeabudu ameabudu wameabudu umeabudu imeabudu limeabudu yameabudu kimeabudu vimeabudu imeabudu zimeabudu umeabudu kumeabudu pameabudu mumeabudu
"Already"
Positive nimeshaabudu tumeshaabudu umeshaabudu mmeshaabudu ameshaabudu wameshaabudu umeshaabudu imeshaabudu limeshaabudu yameshaabudu kimeshaabudu vimeshaabudu imeshaabudu zimeshaabudu umeshaabudu kumeshaabudu pameshaabudu mumeshaabudu
"Not yet"
Negative sijaabudu hatujaabudu hujaabudu hamjaabudu hajaabudu hawajaabudu haujaabudu haijaabudu halijaabudu hayajaabudu hakijaabudu havijaabudu haijaabudu hazijaabudu haujaabudu hakujaabudu hapajaabudu hamujaabudu
"If/When"
Positive nikiabudu tukiabudu ukiabudu mkiabudu akiabudu wakiabudu ukiabudu ikiabudu likiabudu yakiabudu kikiabudu vikiabudu ikiabudu zikiabudu ukiabudu kukiabudu pakiabudu mukiabudu
"If not"
Negative nisipoabudu tusipoabudu usipoabudu msipoabudu asipoabudu wasipoabudu usipoabudu isipoabudu lisipoabudu yasipoabudu kisipoabudu visipoabudu isipoabudu zisipoabudu usipoabudu kusipoabudu pasipoabudu musipoabudu
Consecutive
Positive nikaabudu tukaabudu ukaabudu mkaabudu akaabudu wakaabudu ukaabudu ikaabudu likaabudu yakaabudu kikaabudu vikaabudu ikaabudu zikaabudu ukaabudu kukaabudu pakaabudu mukaabudu
Not all possible forms are listed in the table. Transitive verbs can take object concords, relative concords can agree with all noun classes, and many other forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

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