wadia

Latin

Noun

wadia

1. nominative/accusative/vocative plural of wadium

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic [Term?].

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

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Verb

-wadia (infinitive kuwadia)

1. to arrive, to be on time

Conjugation

Conjugation of -wadia
Positive present -nawadia Subjunctive -wadie Negative -wadii Imperative singular wadia
Infinitives
Positive kuwadia Negative kutowadia
Imperatives
Singular wadia Plural wadieni
Tensed forms
Habitual huwadia Positive past positive subject concord + -liwadia Negative past negative subject concord + -kuwadia
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nawadia) Singular Plural 1st person ninawadia/nawadia tunawadia 2nd person unawadia mnawadia 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anawadia wanawadia other classes positive subject concord + -nawadia
Negative present (negative subject concord + -wadii) Singular Plural 1st person siwadii hatuwadii 2nd person huwadii hamuwadii 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hawadii hawawadii other classes negative subject concord + -wadii
Positive future positive subject concord + -tawadia Negative future negative subject concord + -tawadia
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -wadie) Singular Plural 1st person niwadie tuwadie 2nd person uwadie muwadie 3rd person m-wa(I/II) awadie wawadie other classes positive subject concord + -wadie
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siwadie Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngewadia Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singewadia Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliwadia Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliwadia
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -awadia) Singular Plural 1st person nawadia twawadia 2nd person wawadia mwawadia 3rd person m-wa(I/II) awadia wawadia m-mi(III/IV) wawadia yawadia ji-ma(V/VI) lawadia yawadia ki-vi(VII/VIII) chawadia vyawadia n(IX/X) yawadia zawadia u(XI) wawadia see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwawadia pa(XVI) pawadia mu(XVIII) mwawadia
Perfect positive subject concord + -mewadia "Already" positive subject concord + -meshawadia "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jawadia "If/When" positive subject concord + -kiwadia "If not" positive subject concord + -sipowadia Consecutive kawadia / positive subject concord + -kawadia Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kawadie
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -niwadia -tuwadia 2nd person -kuwadia -wawadia/-kuwadieni/-wawadieni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -muwadia -wawadia m-mi(III/IV) -uwadia -iwadia ji-ma(V/VI) -liwadia -yawadia ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiwadia -viwadia n(IX/X) -iwadia -ziwadia u(XI) -uwadia see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuwadia pa(XVI) -pawadia mu(XVIII) -muwadia Reflexive -jiwadia
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -wadia- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -wadiaye -wadiao m-mi(III/IV) -wadiao -wadiayo ji-ma(V/VI) -wadialo -wadiayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -wadiacho -wadiavyo n(IX/X) -wadiayo -wadiazo u(XI) -wadiao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -wadiako pa(XVI) -wadiapo mu(XVIII) -wadiamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -wadia) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yewadia -owadia m-mi(III/IV) -owadia -yowadia ji-ma(V/VI) -lowadia -yowadia ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chowadia -vyowadia n(IX/X) -yowadia -zowadia u(XI) -owadia see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kowadia pa(XVI) -powadia mu(XVIII) -mowadia
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

• Verbal derivations:
  • Causative: -wadisha
  • Stative: -wadika