kusudia

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-kusudia (infinitive kukusudia)

1. Applicative form of -kusudi
   • 18th century, Abdallah bin Ali bin Nasir, Al-Inkishafi‎^[1], translation from R. Allen (1946) “Inkishafi—a translation from the Swahili”, in African Studies, volume 5, number 4, →DOI, pages 243–249, stanza 6:

     نِيَضِهِرِشِ يَغُ مَقَالِ ، اَبَيُ مُيُوْنِ نِقُصُدِيِ

     Niyaḍihirishe yangu maqali, ambayo moyoni niquṣudiye.

     Let me set forth the plan which I have in my heart.

Conjugation

Conjugation of -kusudia
Positive present -nakusudia Subjunctive -kusudie Negative -kusudii Imperative singular kusudia
Infinitives
Positive kukusudia Negative kutokusudia
Imperatives
Singular kusudia Plural kusudieni
Tensed forms
Habitual hukusudia Positive past positive subject concord + -likusudia Negative past negative subject concord + -kukusudia
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nakusudia) Singular Plural 1st person ninakusudia/nakusudia tunakusudia 2nd person unakusudia mnakusudia 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anakusudia wanakusudia other classes positive subject concord + -nakusudia
Negative present (negative subject concord + -kusudii) Singular Plural 1st person sikusudii hatukusudii 2nd person hukusudii hamkusudii 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hakusudii hawakusudii other classes negative subject concord + -kusudii
Positive future positive subject concord + -takusudia Negative future negative subject concord + -takusudia
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -kusudie) Singular Plural 1st person nikusudie tukusudie 2nd person ukusudie mkusudie 3rd person m-wa(I/II) akusudie wakusudie other classes positive subject concord + -kusudie
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sikusudie Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngekusudia Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singekusudia Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalikusudia Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalikusudia
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -akusudia) Singular Plural 1st person nakusudia twakusudia 2nd person wakusudia mwakusudia 3rd person m-wa(I/II) akusudia wakusudia m-mi(III/IV) wakusudia yakusudia ji-ma(V/VI) lakusudia yakusudia ki-vi(VII/VIII) chakusudia vyakusudia n(IX/X) yakusudia zakusudia u(XI) wakusudia see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwakusudia pa(XVI) pakusudia mu(XVIII) mwakusudia
Perfect positive subject concord + -mekusudia "Already" positive subject concord + -meshakusudia "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jakusudia "If/When" positive subject concord + -kikusudia "If not" positive subject concord + -sipokusudia Consecutive kakusudia / positive subject concord + -kakusudia Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kakusudie
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nikusudia -tukusudia 2nd person -kukusudia -wakusudia/-kukusudieni/-wakusudieni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mkusudia -wakusudia m-mi(III/IV) -ukusudia -ikusudia ji-ma(V/VI) -likusudia -yakusudia ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kikusudia -vikusudia n(IX/X) -ikusudia -zikusudia u(XI) -ukusudia see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kukusudia pa(XVI) -pakusudia mu(XVIII) -mukusudia Reflexive -jikusudia
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -kusudia- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -kusudiaye -kusudiao m-mi(III/IV) -kusudiao -kusudiayo ji-ma(V/VI) -kusudialo -kusudiayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kusudiacho -kusudiavyo n(IX/X) -kusudiayo -kusudiazo u(XI) -kusudiao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kusudiako pa(XVI) -kusudiapo mu(XVIII) -kusudiamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -kusudia) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yekusudia -okusudia m-mi(III/IV) -okusudia -yokusudia ji-ma(V/VI) -lokusudia -yokusudia ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chokusudia -vyokusudia n(IX/X) -yokusudia -zokusudia u(XI) -okusudia see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kokusudia pa(XVI) -pokusudia mu(XVIII) -mokusudia
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.