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badili
badili
Swahili
Etymology
From Arabic بَدَلَ (badala, “to replace”)
Noun
badili (ma class, plural mabadili)
Verb
-badili (infinitive kubadili)
Conjugation
affirmative conjugation of badili
| infinitive | kubadili | |||||||||
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| singular person | ||||||||||
| 1st person mimi |
2nd person wewe |
3rd person/Class 1 yeye/(m) |
Class 3 (m) |
Class 5 (ji) |
Class 7 (ki) |
Class 9 (n) |
Class 11/14 (u) |
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| indicative | general | nabadili | wabadili | abadili | wabadili | labadili | chabadili | yabadili | wabadili | |
| progressive | ninabadili | unabadili | anabadili | unabadili | linabadili | kinabadili | inabadili | unabadili | ||
| habitual | hubadili | |||||||||
| past | nilibadili | ulibadili | alibadili | ulibadili | lilibadili | kilibadili | ilibadili | ulibadili | ||
| perfect | nimebadili | umebadili | amebadili | umebadili | limebadili | kimebadili | imebadili | umebadili | ||
| future | nitabadili | utabadili | atabadili | utabadili | litabadili | kitabadili | itabadili | utabadili | ||
| consecutive | nikabadili | ukabadili | akabadili | ukabadili | likabadili | kikabadili | ikabadili | ukabadili | ||
| conditional | present | ningebadili | ungebadili | angebadili | ungebadili | lingebadili | kingebadili | ingebadili | ungebadili | |
| past | ningalibadili | ungalibadili | angalibadili | ungalibadili | lingalibadili | kingalibadili | ingalibadili | ungalibadili | ||
| subjunctive | general | nibadili | ubadili | abadili | ubadili | libadili | kibadili | ibadili | ubadili | |
| consecutive | nikabadili | ukabadili | akabadili | ukabadili | likabadili | kikabadili | ikabadili | ukabadili | ||
| comitative | nikibadili | ukibadili | akibadili | ukibadili | likibadili | kikibadili | ikibadili | ukibadili | ||
| imperative | badili! __badili!‡ |
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| plural person | ||||||||||
| 1st person sisi |
2nd person ninyi |
3rd person/Class 2 wao/(wa) |
Class 4 (mi) |
Class 6 (ma) |
Class 8 (vi) |
Class 10 (n) |
Class 10 (n)† |
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| indicative | general | twabadili | mwabadili | wabadili | yabadili | yabadili | vyabadili | zabadili | zabadili | |
| progressive | tunabadili | mnabadili | wanabadili | inabadili | yanabadili | vinabadili | zinabadili | zinabadili | ||
| habitual | hubadili | |||||||||
| past | tulibadili | mlibadili | walibadili | ilibadili | yalibadili | vilibadili | zilibadili | zilibadili | ||
| perfect | tumebadili | mmebadili | wamebadili | imebadili | yamebadili | vimebadili | zimebadili | zimebadili | ||
| future | tutabadili | mtabadili | watabadili | itabadili | yatabadili | vitabadili | zitabadili | zitabadili | ||
| consecutive | tukabadili | mkabadili | wakabadili | ikabadili | yakabadili | vikabadili | zikabadili | zikabadili | ||
| conditional | present | tungebadili | mngebadili | wangebadili | ingebadili | yangebadili | vingebadili | zingebadili | zingebadili | |
| past | tungalibadili | mngalibadili | wangalibadili | ingalibadili | yangalibadili | vingalibadili | zingalibadili | zingalibadili | ||
| subjunctive | general | tubadili | mbadili | wabadili | ibadili | yabadili | vibadili | zibadili | zibadili | |
| consecutive | tukabadili | mkabadili | wakabadili | ikabadili | yakabadili | vikabadili | zikabadili | zikabadili | ||
| comitative | tukibadili | mkibadili | wakibadili | ikibadili | yakibadili | vikibadili | zikibadili | zikibadili | ||
| imperative | tubadili | badilini! __badilini!‡ |
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†Plural for Class 11 nouns only; No plural for identical nouns of Class 14 that share the same affix
‡Imperatives that take an object use the second form
negative conjugation of badili
| infinitive | kutobadili or kutokubadili | |||||||||
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| singular person | ||||||||||
| 1st person mimi |
2nd person wewe |
3rd person/Class 1 yeye/(m) |
Class 3 (m) |
Class 5 (ji) |
Class 7 (ki) |
Class 9 (n) |
Class 11/14 (u) |
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| indicative | general | sibadili | hubadili | habadili | haubadili | halibadili | hakibadili | haibadili | haubadili | |
| progressive | Use General Form | Use General Form | Use General Form | Use General Form | Use General Form | Use General Form | Use General Form | Use General Form | ||
| habitual | Use General Form | |||||||||
| past | sikubadili | hukubadili | hakubadili | haukubadili | halikubadili | hakikubadili | haikubadili | haukubadili | ||
| perfect | sijabadili | hujabadili | hajabadili | haujabadili | halijabadili | hakijabadili | haijabadili | haujabadili | ||
| future | sitabadili | hutabadili | hatabadili | hautabadili | halitabadili | hakitabadili | haitabadili | hautabadili | ||
| consecutive | Use Subjunctive Form | Use Subjunctive Form | Use Subjunctive Form | Use Subjunctive Form | Use Subjunctive Form | Use Subjunctive Form | Use Subjunctive Form | Use Subjunctive Form | ||
| conditional | present | nisingebadili | usingebadili | asingebadili | usingebadili | lisingebadili | kisingebadili | isingebadili | usingebadili | |
| past | nisingalibadili | usingalibadili | asingalibadili | usingalibadili | lisingalibadili | kisingalibadili | isingalibadili | usingalibadili | ||
| subjunctive | general | nisibadili | usibadili | asibadili | usibadili | lisibadili | kisibadili | isibadili | usibadili | |
| consecutive | Use Subjunctive Form | Use Subjunctive Form | Use Subjunctive Form | Use Subjunctive Form | Use Subjunctive Form | Use Subjunctive Form | Use Subjunctive Form | Use Subjunctive Form | ||
| comitative | nisipobadili | usipobadili | asipobadili | usipobadili | lisipobadili | kisipobadili | isipobadili | usipobadili | ||
| imperative | usibadili!‡ | |||||||||
| plural person | ||||||||||
| 1st person sisi |
2nd person ninyi |
3rd person/Class 2 wao/(wa) |
Class 4 (mi) |
Class 6 (ma) |
Class 8 (vi) |
Class 10 (n) |
Class 10 (n)† |
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| indicative | general | hatubadili | hambadili | hawabadili | haibadili | hayabadili | havibadili | hazibadili | hazibadili | |
| progressive | Use General Form | Use General Form | Use General Form | Use General Form | Use General Form | Use General Form | Use General Form | Use General Form | ||
| habitual | Use General Form | |||||||||
| past | hatukubadili | hamkubadili | hawakubadili | haikubadili | hayakubadili | havikubadili | hazikubadili | hazikubadili | ||
| perfect | hatujabadili | hamjabadili | hawajabadili | haijabadili | hayajabadili | havijabadili | hazijabadili | hazijabadili | ||
| future | hatutabadili | hamtabadili | hawatabadili | haitabadili | hayatabadili | havitabadili | hazitabadili | hazitabadili | ||
| consecutive | Use Subjunctive Form | Use Subjunctive Form | Use Subjunctive Form | Use Subjunctive Form | Use Subjunctive Form | Use Subjunctive Form | Use Subjunctive Form | Use Subjunctive Form | ||
| conditional | present | tusingebadili | msingebadili | wasingebadili | isingebadili | yasingebadili | visingebadili | zisingebadili | zisingebadili | |
| past | tusingalibadili | msingalibadili | wasingalibadili | isingalibadili | yasingalibadili | visingalibadili | zisingalibadili | zisingalibadili | ||
| subjunctive | general | tusibadili | msibadili | wasibadili | isibadili | yasibadili | visibadili | zisibadili | zisibadili | |
| consecutive | Use Subjunctive Form | Use Subjunctive Form | Use Subjunctive Form | Use Subjunctive Form | Use Subjunctive Form | Use Subjunctive Form | Use Subjunctive Form | Use Subjunctive Form | ||
| comitative | tusipobadili | msipobadili | wasipobadili | isipobadili | yasipobadili | visipobadili | zisipobadili | zisipobadili | ||
| imperative | tusibadili | msibadili!‡ | ||||||||
†Plural for Class 11 nouns only; No plural for identical nouns of Class 14 that share the same affix
‡Imperatives that take an object use the second form
Derived terms
- badilia
- badilika