badili

Italian

Noun

badili m

1. plural of badile

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic بَدَّلَ (baddala, “to replace”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

badili class V (plural mabadili class VI)

1. alteration, modification
2. exchange
3. innovation

Verb

-badili (infinitive kubadili)

1. to change, to exchange

Conjugation

Conjugation of -badili
Positive present -nabadili Subjunctive -badili Negative -badili Imperative singular badili
Infinitives
Positive kubadili Negative kutobadili
Imperatives
Singular badili Plural badilini
Tensed forms
Habitual hubadili Positive past positive subject concord + -libadili Negative past negative subject concord + -kubadili
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nabadili) Singular Plural 1st person ninabadili/nabadili tunabadili 2nd person unabadili mnabadili 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anabadili wanabadili other classes positive subject concord + -nabadili
Negative present (negative subject concord + -badili) Singular Plural 1st person sibadili hatubadili 2nd person hubadili hambadili 3rd person m-wa(I/II) habadili hawabadili other classes negative subject concord + -badili
Positive future positive subject concord + -tabadili Negative future negative subject concord + -tabadili
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -badili) Singular Plural 1st person nibadili tubadili 2nd person ubadili mbadili 3rd person m-wa(I/II) abadili wabadili other classes positive subject concord + -badili
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sibadili Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngebadili Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singebadili Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalibadili Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalibadili
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -abadili) Singular Plural 1st person nabadili twabadili 2nd person wabadili mwabadili 3rd person m-wa(I/II) abadili wabadili m-mi(III/IV) wabadili yabadili ji-ma(V/VI) labadili yabadili ki-vi(VII/VIII) chabadili vyabadili n(IX/X) yabadili zabadili u(XI) wabadili see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwabadili pa(XVI) pabadili mu(XVIII) mwabadili
Perfect positive subject concord + -mebadili "Already" positive subject concord + -meshabadili "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jabadili "If/When" positive subject concord + -kibadili "If not" positive subject concord + -sipobadili Consecutive kabadili / positive subject concord + -kabadili Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kabadili
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nibadili -tubadili 2nd person -kubadili -wabadili/-kubadilini/-wabadilini 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mbadili -wabadili m-mi(III/IV) -ubadili -ibadili ji-ma(V/VI) -libadili -yabadili ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kibadili -vibadili n(IX/X) -ibadili -zibadili u(XI) -ubadili see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kubadili pa(XVI) -pabadili mu(XVIII) -mubadili Reflexive -jibadili
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -badili- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -badiliye -badilio m-mi(III/IV) -badilio -badiliyo ji-ma(V/VI) -badililo -badiliyo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -badilicho -badilivyo n(IX/X) -badiliyo -badilizo u(XI) -badilio see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -badiliko pa(XVI) -badilipo mu(XVIII) -badilimo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -badili) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yebadili -obadili m-mi(III/IV) -obadili -yobadili ji-ma(V/VI) -lobadili -yobadili ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chobadili -vyobadili n(IX/X) -yobadili -zobadili u(XI) -obadili see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kobadili pa(XVI) -pobadili mu(XVIII) -mobadili
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:
  • Applicative: -badilia
  • Causative: -badilisha
  • Passive: -badiliwa
  • Reciprocal: -badiliana
  • Stative: -badilika

Related terms

• badala