Swahili
Etymology
-ganda (“to coagulate”) + -ama.
Verb
-gandama (infinitive kugandama)
- to stick
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -gandama
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| Positive present
|
-nagandama
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| Subjunctive
|
-gandame
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| Negative
|
-gandami
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| Imperative singular
|
gandama
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
|
gandama
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| Plural
|
gandameni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hugandama
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| Positive past
|
positive subject concord + -ligandama
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kugandama
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nagandama)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
|
ninagandama/nagandama
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tunagandama
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| 2nd person
|
unagandama
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mnagandama
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
anagandama
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wanagandama
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nagandama
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -gandami)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sigandami
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hatugandami
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| 2nd person
|
hugandami
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hamgandami
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hagandami
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hawagandami
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -gandami
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| Positive future
|
positive subject concord + -tagandama
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tagandama
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -gandame)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nigandame
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tugandame
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| 2nd person
|
ugandame
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mgandame
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
agandame
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wagandame
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -gandame
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sigandame
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngegandama
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singegandama
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngaligandama
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singaligandama
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -agandama)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
|
nagandama
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twagandama
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| 2nd person
|
wagandama
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mwagandama
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
agandama
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wagandama
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| m-mi(III/IV)
|
wagandama
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yagandama
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
lagandama
|
yagandama
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
chagandama
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vyagandama
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| n(IX/X)
|
yagandama
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zagandama
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| u(XI)
|
wagandama
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwagandama
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| pa(XVI)
|
pagandama
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| mu(XVIII)
|
mwagandama
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -megandama
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshagandama
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jagandama
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kigandama
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipogandama
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| Consecutive
|
kagandama / positive subject concord + -kagandama
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kagandame
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| Object concord
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—
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + -gandama- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-gandamaye
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-gandamao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-gandamao
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-gandamayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-gandamalo
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-gandamayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
-gandamacho
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-gandamavyo
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| n(IX/X)
|
-gandamayo
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-gandamazo
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| u(XI)
|
-gandamao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-gandamako
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| pa(XVI)
|
-gandamapo
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| mu(XVIII)
|
-gandamamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + -gandama)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yegandama
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-ogandama
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ogandama
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-yogandama
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-logandama
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-yogandama
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
-chogandama
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-vyogandama
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| n(IX/X)
|
-yogandama
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-zogandama
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| u(XI)
|
-ogandama
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kogandama
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| pa(XVI)
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-pogandama
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| mu(XVIII)
|
-mogandama
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| Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.
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