Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-tandika (infinitive kutandika)
- Stative form of -tanda: to lay out
- to beat, hit
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -tandika
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| Positive present
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-natandika
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| Subjunctive
|
-tandike
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| Negative
|
-tandiki
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| Imperative singular
|
tandika
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
|
tandika
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| Plural
|
tandikeni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hutandika
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| Positive past
|
positive subject concord + -litandika
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| Negative past
|
negative subject concord + -kutandika
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -natandika)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninatandika/natandika
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tunatandika
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| 2nd person
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unatandika
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mnatandika
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anatandika
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wanatandika
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -natandika
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -tandiki)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sitandiki
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hatutandiki
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| 2nd person
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hutandiki
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hamtandiki
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hatandiki
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hawatandiki
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -tandiki
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| Positive future
|
positive subject concord + -tatandika
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| Negative future
|
negative subject concord + -tatandika
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -tandike)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nitandike
|
tutandike
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| 2nd person
|
utandike
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mtandike
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
atandike
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watandike
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -tandike
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sitandike
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngetandika
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singetandika
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalitandika
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalitandika
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -atandika)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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natandika
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twatandika
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| 2nd person
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watandika
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mwatandika
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
atandika
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watandika
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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watandika
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yatandika
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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latandika
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yatandika
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chatandika
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vyatandika
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| n(IX/X)
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yatandika
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zatandika
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| u(XI)
|
watandika
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwatandika
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| pa(XVI)
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patandika
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwatandika
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -metandika
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshatandika
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jatandika
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kitandika
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipotandika
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| Consecutive
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katandika / positive subject concord + -katandika
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -katandike
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| Object concord (indicative positive)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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-nitandika
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-tutandika
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| 2nd person
|
-kutandika
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-watandika/-kutandikeni/-watandikeni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
-mtandika
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-watandika
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-utandika
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-itandika
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-litandika
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-yatandika
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kitandika
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-vitandika
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| n(IX/X)
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-itandika
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-zitandika
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| u(XI)
|
-utandika
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kutandika
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| pa(XVI)
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-patandika
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| mu(XVIII)
|
-mutandika
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| Reflexive
|
-jitandika
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -tandika- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-tandikaye
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-tandikao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-tandikao
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-tandikayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-tandikalo
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-tandikayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-tandikacho
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-tandikavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-tandikayo
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-tandikazo
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| u(XI)
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-tandikao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-tandikako
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| pa(XVI)
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-tandikapo
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| mu(XVIII)
|
-tandikamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -tandika)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yetandika
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-otandika
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-otandika
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-yotandika
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lotandika
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-yotandika
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
-chotandika
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-vyotandika
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| n(IX/X)
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-yotandika
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-zotandika
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| u(XI)
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-otandika
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kotandika
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| pa(XVI)
|
-potandika
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| mu(XVIII)
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-motandika
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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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