Swahili
Verb
-tandikwa (infinitive kutandikwa)
- Passive form of -tandika
1973, Mohammed S. Abdulla, Duniani kuna watu, page 3:[…] ngazi pana zilizotandikwa zulia au blanketi nene, […]- […] the wide stairs covered with carpets or thick blankets, […]
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -tandikwa
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| Positive present
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-natandikwa
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| Subjunctive
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-tandikwe
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| Negative
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-tandikwi
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| Imperative singular
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tandikwa
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| Infinitives
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| Positive
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kutandikwa
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| Negative
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kutotandikwa
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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tandikwa
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| Plural
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tandikweni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hutandikwa
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -litandikwa
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kutandikwa
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -natandikwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninatandikwa/natandikwa
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tunatandikwa
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| 2nd person
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unatandikwa
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mnatandikwa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anatandikwa
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wanatandikwa
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -natandikwa
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -tandikwi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sitandikwi
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hatutandikwi
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| 2nd person
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hutandikwi
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hamtandikwi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hatandikwi
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hawatandikwi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -tandikwi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tatandikwa
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tatandikwa
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -tandikwe)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nitandikwe
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tutandikwe
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| 2nd person
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utandikwe
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mtandikwe
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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atandikwe
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watandikwe
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -tandikwe
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sitandikwe
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngetandikwa
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singetandikwa
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalitandikwa
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalitandikwa
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -atandikwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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natandikwa
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twatandikwa
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| 2nd person
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watandikwa
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mwatandikwa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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atandikwa
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watandikwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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watandikwa
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yatandikwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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latandikwa
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yatandikwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chatandikwa
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vyatandikwa
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| n(IX/X)
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yatandikwa
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zatandikwa
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| u(XI)
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watandikwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwatandikwa
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| pa(XVI)
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patandikwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwatandikwa
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -metandikwa
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshatandikwa
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jatandikwa
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kitandikwa
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipotandikwa
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| Consecutive
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katandikwa / positive subject concord + -katandikwa
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -katandikwe
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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 + -tandikwa- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-tandikwaye
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-tandikwao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-tandikwao
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-tandikwayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-tandikwalo
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-tandikwayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-tandikwacho
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-tandikwavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-tandikwayo
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-tandikwazo
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| u(XI)
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-tandikwao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-tandikwako
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| pa(XVI)
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-tandikwapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-tandikwamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + -tandikwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yetandikwa
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-otandikwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-otandikwa
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-yotandikwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lotandikwa
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-yotandikwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chotandikwa
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-vyotandikwa
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| n(IX/X)
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-yotandikwa
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-zotandikwa
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| u(XI)
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-otandikwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kotandikwa
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| pa(XVI)
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-potandikwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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-motandikwa
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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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