kandamiza

Swahili

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya)

  (file)

Verb

-kandamiza (infinitive kukandamiza)

1. to oppress
2. to suppress

Conjugation

Conjugation of -kandamiza
Positive present -nakandamiza Subjunctive -kandamize Negative -kandamizi Imperative singular kandamiza
Infinitives
Positive kukandamiza Negative kutokandamiza
Imperatives
Singular kandamiza Plural kandamizeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hukandamiza Positive past positive subject concord + -likandamiza Negative past negative subject concord + -kukandamiza
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nakandamiza) Singular Plural 1st person ninakandamiza/nakandamiza tunakandamiza 2nd person unakandamiza mnakandamiza 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anakandamiza wanakandamiza other classes positive subject concord + -nakandamiza
Negative present (negative subject concord + -kandamizi) Singular Plural 1st person sikandamizi hatukandamizi 2nd person hukandamizi hamkandamizi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hakandamizi hawakandamizi other classes negative subject concord + -kandamizi
Positive future positive subject concord + -takandamiza Negative future negative subject concord + -takandamiza
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -kandamize) Singular Plural 1st person nikandamize tukandamize 2nd person ukandamize mkandamize 3rd person m-wa(I/II) akandamize wakandamize other classes positive subject concord + -kandamize
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sikandamize Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngekandamiza Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singekandamiza Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalikandamiza Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalikandamiza
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -akandamiza) Singular Plural 1st person nakandamiza twakandamiza 2nd person wakandamiza mwakandamiza 3rd person m-wa(I/II) akandamiza wakandamiza m-mi(III/IV) wakandamiza yakandamiza ji-ma(V/VI) lakandamiza yakandamiza ki-vi(VII/VIII) chakandamiza vyakandamiza n(IX/X) yakandamiza zakandamiza u(XI) wakandamiza see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwakandamiza pa(XVI) pakandamiza mu(XVIII) mwakandamiza
Perfect positive subject concord + -mekandamiza "Already" positive subject concord + -meshakandamiza "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jakandamiza "If/When" positive subject concord + -kikandamiza "If not" positive subject concord + -sipokandamiza Consecutive kakandamiza / positive subject concord + -kakandamiza Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kakandamize
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nikandamiza -tukandamiza 2nd person -kukandamiza -wakandamiza/-kukandamizeni/-wakandamizeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mkandamiza -wakandamiza m-mi(III/IV) -ukandamiza -ikandamiza ji-ma(V/VI) -likandamiza -yakandamiza ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kikandamiza -vikandamiza n(IX/X) -ikandamiza -zikandamiza u(XI) -ukandamiza see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kukandamiza pa(XVI) -pakandamiza mu(XVIII) -mukandamiza Reflexive -jikandamiza
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -kandamiza- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -kandamizaye -kandamizao m-mi(III/IV) -kandamizao -kandamizayo ji-ma(V/VI) -kandamizalo -kandamizayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kandamizacho -kandamizavyo n(IX/X) -kandamizayo -kandamizazo u(XI) -kandamizao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kandamizako pa(XVI) -kandamizapo mu(XVIII) -kandamizamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -kandamiza) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yekandamiza -okandamiza m-mi(III/IV) -okandamiza -yokandamiza ji-ma(V/VI) -lokandamiza -yokandamiza ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chokandamiza -vyokandamiza n(IX/X) -yokandamiza -zokandamiza u(XI) -okandamiza see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kokandamiza pa(XVI) -pokandamiza mu(XVIII) -mokandamiza
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

• Nominal derivations:
  • ukandamizaji (“oppression, suppression”)