lindwa

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-lindwa (infinitive kulindwa)

1. Passive form of -linda: to get protected

Conjugation

Conjugation of -lindwa
Positive present -nalindwa Subjunctive -lindwe Negative -lindwi Imperative singular lindwa
Infinitives
Positive kulindwa Negative kutolindwa
Imperatives
Singular lindwa Plural lindweni
Tensed forms
Habitual hulindwa Positive past positive subject concord + -lilindwa Negative past negative subject concord + -kulindwa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nalindwa) Singular Plural 1st person ninalindwa/nalindwa tunalindwa 2nd person unalindwa mnalindwa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) analindwa wanalindwa other classes positive subject concord + -nalindwa
Negative present (negative subject concord + -lindwi) Singular Plural 1st person silindwi hatulindwi 2nd person hulindwi hamlindwi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) halindwi hawalindwi other classes negative subject concord + -lindwi
Positive future positive subject concord + -talindwa Negative future negative subject concord + -talindwa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -lindwe) Singular Plural 1st person nilindwe tulindwe 2nd person ulindwe mlindwe 3rd person m-wa(I/II) alindwe walindwe other classes positive subject concord + -lindwe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -silindwe Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngelindwa Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singelindwa Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalilindwa Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalilindwa
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -alindwa) Singular Plural 1st person nalindwa twalindwa 2nd person walindwa mwalindwa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) alindwa walindwa m-mi(III/IV) walindwa yalindwa ji-ma(V/VI) lalindwa yalindwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) chalindwa vyalindwa n(IX/X) yalindwa zalindwa u(XI) walindwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwalindwa pa(XVI) palindwa mu(XVIII) mwalindwa
Perfect positive subject concord + -melindwa "Already" positive subject concord + -meshalindwa "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jalindwa "If/When" positive subject concord + -kilindwa "If not" positive subject concord + -sipolindwa Consecutive kalindwa / positive subject concord + -kalindwa Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kalindwe
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nilindwa -tulindwa 2nd person -kulindwa -walindwa/-kulindweni/-walindweni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mlindwa -walindwa m-mi(III/IV) -ulindwa -ilindwa ji-ma(V/VI) -lilindwa -yalindwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kilindwa -vilindwa n(IX/X) -ilindwa -zilindwa u(XI) -ulindwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kulindwa pa(XVI) -palindwa mu(XVIII) -mulindwa Reflexive -jilindwa
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -lindwa- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -lindwaye -lindwao m-mi(III/IV) -lindwao -lindwayo ji-ma(V/VI) -lindwalo -lindwayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -lindwacho -lindwavyo n(IX/X) -lindwayo -lindwazo u(XI) -lindwao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -lindwako pa(XVI) -lindwapo mu(XVIII) -lindwamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -lindwa) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yelindwa -olindwa m-mi(III/IV) -olindwa -yolindwa ji-ma(V/VI) -lolindwa -yolindwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -cholindwa -vyolindwa n(IX/X) -yolindwa -zolindwa u(XI) -olindwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kolindwa pa(XVI) -polindwa mu(XVIII) -molindwa
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.