pandika

Swahili

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Verb

-pandika (infinitive kupandika)

1. Stative form of -panda

Conjugation

Conjugation of -pandika
Positive present -napandika Subjunctive -pandike Negative -pandiki Imperative singular pandika
Infinitives
Positive kupandika Negative kutopandika
Imperatives
Singular pandika Plural pandikeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hupandika Positive past positive subject concord + -lipandika Negative past negative subject concord + -kupandika
Positive present (positive subject concord + -napandika) Singular Plural 1st person ninapandika/napandika tunapandika 2nd person unapandika mnapandika 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anapandika wanapandika other classes positive subject concord + -napandika
Negative present (negative subject concord + -pandiki) Singular Plural 1st person sipandiki hatupandiki 2nd person hupandiki hampandiki 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hapandiki hawapandiki other classes negative subject concord + -pandiki
Positive future positive subject concord + -tapandika Negative future negative subject concord + -tapandika
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -pandike) Singular Plural 1st person nipandike tupandike 2nd person upandike mpandike 3rd person m-wa(I/II) apandike wapandike other classes positive subject concord + -pandike
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sipandike Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngepandika Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singepandika Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalipandika Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalipandika
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -apandika) Singular Plural 1st person napandika twapandika 2nd person wapandika mwapandika 3rd person m-wa(I/II) apandika wapandika m-mi(III/IV) wapandika yapandika ji-ma(V/VI) lapandika yapandika ki-vi(VII/VIII) chapandika vyapandika n(IX/X) yapandika zapandika u(XI) wapandika see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwapandika pa(XVI) papandika mu(XVIII) mwapandika
Perfect positive subject concord + -mepandika "Already" positive subject concord + -meshapandika "Not yet" negative subject concord + -japandika "If/When" positive subject concord + -kipandika "If not" positive subject concord + -sipopandika Consecutive kapandika / positive subject concord + -kapandika Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kapandike
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nipandika -tupandika 2nd person -kupandika -wapandika/-kupandikeni/-wapandikeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mpandika -wapandika m-mi(III/IV) -upandika -ipandika ji-ma(V/VI) -lipandika -yapandika ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kipandika -vipandika n(IX/X) -ipandika -zipandika u(XI) -upandika see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kupandika pa(XVI) -papandika mu(XVIII) -mupandika Reflexive -jipandika
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -pandika- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -pandikaye -pandikao m-mi(III/IV) -pandikao -pandikayo ji-ma(V/VI) -pandikalo -pandikayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -pandikacho -pandikavyo n(IX/X) -pandikayo -pandikazo u(XI) -pandikao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -pandikako pa(XVI) -pandikapo mu(XVIII) -pandikamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -pandika) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yepandika -opandika m-mi(III/IV) -opandika -yopandika ji-ma(V/VI) -lopandika -yopandika ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chopandika -vyopandika n(IX/X) -yopandika -zopandika u(XI) -opandika see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kopandika pa(XVI) -popandika mu(XVIII) -mopandika
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.