Swahili

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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-randaranda (infinitive kurandaranda)

  1. to wander, to loiter
    Synonyms: tanga, zurura

Conjugation

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Conjugation of -randaranda
Positive present -narandaranda
Subjunctive -randarande
Negative -randarandi
Imperative singular randaranda
Infinitives
Positive kurandaranda
Negative kutorandaranda
Imperatives
Singular randaranda
Plural randarandeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hurandaranda
Positive past positive subject concord + -lirandaranda
Negative past negative subject concord + -kurandaranda
Positive present (positive subject concord + -narandaranda)
Singular Plural
1st person ninarandaranda/narandaranda tunarandaranda
2nd person unarandaranda mnarandaranda
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anarandaranda wanarandaranda
other classes positive subject concord + -narandaranda
Negative present (negative subject concord + -randarandi)
Singular Plural
1st person sirandarandi haturandarandi
2nd person hurandarandi hamrandarandi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) harandarandi hawarandarandi
other classes negative subject concord + -randarandi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tarandaranda
Negative future negative subject concord + -tarandaranda
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -randarande)
Singular Plural
1st person nirandarande turandarande
2nd person urandarande mrandarande
3rd person m-wa(I/II) arandarande warandarande
other classes positive subject concord + -randarande
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sirandarande
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngerandaranda
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singerandaranda
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalirandaranda
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalirandaranda
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -arandaranda)
Singular Plural
1st person narandaranda twarandaranda
2nd person warandaranda mwarandaranda
3rd person m-wa(I/II) arandaranda warandaranda
m-mi(III/IV) warandaranda yarandaranda
ji-ma(V/VI) larandaranda yarandaranda
ki-vi(VII/VIII) charandaranda vyarandaranda
n(IX/X) yarandaranda zarandaranda
u(XI) warandaranda see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwarandaranda
pa(XVI) parandaranda
mu(XVIII) mwarandaranda
Perfect positive subject concord + -merandaranda
"Already" positive subject concord + -mesharandaranda
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jarandaranda
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kirandaranda
"If not" positive subject concord + -siporandaranda
Consecutive karandaranda / positive subject concord + -karandaranda
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -karandarande
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nirandaranda -turandaranda
2nd person -kurandaranda -warandaranda/-kurandarandeni/-warandarandeni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mrandaranda -warandaranda
m-mi(III/IV) -urandaranda -irandaranda
ji-ma(V/VI) -lirandaranda -yarandaranda
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kirandaranda -virandaranda
n(IX/X) -irandaranda -zirandaranda
u(XI) -urandaranda see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kurandaranda
pa(XVI) -parandaranda
mu(XVIII) -murandaranda
Reflexive -jirandaranda
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -randaranda- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -randarandaye -randarandao
m-mi(III/IV) -randarandao -randarandayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -randarandalo -randarandayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -randarandacho -randarandavyo
n(IX/X) -randarandayo -randarandazo
u(XI) -randarandao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -randarandako
pa(XVI) -randarandapo
mu(XVIII) -randarandamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -randaranda)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yerandaranda -orandaranda
m-mi(III/IV) -orandaranda -yorandaranda
ji-ma(V/VI) -lorandaranda -yorandaranda
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chorandaranda -vyorandaranda
n(IX/X) -yorandaranda -zorandaranda
u(XI) -orandaranda see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -korandaranda
pa(XVI) -porandaranda
mu(XVIII) -morandaranda
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.