Swahili

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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-rundika (infinitive kurundika)

  1. Alternative form of -lundika

Conjugation

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Conjugation of -rundika
Positive present -narundika
Subjunctive -rundike
Negative -rundiki
Imperative singular rundika
Infinitives
Positive kurundika
Negative kutorundika
Imperatives
Singular rundika
Plural rundikeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hurundika
Positive past positive subject concord + -lirundika
Negative past negative subject concord + -kurundika
Positive present (positive subject concord + -narundika)
Singular Plural
1st person ninarundika/narundika tunarundika
2nd person unarundika mnarundika
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anarundika wanarundika
other classes positive subject concord + -narundika
Negative present (negative subject concord + -rundiki)
Singular Plural
1st person sirundiki haturundiki
2nd person hurundiki hamrundiki
3rd person m-wa(I/II) harundiki hawarundiki
other classes negative subject concord + -rundiki
Positive future positive subject concord + -tarundika
Negative future negative subject concord + -tarundika
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -rundike)
Singular Plural
1st person nirundike turundike
2nd person urundike mrundike
3rd person m-wa(I/II) arundike warundike
other classes positive subject concord + -rundike
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sirundike
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngerundika
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singerundika
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalirundika
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalirundika
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -arundika)
Singular Plural
1st person narundika twarundika
2nd person warundika mwarundika
3rd person m-wa(I/II) arundika warundika
m-mi(III/IV) warundika yarundika
ji-ma(V/VI) larundika yarundika
ki-vi(VII/VIII) charundika vyarundika
n(IX/X) yarundika zarundika
u(XI) warundika see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwarundika
pa(XVI) parundika
mu(XVIII) mwarundika
Perfect positive subject concord + -merundika
"Already" positive subject concord + -mesharundika
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jarundika
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kirundika
"If not" positive subject concord + -siporundika
Consecutive karundika / positive subject concord + -karundika
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -karundike
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nirundika -turundika
2nd person -kurundika -warundika/-kurundikeni/-warundikeni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mrundika -warundika
m-mi(III/IV) -urundika -irundika
ji-ma(V/VI) -lirundika -yarundika
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kirundika -virundika
n(IX/X) -irundika -zirundika
u(XI) -urundika see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kurundika
pa(XVI) -parundika
mu(XVIII) -murundika
Reflexive -jirundika
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -rundika- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -rundikaye -rundikao
m-mi(III/IV) -rundikao -rundikayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -rundikalo -rundikayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -rundikacho -rundikavyo
n(IX/X) -rundikayo -rundikazo
u(XI) -rundikao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -rundikako
pa(XVI) -rundikapo
mu(XVIII) -rundikamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -rundika)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yerundika -orundika
m-mi(III/IV) -orundika -yorundika
ji-ma(V/VI) -lorundika -yorundika
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chorundika -vyorundika
n(IX/X) -yorundika -zorundika
u(XI) -orundika see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -korundika
pa(XVI) -porundika
mu(XVIII) -morundika
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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