Swahili

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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-shindika (infinitive kushindika)

  1. Stative form of -shinda: to be won
  2. to be closed

Conjugation

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Conjugation of -shindika
Positive present -nashindika
Subjunctive -shindike
Negative -shindiki
Imperative singular shindika
Infinitives
Positive kushindika
Negative kutoshindika
Imperatives
Singular shindika
Plural shindikeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hushindika
Positive past positive subject concord + -lishindika
Negative past negative subject concord + -kushindika
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nashindika)
Singular Plural
1st person ninashindika/nashindika tunashindika
2nd person unashindika mnashindika
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anashindika wanashindika
other classes positive subject concord + -nashindika
Negative present (negative subject concord + -shindiki)
Singular Plural
1st person sishindiki hatushindiki
2nd person hushindiki hamshindiki
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hashindiki hawashindiki
other classes negative subject concord + -shindiki
Positive future positive subject concord + -tashindika
Negative future negative subject concord + -tashindika
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -shindike)
Singular Plural
1st person nishindike tushindike
2nd person ushindike mshindike
3rd person m-wa(I/II) ashindike washindike
other classes positive subject concord + -shindike
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sishindike
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeshindika
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeshindika
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalishindika
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalishindika
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -ashindika)
Singular Plural
1st person nashindika twashindika
2nd person washindika mwashindika
3rd person m-wa(I/II) ashindika washindika
m-mi(III/IV) washindika yashindika
ji-ma(V/VI) lashindika yashindika
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chashindika vyashindika
n(IX/X) yashindika zashindika
u(XI) washindika see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwashindika
pa(XVI) pashindika
mu(XVIII) mwashindika
Perfect positive subject concord + -meshindika
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshashindika
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jashindika
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kishindika
"If not" positive subject concord + -siposhindika
Consecutive kashindika / positive subject concord + -kashindika
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kashindike
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nishindika -tushindika
2nd person -kushindika -washindika/-kushindikeni/-washindikeni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mshindika -washindika
m-mi(III/IV) -ushindika -ishindika
ji-ma(V/VI) -lishindika -yashindika
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kishindika -vishindika
n(IX/X) -ishindika -zishindika
u(XI) -ushindika see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kushindika
pa(XVI) -pashindika
mu(XVIII) -mushindika
Reflexive -jishindika
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -shindika- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -shindikaye -shindikao
m-mi(III/IV) -shindikao -shindikayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -shindikalo -shindikayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -shindikacho -shindikavyo
n(IX/X) -shindikayo -shindikazo
u(XI) -shindikao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -shindikako
pa(XVI) -shindikapo
mu(XVIII) -shindikamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -shindika)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yeshindika -oshindika
m-mi(III/IV) -oshindika -yoshindika
ji-ma(V/VI) -loshindika -yoshindika
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choshindika -vyoshindika
n(IX/X) -yoshindika -zoshindika
u(XI) -oshindika see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -koshindika
pa(XVI) -poshindika
mu(XVIII) -moshindika
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

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