-zinda (infinitive kuzinda)
- to be firm, be tough, stay in place
Conjugation of -zinda
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Positive present
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-nazinda
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Subjunctive
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-zinde
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Negative
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-zindi
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Imperative singular
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zinda
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Infinitives
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Imperatives
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Tensed forms
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Habitual
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huzinda
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Positive past
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positive subject concord + -lizinda
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Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kuzinda
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Positive present (positive subject concord + -nazinda)
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Singular
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Plural
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1st person
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ninazinda/nazinda
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tunazinda
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2nd person
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unazinda
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mnazinda
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3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anazinda
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wanazinda
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other classes
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positive subject concord + -nazinda
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Negative present (negative subject concord + -zindi)
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Singular
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Plural
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1st person
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sizindi
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hatuzindi
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2nd person
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huzindi
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hamzindi
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3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hazindi
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hawazindi
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other classes
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negative subject concord + -zindi
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Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tazinda
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Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tazinda
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Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -zinde)
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Singular
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Plural
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1st person
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nizinde
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tuzinde
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2nd person
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uzinde
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mzinde
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3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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azinde
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wazinde
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other classes
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positive subject concord + -zinde
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Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sizinde
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Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngezinda
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Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singezinda
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Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalizinda
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Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalizinda
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Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mezinda
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"Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshazinda
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"Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jazinda
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"If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kizinda
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"If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipozinda
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Consecutive
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kazinda / positive subject concord + -kazinda
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Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kazinde
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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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