bandika

Swahili

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu [Term?].

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

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Verb

-bandika (infinitive kubandika)

1. to join, to connect
2. to attach, to affix

Conjugation

Conjugation of -bandika
Positive present -nabandika Subjunctive -bandike Negative -bandiki Imperative singular bandika
Infinitives
Positive kubandika Negative kutobandika
Imperatives
Singular bandika Plural bandikeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hubandika Positive past positive subject concord + -libandika Negative past negative subject concord + -kubandika
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nabandika) Singular Plural 1st person ninabandika/nabandika tunabandika 2nd person unabandika mnabandika 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anabandika wanabandika other classes positive subject concord + -nabandika
Negative present (negative subject concord + -bandiki) Singular Plural 1st person sibandiki hatubandiki 2nd person hubandiki hambandiki 3rd person m-wa(I/II) habandiki hawabandiki other classes negative subject concord + -bandiki
Positive future positive subject concord + -tabandika Negative future negative subject concord + -tabandika
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -bandike) Singular Plural 1st person nibandike tubandike 2nd person ubandike mbandike 3rd person m-wa(I/II) abandike wabandike other classes positive subject concord + -bandike
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sibandike Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngebandika Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singebandika Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalibandika Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalibandika
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -abandika) Singular Plural 1st person nabandika twabandika 2nd person wabandika mwabandika 3rd person m-wa(I/II) abandika wabandika m-mi(III/IV) wabandika yabandika ji-ma(V/VI) labandika yabandika ki-vi(VII/VIII) chabandika vyabandika n(IX/X) yabandika zabandika u(XI) wabandika see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwabandika pa(XVI) pabandika mu(XVIII) mwabandika
Perfect positive subject concord + -mebandika "Already" positive subject concord + -meshabandika "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jabandika "If/When" positive subject concord + -kibandika "If not" positive subject concord + -sipobandika Consecutive kabandika / positive subject concord + -kabandika Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kabandike
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nibandika -tubandika 2nd person -kubandika -wabandika/-kubandikeni/-wabandikeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mbandika -wabandika m-mi(III/IV) -ubandika -ibandika ji-ma(V/VI) -libandika -yabandika ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kibandika -vibandika n(IX/X) -ibandika -zibandika u(XI) -ubandika see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kubandika pa(XVI) -pabandika mu(XVIII) -mubandika Reflexive -jibandika
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -bandika- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -bandikaye -bandikao m-mi(III/IV) -bandikao -bandikayo ji-ma(V/VI) -bandikalo -bandikayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -bandikacho -bandikavyo n(IX/X) -bandikayo -bandikazo u(XI) -bandikao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -bandikako pa(XVI) -bandikapo mu(XVIII) -bandikamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -bandika) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yebandika -obandika m-mi(III/IV) -obandika -yobandika ji-ma(V/VI) -lobandika -yobandika ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chobandika -vyobandika n(IX/X) -yobandika -zobandika u(XI) -obandika see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kobandika pa(XVI) -pobandika mu(XVIII) -mobandika
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

• Nominal derivations:
  • bandiko