bandua

Swahili

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu [Term?].

Pronunciation

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Verb

-bandua (infinitive kubandua)

1. to detach, strip off

Conjugation

Conjugation of -bandua
Positive present -nabandua Subjunctive -bandue Negative -bandui Imperative singular bandua
Infinitives
Positive kubandua Negative kutobandua
Imperatives
Singular bandua Plural bandueni
Tensed forms
Habitual hubandua Positive past positive subject concord + -libandua Negative past negative subject concord + -kubandua
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nabandua) Singular Plural 1st person ninabandua/nabandua tunabandua 2nd person unabandua mnabandua 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anabandua wanabandua other classes positive subject concord + -nabandua
Negative present (negative subject concord + -bandui) Singular Plural 1st person sibandui hatubandui 2nd person hubandui hambandui 3rd person m-wa(I/II) habandui hawabandui other classes negative subject concord + -bandui
Positive future positive subject concord + -tabandua Negative future negative subject concord + -tabandua
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -bandue) Singular Plural 1st person nibandue tubandue 2nd person ubandue mbandue 3rd person m-wa(I/II) abandue wabandue other classes positive subject concord + -bandue
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sibandue Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngebandua Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singebandua Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalibandua Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalibandua
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -abandua) Singular Plural 1st person nabandua twabandua 2nd person wabandua mwabandua 3rd person m-wa(I/II) abandua wabandua m-mi(III/IV) wabandua yabandua ji-ma(V/VI) labandua yabandua ki-vi(VII/VIII) chabandua vyabandua n(IX/X) yabandua zabandua u(XI) wabandua see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwabandua pa(XVI) pabandua mu(XVIII) mwabandua
Perfect positive subject concord + -mebandua "Already" positive subject concord + -meshabandua "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jabandua "If/When" positive subject concord + -kibandua "If not" positive subject concord + -sipobandua Consecutive kabandua / positive subject concord + -kabandua Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kabandue
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nibandua -tubandua 2nd person -kubandua -wabandua/-kubandueni/-wabandueni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mbandua -wabandua m-mi(III/IV) -ubandua -ibandua ji-ma(V/VI) -libandua -yabandua ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kibandua -vibandua n(IX/X) -ibandua -zibandua u(XI) -ubandua see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kubandua pa(XVI) -pabandua mu(XVIII) -mubandua Reflexive -jibandua
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -bandua- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -banduaye -banduao m-mi(III/IV) -banduao -banduayo ji-ma(V/VI) -bandualo -banduayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -banduacho -banduavyo n(IX/X) -banduayo -banduazo u(XI) -banduao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -banduako pa(XVI) -banduapo mu(XVIII) -banduamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -bandua) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yebandua -obandua m-mi(III/IV) -obandua -yobandua ji-ma(V/VI) -lobandua -yobandua ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chobandua -vyobandua n(IX/X) -yobandua -zobandua u(XI) -obandua see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kobandua pa(XVI) -pobandua mu(XVIII) -mobandua
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.