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From Shona -dhinda.
-dinda (infinitive kudínda)
- stamp, press
Shortened form of adinda, adi + -anda.
dinda (Jawi spelling ديندا)
- (poetic) Alternative form of adik
From dindinha, an alteration of madrinha.[1][2]
dinda f (plural dindas)
- (Brazil, familiar) godmother
- Synonym: madrinha
-dinda (infinitive kudinda)
- to refuse, oppose
- to stand firm, be tough or strong
Conjugation of -dinda
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Positive present
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-nadinda
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Subjunctive
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-dinde
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Negative
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-dindi
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Imperative singular
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dinda
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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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hudinda
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Positive past
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positive subject concord + -lidinda
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Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kudinda
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Positive present (positive subject concord + -nadinda)
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Singular
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Plural
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1st person
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ninadinda/nadinda
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tunadinda
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2nd person
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unadinda
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mnadinda
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3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anadinda
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wanadinda
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other classes
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positive subject concord + -nadinda
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Negative present (negative subject concord + -dindi)
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Singular
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Plural
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1st person
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sidindi
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hatudindi
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2nd person
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hudindi
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hamdindi
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3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hadindi
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hawadindi
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other classes
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negative subject concord + -dindi
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Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tadinda
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Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tadinda
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Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -dinde)
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Singular
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Plural
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1st person
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nidinde
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tudinde
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2nd person
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udinde
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mdinde
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3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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adinde
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wadinde
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other classes
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positive subject concord + -dinde
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Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sidinde
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Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngedinda
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Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singedinda
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Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalidinda
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Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalidinda
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Perfect
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positive subject concord + -medinda
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"Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshadinda
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"Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jadinda
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"If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kidinda
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"If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipodinda
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Consecutive
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kadinda / positive subject concord + -kadinda
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Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kadinde
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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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