pindika

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-pindika (infinitive kupindika)

1. Stative form of -pinda

Conjugation

Conjugation of -pindika
Positive present -napindika Subjunctive -pindike Negative -pindiki Imperative singular pindika
Infinitives
Positive kupindika Negative kutopindika
Imperatives
Singular pindika Plural pindikeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hupindika Positive past positive subject concord + -lipindika Negative past negative subject concord + -kupindika
Positive present (positive subject concord + -napindika) Singular Plural 1st person ninapindika/napindika tunapindika 2nd person unapindika mnapindika 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anapindika wanapindika other classes positive subject concord + -napindika
Negative present (negative subject concord + -pindiki) Singular Plural 1st person sipindiki hatupindiki 2nd person hupindiki hampindiki 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hapindiki hawapindiki other classes negative subject concord + -pindiki
Positive future positive subject concord + -tapindika Negative future negative subject concord + -tapindika
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -pindike) Singular Plural 1st person nipindike tupindike 2nd person upindike mpindike 3rd person m-wa(I/II) apindike wapindike other classes positive subject concord + -pindike
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sipindike Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngepindika Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singepindika Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalipindika Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalipindika
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -apindika) Singular Plural 1st person napindika twapindika 2nd person wapindika mwapindika 3rd person m-wa(I/II) apindika wapindika m-mi(III/IV) wapindika yapindika ji-ma(V/VI) lapindika yapindika ki-vi(VII/VIII) chapindika vyapindika n(IX/X) yapindika zapindika u(XI) wapindika see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwapindika pa(XVI) papindika mu(XVIII) mwapindika
Perfect positive subject concord + -mepindika "Already" positive subject concord + -meshapindika "Not yet" negative subject concord + -japindika "If/When" positive subject concord + -kipindika "If not" positive subject concord + -sipopindika Consecutive kapindika / positive subject concord + -kapindika Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kapindike
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nipindika -tupindika 2nd person -kupindika -wapindika/-kupindikeni/-wapindikeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mpindika -wapindika m-mi(III/IV) -upindika -ipindika ji-ma(V/VI) -lipindika -yapindika ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kipindika -vipindika n(IX/X) -ipindika -zipindika u(XI) -upindika see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kupindika pa(XVI) -papindika mu(XVIII) -mupindika Reflexive -jipindika
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -pindika- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -pindikaye -pindikao m-mi(III/IV) -pindikao -pindikayo ji-ma(V/VI) -pindikalo -pindikayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -pindikacho -pindikavyo n(IX/X) -pindikayo -pindikazo u(XI) -pindikao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -pindikako pa(XVI) -pindikapo mu(XVIII) -pindikamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -pindika) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yepindika -opindika m-mi(III/IV) -opindika -yopindika ji-ma(V/VI) -lopindika -yopindika ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chopindika -vyopindika n(IX/X) -yopindika -zopindika u(XI) -opindika see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kopindika pa(XVI) -popindika mu(XVIII) -mopindika
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.