shindikana

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-shindikana (infinitive kushindikana)

1. Reciprocal form of -shindika: to become difficult

Conjugation

Conjugation of -shindikana
Positive present -nashindikana Subjunctive -shindikane Negative -shindikani Imperative singular shindikana
Infinitives
Positive kushindikana Negative kutoshindikana
Imperatives
Singular shindikana Plural shindikaneni
Tensed forms
Habitual hushindikana Positive past positive subject concord + -lishindikana Negative past negative subject concord + -kushindikana
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nashindikana) Singular Plural 1st person ninashindikana/nashindikana tunashindikana 2nd person unashindikana mnashindikana 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anashindikana wanashindikana other classes positive subject concord + -nashindikana
Negative present (negative subject concord + -shindikani) Singular Plural 1st person sishindikani hatushindikani 2nd person hushindikani hamshindikani 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hashindikani hawashindikani other classes negative subject concord + -shindikani
Positive future positive subject concord + -tashindikana Negative future negative subject concord + -tashindikana
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -shindikane) Singular Plural 1st person nishindikane tushindikane 2nd person ushindikane mshindikane 3rd person m-wa(I/II) ashindikane washindikane other classes positive subject concord + -shindikane
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sishindikane Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeshindikana Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeshindikana Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalishindikana Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalishindikana
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -ashindikana) Singular Plural 1st person nashindikana twashindikana 2nd person washindikana mwashindikana 3rd person m-wa(I/II) ashindikana washindikana m-mi(III/IV) washindikana yashindikana ji-ma(V/VI) lashindikana yashindikana ki-vi(VII/VIII) chashindikana vyashindikana n(IX/X) yashindikana zashindikana u(XI) washindikana see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwashindikana pa(XVI) pashindikana mu(XVIII) mwashindikana
Perfect positive subject concord + -meshindikana "Already" positive subject concord + -meshashindikana "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jashindikana "If/When" positive subject concord + -kishindikana "If not" positive subject concord + -siposhindikana Consecutive kashindikana / positive subject concord + -kashindikana Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kashindikane Object concord —
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + -shindikana- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -shindikanaye -shindikanao m-mi(III/IV) -shindikanao -shindikanayo ji-ma(V/VI) -shindikanalo -shindikanayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -shindikanacho -shindikanavyo n(IX/X) -shindikanayo -shindikanazo u(XI) -shindikanao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -shindikanako pa(XVI) -shindikanapo mu(XVIII) -shindikanamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + -shindikana) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yeshindikana -oshindikana m-mi(III/IV) -oshindikana -yoshindikana ji-ma(V/VI) -loshindikana -yoshindikana ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choshindikana -vyoshindikana n(IX/X) -yoshindikana -zoshindikana u(XI) -oshindikana see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -koshindikana pa(XVI) -poshindikana mu(XVIII) -moshindikana
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.