sindika

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-sindika (infinitive kusindika)

1. to extract
2. to shut (door or window)

Conjugation

Conjugation of -sindika
Positive present -nasindika Subjunctive -sindike Negative -sindiki Imperative singular sindika
Infinitives
Positive kusindika Negative kutosindika
Imperatives
Singular sindika Plural sindikeni
Tensed forms
Habitual husindika Positive past positive subject concord + -lisindika Negative past negative subject concord + -kusindika
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nasindika) Singular Plural 1st person ninasindika/nasindika tunasindika 2nd person unasindika mnasindika 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anasindika wanasindika other classes positive subject concord + -nasindika
Negative present (negative subject concord + -sindiki) Singular Plural 1st person sisindiki hatusindiki 2nd person husindiki hamsindiki 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hasindiki hawasindiki other classes negative subject concord + -sindiki
Positive future positive subject concord + -tasindika Negative future negative subject concord + -tasindika
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -sindike) Singular Plural 1st person nisindike tusindike 2nd person usindike msindike 3rd person m-wa(I/II) asindike wasindike other classes positive subject concord + -sindike
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sisindike Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngesindika Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singesindika Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalisindika Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalisindika
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -asindika) Singular Plural 1st person nasindika twasindika 2nd person wasindika mwasindika 3rd person m-wa(I/II) asindika wasindika m-mi(III/IV) wasindika yasindika ji-ma(V/VI) lasindika yasindika ki-vi(VII/VIII) chasindika vyasindika n(IX/X) yasindika zasindika u(XI) wasindika see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwasindika pa(XVI) pasindika mu(XVIII) mwasindika
Perfect positive subject concord + -mesindika "Already" positive subject concord + -meshasindika "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jasindika "If/When" positive subject concord + -kisindika "If not" positive subject concord + -siposindika Consecutive kasindika / positive subject concord + -kasindika Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kasindike
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nisindika -tusindika 2nd person -kusindika -wasindika/-kusindikeni/-wasindikeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -msindika -wasindika m-mi(III/IV) -usindika -isindika ji-ma(V/VI) -lisindika -yasindika ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kisindika -visindika n(IX/X) -isindika -zisindika u(XI) -usindika see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kusindika pa(XVI) -pasindika mu(XVIII) -musindika Reflexive -jisindika
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -sindika- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -sindikaye -sindikao m-mi(III/IV) -sindikao -sindikayo ji-ma(V/VI) -sindikalo -sindikayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -sindikacho -sindikavyo n(IX/X) -sindikayo -sindikazo u(XI) -sindikao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -sindikako pa(XVI) -sindikapo mu(XVIII) -sindikamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -sindika) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yesindika -osindika m-mi(III/IV) -osindika -yosindika ji-ma(V/VI) -losindika -yosindika ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chosindika -vyosindika n(IX/X) -yosindika -zosindika u(XI) -osindika see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kosindika pa(XVI) -posindika mu(XVIII) -mosindika
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:
  • usindikaji (“extraction”)