tandika

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-tandika (infinitive kutandika)

1. to lay out
2. to beat, hit

Conjugation

Conjugation of -tandika
Positive present -natandika Subjunctive -tandike Negative -tandiki Imperative singular tandika
Infinitives
Positive kutandika Negative kutotandika
Imperatives
Singular tandika Plural tandikeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hutandika Positive past positive subject concord + -litandika Negative past negative subject concord + -kutandika
Positive present (positive subject concord + -natandika) Singular Plural 1st person ninatandika/natandika tunatandika 2nd person unatandika mnatandika 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anatandika wanatandika other classes positive subject concord + -natandika
Negative present (negative subject concord + -tandiki) Singular Plural 1st person sitandiki hatutandiki 2nd person hutandiki hamtandiki 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hatandiki hawatandiki other classes negative subject concord + -tandiki
Positive future positive subject concord + -tatandika Negative future negative subject concord + -tatandika
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -tandike) Singular Plural 1st person nitandike tutandike 2nd person utandike mtandike 3rd person m-wa(I/II) atandike watandike other classes positive subject concord + -tandike
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sitandike Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngetandika Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singetandika Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalitandika Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalitandika
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -atandika) Singular Plural 1st person natandika twatandika 2nd person watandika mwatandika 3rd person m-wa(I/II) atandika watandika m-mi(III/IV) watandika yatandika ji-ma(V/VI) latandika yatandika ki-vi(VII/VIII) chatandika vyatandika n(IX/X) yatandika zatandika u(XI) watandika see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwatandika pa(XVI) patandika mu(XVIII) mwatandika
Perfect positive subject concord + -metandika "Already" positive subject concord + -meshatandika "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jatandika "If/When" positive subject concord + -kitandika "If not" positive subject concord + -sipotandika Consecutive katandika / positive subject concord + -katandika Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -katandike
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nitandika -tutandika 2nd person -kutandika -watandika/-kutandikeni/-watandikeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mtandika -watandika m-mi(III/IV) -utandika -itandika ji-ma(V/VI) -litandika -yatandika ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kitandika -vitandika n(IX/X) -itandika -zitandika u(XI) -utandika see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kutandika pa(XVI) -patandika mu(XVIII) -mutandika Reflexive -jitandika
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -tandika- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -tandikaye -tandikao m-mi(III/IV) -tandikao -tandikayo ji-ma(V/VI) -tandikalo -tandikayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -tandikacho -tandikavyo n(IX/X) -tandikayo -tandikazo u(XI) -tandikao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -tandikako pa(XVI) -tandikapo mu(XVIII) -tandikamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -tandika) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yetandika -otandika m-mi(III/IV) -otandika -yotandika ji-ma(V/VI) -lotandika -yotandika ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chotandika -vyotandika n(IX/X) -yotandika -zotandika u(XI) -otandika see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kotandika pa(XVI) -potandika mu(XVIII) -motandika
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

• Verbal derivations:
  • Passive: -tandikwa
  • Other formations: -tandika kitanda (“to make the bed”)