andaa

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See also: andáa

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-andaa (infinitive kuandaa)

  1. to prepare (to make ready for a specific future purpose)
  2. to ready

Conjugation

Conjugation of -andaa
Positive present -naandaa
Subjunctive -andae
Negative -andai
Imperative singular andaa
Infinitives
Positive kuandaa
Negative kutoandaa
Imperatives
Singular andaa
Plural andaeni
Tensed forms
Habitual huandaa
Positive past positive subject concord + -liandaa
Negative past negative subject concord + -kuandaa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naandaa)
Singular Plural
1st person ninaandaa/naandaa tunaandaa
2nd person unaandaa mnaandaa
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaandaa wanaandaa
other classes positive subject concord + -naandaa
Negative present (negative subject concord + -andai)
Singular Plural
1st person siandai hatuandai
2nd person huandai hamwandai
3rd person m-wa(I/II) haandai hawaandai
other classes negative subject concord + -andai
Positive future positive subject concord + -taandaa
Negative future negative subject concord + -taandaa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -andae)
Singular Plural
1st person niandae tuandae
2nd person uandae mwandae
3rd person m-wa(I/II) aandae waandae
other classes positive subject concord + -andae
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siandae
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeandaa
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeandaa
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliandaa
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliandaa
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aandaa)
Singular Plural
1st person naandaa twaandaa
2nd person waandaa mwaandaa
3rd person m-wa(I/II) aandaa waandaa
m-mi(III/IV) waandaa yaandaa
ji-ma(V/VI) laandaa yaandaa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaandaa vyaandaa
n(IX/X) yaandaa zaandaa
u(XI) waandaa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwaandaa
pa(XVI) paandaa
mu(XVIII) mwaandaa
Perfect positive subject concord + -meandaa
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshaandaa
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jaandaa
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kiandaa
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipoandaa
Consecutive kaandaa / positive subject concord + -kaandaa
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaandae
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -niandaa -tuandaa
2nd person -kuandaa -waandaa/-kuandaeni/-waandaeni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mwandaa -waandaa
m-mi(III/IV) -uandaa -iandaa
ji-ma(V/VI) -liandaa -yaandaa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiandaa -viandaa
n(IX/X) -iandaa -ziandaa
u(XI) -uandaa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kuandaa
pa(XVI) -paandaa
mu(XVIII) -muandaa
Reflexive -jiandaa
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -andaa- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -andaaye -andaao
m-mi(III/IV) -andaao -andaayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -andaalo -andaayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -andaacho -andaavyo
n(IX/X) -andaayo -andaazo
u(XI) -andaao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -andaako
pa(XVI) -andaapo
mu(XVIII) -andaamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -andaa)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yeandaa -oandaa
m-mi(III/IV) -oandaa -yoandaa
ji-ma(V/VI) -loandaa -yoandaa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choandaa -vyoandaa
n(IX/X) -yoandaa -zoandaa
u(XI) -oandaa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -koandaa
pa(XVI) -poandaa
mu(XVIII) -moandaa
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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