andama

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Cebuano

Etymology

andam +‎ -a

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: an‧da‧ma

Verb

andama

  1. imperative of andam

Swahili

Etymology

-andaa (“to put in order”) +‎ -ama.

Pronunciation

  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Verb

-andama (infinitive kuandama)

  1. to follow, accompany, succeed
    • 18th century, Abdallah bin Ali bin Nasir, Al-Inkishafi‎, translation from R. Allen (1946) “Inkishafi—a translation from the Swahili”, in African Studies, volume 5, number 4, →DOI, pages 243–249, stanza 12:
      هُيُوِ دُنِيَ اِيْنَ غُرُرِ ، دِيَ زَتَتَسِ هُزَدَمَيِْ،
      Huyui dunia ina ghururi? ndia za-tatasi huzandamaye?
      This world is deceitful, why follow its ways?

Conjugation

Conjugation of -andama
Positive present -naandama
Subjunctive -andame
Negative -andami
Imperative singular andama
Infinitives
Positive kuandama
Negative kutoandama
Imperatives
Singular andama
Plural andameni
Tensed forms
Habitual huandama
Positive past positive subject concord + -liandama
Negative past negative subject concord + -kuandama
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naandama)
Singular Plural
1st person ninaandama/naandama tunaandama
2nd person unaandama mnaandama
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaandama wanaandama
other classes positive subject concord + -naandama
Negative present (negative subject concord + -andami)
Singular Plural
1st person siandami hatuandami
2nd person huandami hamwandami
3rd person m-wa(I/II) haandami hawaandami
other classes negative subject concord + -andami
Positive future positive subject concord + -taandama
Negative future negative subject concord + -taandama
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -andame)
Singular Plural
1st person niandame tuandame
2nd person uandame mwandame
3rd person m-wa(I/II) aandame waandame
other classes positive subject concord + -andame
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siandame
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeandama
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeandama
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliandama
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliandama
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aandama)
Singular Plural
1st person naandama twaandama
2nd person waandama mwaandama
3rd person m-wa(I/II) aandama waandama
m-mi(III/IV) waandama yaandama
ji-ma(V/VI) laandama yaandama
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaandama vyaandama
n(IX/X) yaandama zaandama
u(XI) waandama see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwaandama
pa(XVI) paandama
mu(XVIII) mwaandama
Perfect positive subject concord + -meandama
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshaandama
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jaandama
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kiandama
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipoandama
Consecutive kaandama / positive subject concord + -kaandama
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaandame
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -niandama -tuandama
2nd person -kuandama -waandama/-kuandameni/-waandameni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mwandama -waandama
m-mi(III/IV) -uandama -iandama
ji-ma(V/VI) -liandama -yaandama
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiandama -viandama
n(IX/X) -iandama -ziandama
u(XI) -uandama see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kuandama
pa(XVI) -paandama
mu(XVIII) -muandama
Reflexive -jiandama
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -andama- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -andamaye -andamao
m-mi(III/IV) -andamao -andamayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -andamalo -andamayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -andamacho -andamavyo
n(IX/X) -andamayo -andamazo
u(XI) -andamao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -andamako
pa(XVI) -andamapo
mu(XVIII) -andamamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -andama)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yeandama -oandama
m-mi(III/IV) -oandama -yoandama
ji-ma(V/VI) -loandama -yoandama
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choandama -vyoandama
n(IX/X) -yoandama -zoandama
u(XI) -oandama see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -koandama
pa(XVI) -poandama
mu(XVIII) -moandama
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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