gandika

Swahili

Verb

-gandika (infinitive kugandika)

1. Stative form of -ganda

Conjugation

Conjugation of -gandika
Positive present -nagandika Subjunctive -gandike Negative -gandiki Imperative singular gandika
Infinitives
Positive kugandika Negative kutogandika
Imperatives
Singular gandika Plural gandikeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hugandika Positive past positive subject concord + -ligandika Negative past negative subject concord + -kugandika
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nagandika) Singular Plural 1st person ninagandika/nagandika tunagandika 2nd person unagandika mnagandika 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anagandika wanagandika other classes positive subject concord + -nagandika
Negative present (negative subject concord + -gandiki) Singular Plural 1st person sigandiki hatugandiki 2nd person hugandiki hamgandiki 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hagandiki hawagandiki other classes negative subject concord + -gandiki
Positive future positive subject concord + -tagandika Negative future negative subject concord + -tagandika
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -gandike) Singular Plural 1st person nigandike tugandike 2nd person ugandike mgandike 3rd person m-wa(I/II) agandike wagandike other classes positive subject concord + -gandike
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sigandike Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngegandika Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singegandika Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaligandika Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaligandika
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -agandika) Singular Plural 1st person nagandika twagandika 2nd person wagandika mwagandika 3rd person m-wa(I/II) agandika wagandika m-mi(III/IV) wagandika yagandika ji-ma(V/VI) lagandika yagandika ki-vi(VII/VIII) chagandika vyagandika n(IX/X) yagandika zagandika u(XI) wagandika see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwagandika pa(XVI) pagandika mu(XVIII) mwagandika
Perfect positive subject concord + -megandika "Already" positive subject concord + -meshagandika "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jagandika "If/When" positive subject concord + -kigandika "If not" positive subject concord + -sipogandika Consecutive kagandika / positive subject concord + -kagandika Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kagandike
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nigandika -tugandika 2nd person -kugandika -wagandika/-kugandikeni/-wagandikeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mgandika -wagandika m-mi(III/IV) -ugandika -igandika ji-ma(V/VI) -ligandika -yagandika ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kigandika -vigandika n(IX/X) -igandika -zigandika u(XI) -ugandika see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kugandika pa(XVI) -pagandika mu(XVIII) -mugandika Reflexive -jigandika
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -gandika- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -gandikaye -gandikao m-mi(III/IV) -gandikao -gandikayo ji-ma(V/VI) -gandikalo -gandikayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -gandikacho -gandikavyo n(IX/X) -gandikayo -gandikazo u(XI) -gandikao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -gandikako pa(XVI) -gandikapo mu(XVIII) -gandikamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -gandika) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yegandika -ogandika m-mi(III/IV) -ogandika -yogandika ji-ma(V/VI) -logandika -yogandika ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chogandika -vyogandika n(IX/X) -yogandika -zogandika u(XI) -ogandika see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kogandika pa(XVI) -pogandika mu(XVIII) -mogandika
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.