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andika
andika
Swahili
Verb
-andika (infinitive kuandika)
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Conjugation
affirmative conjugation of andika
| infinitive | kuandika | |||||||||
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| singular person | ||||||||||
| 1st person mimi |
2nd person wewe |
3rd person/Class 1 yeye/(m) |
Class 3 (m) |
Class 5 (ji) |
Class 7 (ki) |
Class 9 (n) |
Class 11/14 (u) |
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| indicative | general | naandika | waandika | aandika | waandika | laandika | chaandika | yaandika | waandika | |
| progressive | ninaandika | unaandika | anaandika | unaandika | linaandika | kinaandika | inaandika | unaandika | ||
| habitual | huandika | |||||||||
| past | niliandika | uliandika | aliandika | uliandika | liliandika | kiliandika | iliandika | uliandika | ||
| perfect | nimeandika | umeandika | ameandika | umeandika | limeandika | kimeandika | imeandika | umeandika | ||
| future | nitaandika | utaandika | ataandika | utaandika | litaandika | kitaandika | itaandika | utaandika | ||
| consecutive | nikaandika | ukaandika | akaandika | ukaandika | likaandika | kikaandika | ikaandika | ukaandika | ||
| conditional | present | ningeandika | ungeandika | angeandika | ungeandika | lingeandika | kingeandika | ingeandika | ungeandika | |
| past | ningaliandika | ungaliandika | angaliandika | ungaliandika | lingaliandika | kingaliandika | ingaliandika | ungaliandika | ||
| subjunctive | general | niandike | uandike | aandike | uandike | liandike | kiandike | iandike | uandike | |
| consecutive | nikaandike | ukaandike | akaandike | ukaandike | likaandike | kikaandike | ikaandike | ukaandike | ||
| comitative | nikiandika | ukiandika | akiandika | ukiandika | likiandika | kikiandika | ikiandika | ukiandika | ||
| imperative | andika! __andike!‡ |
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| plural person | ||||||||||
| 1st person sisi |
2nd person ninyi |
3rd person/Class 2 wao/(wa) |
Class 4 (mi) |
Class 6 (ma) |
Class 8 (vi) |
Class 10 (n) |
Class 10 (n)† |
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| indicative | general | twaandika | mwaandika | waandika | yaandika | yaandika | vyaandika | zaandika | zaandika | |
| progressive | tunaandika | mnaandika | wanaandika | inaandika | yanaandika | vinaandika | zinaandika | zinaandika | ||
| habitual | huandika | |||||||||
| past | tuliandika | mliandika | waliandika | iliandika | yaliandika | viliandika | ziliandika | ziliandika | ||
| perfect | tumeandika | mmeandika | wameandika | imeandika | yameandika | vimeandika | zimeandika | zimeandika | ||
| future | tutaandika | mtaandika | wataandika | itaandika | yataandika | vitaandika | zitaandika | zitaandika | ||
| consecutive | tukaandika | mkaandika | wakaandika | ikaandika | yakaandika | vikaandika | zikaandika | zikaandika | ||
| conditional | present | tungeandika | mngeandika | wangeandika | ingeandika | yangeandika | vingeandika | zingeandika | zingeandika | |
| past | tungaliandika | mngaliandika | wangaliandika | ingaliandika | yangaliandika | vingaliandika | zingaliandika | zingaliandika | ||
| subjunctive | general | tuandike | mandike | waandike | iandike | yaandike | viandike | ziandike | ziandike | |
| consecutive | tukaandike | mkaandike | wakaandike | ikaandike | yakaandike | vikaandike | zikaandike | zikaandike | ||
| comitative | tukiandika | mkiandika | wakiandika | ikiandika | yakiandika | vikiandika | zikiandika | zikiandika | ||
| imperative | tuandike | andikeni! __andikeni!‡ |
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†Plural for Class 11 nouns only; No plural for identical nouns of Class 14 that share the same affix
‡Imperatives that take an object use the second form
negative conjugation of andika
| infinitive | kutoandika or kutokuandika | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular person | ||||||||||
| 1st person mimi |
2nd person wewe |
3rd person/Class 1 yeye/(m) |
Class 3 (m) |
Class 5 (ji) |
Class 7 (ki) |
Class 9 (n) |
Class 11/14 (u) |
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| indicative | general | siandiki | huandiki | haandiki | hauandiki | haliandiki | hakiandiki | haiandiki | hauandiki | |
| progressive | Use General Form | Use General Form | Use General Form | Use General Form | Use General Form | Use General Form | Use General Form | Use General Form | ||
| habitual | Use General Form | |||||||||
| past | sikuandika | hukuandika | hakuandika | haukuandika | halikuandika | hakikuandika | haikuandika | haukuandika | ||
| perfect | sijaandika | hujaandika | hajaandika | haujaandika | halijaandika | hakijaandika | haijaandika | haujaandika | ||
| future | sitaandika | hutaandika | hataandika | hautaandika | halitaandika | hakitaandika | haitaandika | hautaandika | ||
| consecutive | Use Subjunctive Form | Use Subjunctive Form | Use Subjunctive Form | Use Subjunctive Form | Use Subjunctive Form | Use Subjunctive Form | Use Subjunctive Form | Use Subjunctive Form | ||
| conditional | present | nisingeandika | usingeandika | asingeandika | usingeandika | lisingeandika | kisingeandika | isingeandika | usingeandika | |
| past | nisingaliandika | usingaliandika | asingaliandika | usingaliandika | lisingaliandika | kisingaliandika | isingaliandika | usingaliandika | ||
| subjunctive | general | nisiandike | usiandike | asiandike | usiandike | lisiandike | kisiandike | isiandike | usiandike | |
| consecutive | Use Subjunctive Form | Use Subjunctive Form | Use Subjunctive Form | Use Subjunctive Form | Use Subjunctive Form | Use Subjunctive Form | Use Subjunctive Form | Use Subjunctive Form | ||
| comitative | nisipoandika | usipoandika | asipoandika | usipoandika | lisipoandika | kisipoandika | isipoandika | usipoandika | ||
| imperative | usiandike!‡ | |||||||||
| plural person | ||||||||||
| 1st person sisi |
2nd person ninyi |
3rd person/Class 2 wao/(wa) |
Class 4 (mi) |
Class 6 (ma) |
Class 8 (vi) |
Class 10 (n) |
Class 10 (n)† |
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| indicative | general | hatuandiki | hamandiki | hawaandiki | haiandiki | hayaandiki | haviandiki | haziandiki | haziandiki | |
| progressive | Use General Form | Use General Form | Use General Form | Use General Form | Use General Form | Use General Form | Use General Form | Use General Form | ||
| habitual | Use General Form | |||||||||
| past | hatukuandika | hamkuandika | hawakuandika | haikuandika | hayakuandika | havikuandika | hazikuandika | hazikuandika | ||
| perfect | hatujaandika | hamjaandika | hawajaandika | haijaandika | hayajaandika | havijaandika | hazijaandika | hazijaandika | ||
| future | hatutaandika | hamtaandika | hawataandika | haitaandika | hayataandika | havitaandika | hazitaandika | hazitaandika | ||
| consecutive | Use Subjunctive Form | Use Subjunctive Form | Use Subjunctive Form | Use Subjunctive Form | Use Subjunctive Form | Use Subjunctive Form | Use Subjunctive Form | Use Subjunctive Form | ||
| conditional | present | tusingeandika | msingeandika | wasingeandika | isingeandika | yasingeandika | visingeandika | zisingeandika | zisingeandika | |
| past | tusingaliandika | msingaliandika | wasingaliandika | isingaliandika | yasingaliandika | visingaliandika | zisingaliandika | zisingaliandika | ||
| subjunctive | general | tusiandike | msiandike | wasiandike | isiandike | yasiandike | visiandike | zisiandike | zisiandike | |
| consecutive | Use Subjunctive Form | Use Subjunctive Form | Use Subjunctive Form | Use Subjunctive Form | Use Subjunctive Form | Use Subjunctive Form | Use Subjunctive Form | Use Subjunctive Form | ||
| comitative | tusipoandika | msipoandika | wasipoandika | isipoandika | yasipoandika | visipoandika | zisipoandika | zisipoandika | ||
| imperative | tusiandike | msiandike!‡ | ||||||||
†Plural for Class 11 nouns only; No plural for identical nouns of Class 14 that share the same affix
‡Imperatives that take an object use the second form