andama

Cebuano

Etymology

andam +‎ -a

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: an‧da‧ma

Verb

andama

1. imperative of andam

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-andama (infinitive kuandama)

1. to follow, accompany, succeed
   • 18th century, Abdallah bin Ali bin Nasir, Al-Inkishafi‎^[1], 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.

Derived terms

• Verbal derivations:
  • Passive: -andamwa
  • Reciprocal: -andamana

• Nominal derivations:
  • uandamaji (“procession, following”)