andikia

Swahili

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Verb

-andikia (infinitive kuandikia)

1. Applicative form of -andika: to write to someone

Conjugation

Conjugation of -andikia
Positive present -naandikia Subjunctive -andikie Negative -andikii Imperative singular andikia
Infinitives
Positive kuandikia Negative kutoandikia
Imperatives
Singular andikia Plural andikieni
Tensed forms
Habitual huandikia Positive past positive subject concord + -liandikia Negative past negative subject concord + -kuandikia
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naandikia) Singular Plural 1st person ninaandikia/naandikia tunaandikia 2nd person unaandikia mnaandikia 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaandikia wanaandikia other classes positive subject concord + -naandikia
Negative present (negative subject concord + -andikii) Singular Plural 1st person siandikii hatuandikii 2nd person huandikii hamwandikii 3rd person m-wa(I/II) haandikii hawaandikii other classes negative subject concord + -andikii
Positive future positive subject concord + -taandikia Negative future negative subject concord + -taandikia
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -andikie) Singular Plural 1st person niandikie tuandikie 2nd person uandikie mwandikie 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aandikie waandikie other classes positive subject concord + -andikie
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siandikie Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeandikia Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeandikia Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliandikia Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliandikia
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aandikia) Singular Plural 1st person naandikia twaandikia 2nd person waandikia mwaandikia 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aandikia waandikia m-mi(III/IV) waandikia yaandikia ji-ma(V/VI) laandikia yaandikia ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaandikia vyaandikia n(IX/X) yaandikia zaandikia u(XI) waandikia see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwaandikia pa(XVI) paandikia mu(XVIII) mwaandikia
Perfect positive subject concord + -meandikia "Already" positive subject concord + -meshaandikia "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jaandikia "If/When" positive subject concord + -kiandikia "If not" positive subject concord + -sipoandikia Consecutive kaandikia / positive subject concord + -kaandikia Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaandikie
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -niandikia -tuandikia 2nd person -kuandikia -waandikia/-kuandikieni/-waandikieni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mwandikia -waandikia m-mi(III/IV) -uandikia -iandikia ji-ma(V/VI) -liandikia -yaandikia ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiandikia -viandikia n(IX/X) -iandikia -ziandikia u(XI) -uandikia see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuandikia pa(XVI) -paandikia mu(XVIII) -muandikia Reflexive -jiandikia
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -andikia- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -andikiaye -andikiao m-mi(III/IV) -andikiao -andikiayo ji-ma(V/VI) -andikialo -andikiayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -andikiacho -andikiavyo n(IX/X) -andikiayo -andikiazo u(XI) -andikiao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -andikiako pa(XVI) -andikiapo mu(XVIII) -andikiamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -andikia) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yeandikia -oandikia m-mi(III/IV) -oandikia -yoandikia ji-ma(V/VI) -loandikia -yoandikia ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choandikia -vyoandikia n(IX/X) -yoandikia -zoandikia u(XI) -oandikia see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -koandikia pa(XVI) -poandikia mu(XVIII) -moandikia
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

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  • Reciprocal: -andikiana