Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-shindikana (infinitive kushindikana)
- Reciprocal form of -shindika: to become difficult
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -shindikana
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| Positive present
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-nashindikana
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| Subjunctive
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-shindikane
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| Negative
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-shindikani
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| Imperative singular
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shindikana
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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shindikana
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| Plural
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shindikaneni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hushindikana
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -lishindikana
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kushindikana
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nashindikana)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninashindikana/nashindikana
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tunashindikana
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| 2nd person
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unashindikana
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mnashindikana
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anashindikana
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wanashindikana
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nashindikana
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -shindikani)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sishindikani
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hatushindikani
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| 2nd person
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hushindikani
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hamshindikani
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hashindikani
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hawashindikani
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -shindikani
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tashindikana
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tashindikana
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -shindikane)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nishindikane
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tushindikane
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| 2nd person
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ushindikane
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mshindikane
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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ashindikane
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washindikane
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -shindikane
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sishindikane
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngeshindikana
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singeshindikana
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalishindikana
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalishindikana
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -ashindikana)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nashindikana
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twashindikana
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| 2nd person
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washindikana
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mwashindikana
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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ashindikana
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washindikana
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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washindikana
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yashindikana
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lashindikana
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yashindikana
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chashindikana
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vyashindikana
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| n(IX/X)
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yashindikana
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zashindikana
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| u(XI)
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washindikana
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwashindikana
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| pa(XVI)
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pashindikana
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwashindikana
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -meshindikana
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshashindikana
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jashindikana
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kishindikana
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -siposhindikana
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| Consecutive
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kashindikana / positive subject concord + -kashindikana
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kashindikane
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| Object concord
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + -shindikana- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-shindikanaye
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-shindikanao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-shindikanao
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-shindikanayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-shindikanalo
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-shindikanayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-shindikanacho
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-shindikanavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-shindikanayo
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-shindikanazo
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| u(XI)
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-shindikanao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-shindikanako
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| pa(XVI)
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-shindikanapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-shindikanamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + -shindikana)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yeshindikana
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-oshindikana
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-oshindikana
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-yoshindikana
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-loshindikana
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-yoshindikana
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-choshindikana
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-vyoshindikana
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| n(IX/X)
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-yoshindikana
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-zoshindikana
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| u(XI)
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-oshindikana
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-koshindikana
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| pa(XVI)
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-poshindikana
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| mu(XVIII)
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-moshindikana
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| 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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