tandwa

Swahili

Verb

-tandwa (infinitive kutandwa)

  1. Passive form of -tanda

Conjugation

Conjugation of -tandwa
Positive present -natandwa
Subjunctive -tandwe
Negative -tandwi
Imperative singular tandwa
Infinitives
Positive kutandwa
Negative kutotandwa
Imperatives
Singular tandwa
Plural tandweni
Tensed forms
Habitual hutandwa
Positive past positive subject concord + -litandwa
Negative past negative subject concord + -kutandwa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -natandwa)
Singular Plural
1st person ninatandwa/natandwa tunatandwa
2nd person unatandwa mnatandwa
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anatandwa wanatandwa
other classes positive subject concord + -natandwa
Negative present (negative subject concord + -tandwi)
Singular Plural
1st person sitandwi hatutandwi
2nd person hutandwi hamtandwi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hatandwi hawatandwi
other classes negative subject concord + -tandwi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tatandwa
Negative future negative subject concord + -tatandwa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -tandwe)
Singular Plural
1st person nitandwe tutandwe
2nd person utandwe mtandwe
3rd person m-wa(I/II) atandwe watandwe
other classes positive subject concord + -tandwe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sitandwe
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngetandwa
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singetandwa
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalitandwa
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalitandwa
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -atandwa)
Singular Plural
1st person natandwa twatandwa
2nd person watandwa mwatandwa
3rd person m-wa(I/II) atandwa watandwa
m-mi(III/IV) watandwa yatandwa
ji-ma(V/VI) latandwa yatandwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chatandwa vyatandwa
n(IX/X) yatandwa zatandwa
u(XI) watandwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwatandwa
pa(XVI) patandwa
mu(XVIII) mwatandwa
Perfect positive subject concord + -metandwa
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshatandwa
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jatandwa
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kitandwa
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipotandwa
Consecutive katandwa / positive subject concord + -katandwa
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -katandwe
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nitandwa -tutandwa
2nd person -kutandwa -watandwa/-kutandweni/-watandweni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mtandwa -watandwa
m-mi(III/IV) -utandwa -itandwa
ji-ma(V/VI) -litandwa -yatandwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kitandwa -vitandwa
n(IX/X) -itandwa -zitandwa
u(XI) -utandwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kutandwa
pa(XVI) -patandwa
mu(XVIII) -mutandwa
Reflexive -jitandwa
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -tandwa- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -tandwaye -tandwao
m-mi(III/IV) -tandwao -tandwayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -tandwalo -tandwayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -tandwacho -tandwavyo
n(IX/X) -tandwayo -tandwazo
u(XI) -tandwao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -tandwako
pa(XVI) -tandwapo
mu(XVIII) -tandwamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -tandwa)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yetandwa -otandwa
m-mi(III/IV) -otandwa -yotandwa
ji-ma(V/VI) -lotandwa -yotandwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chotandwa -vyotandwa
n(IX/X) -yotandwa -zotandwa
u(XI) -otandwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kotandwa
pa(XVI) -potandwa
mu(XVIII) -motandwa
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.