andaa

See also: andáa

Swahili

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

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Verb

-andaa (infinitive kuandaa)

1. to prepare (to make ready for a specific future purpose)
2. to ready

Conjugation

Conjugation of -andaa
Positive present -naandaa Subjunctive -andae Negative -andai Imperative singular andaa
Infinitives
Positive kuandaa Negative kutoandaa
Imperatives
Singular andaa Plural andaeni
Tensed forms
Habitual huandaa Positive past positive subject concord + -liandaa Negative past negative subject concord + -kuandaa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naandaa) Singular Plural 1st person ninaandaa/naandaa tunaandaa 2nd person unaandaa mnaandaa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaandaa wanaandaa other classes positive subject concord + -naandaa
Negative present (negative subject concord + -andai) Singular Plural 1st person siandai hatuandai 2nd person huandai hamwandai 3rd person m-wa(I/II) haandai hawaandai other classes negative subject concord + -andai
Positive future positive subject concord + -taandaa Negative future negative subject concord + -taandaa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -andae) Singular Plural 1st person niandae tuandae 2nd person uandae mwandae 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aandae waandae other classes positive subject concord + -andae
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siandae Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeandaa Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeandaa Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliandaa Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliandaa
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aandaa) Singular Plural 1st person naandaa twaandaa 2nd person waandaa mwaandaa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aandaa waandaa m-mi(III/IV) waandaa yaandaa ji-ma(V/VI) laandaa yaandaa ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaandaa vyaandaa n(IX/X) yaandaa zaandaa u(XI) waandaa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwaandaa pa(XVI) paandaa mu(XVIII) mwaandaa
Perfect positive subject concord + -meandaa "Already" positive subject concord + -meshaandaa "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jaandaa "If/When" positive subject concord + -kiandaa "If not" positive subject concord + -sipoandaa Consecutive kaandaa / positive subject concord + -kaandaa Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaandae
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -niandaa -tuandaa 2nd person -kuandaa -waandaa/-kuandaeni/-waandaeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mwandaa -waandaa m-mi(III/IV) -uandaa -iandaa ji-ma(V/VI) -liandaa -yaandaa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiandaa -viandaa n(IX/X) -iandaa -ziandaa u(XI) -uandaa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuandaa pa(XVI) -paandaa mu(XVIII) -muandaa Reflexive -jiandaa
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -andaa- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -andaaye -andaao m-mi(III/IV) -andaao -andaayo ji-ma(V/VI) -andaalo -andaayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -andaacho -andaavyo n(IX/X) -andaayo -andaazo u(XI) -andaao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -andaako pa(XVI) -andaapo mu(XVIII) -andaamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -andaa) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yeandaa -oandaa m-mi(III/IV) -oandaa -yoandaa ji-ma(V/VI) -loandaa -yoandaa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choandaa -vyoandaa n(IX/X) -yoandaa -zoandaa u(XI) -oandaa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -koandaa pa(XVI) -poandaa mu(XVIII) -moandaa
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:
  • Applicative: -andalia
  • Passive: -andaliwa
  • Stative: -andika (“to write”)

• Nominal derivations:
  • mwandaaji (“preparer”)
  • uandaaji (“preparing”)