andaa

Swahili

Verb

-andaa (infinitive kuandaa)

to prepare (to make ready for a specific future purpose)
to ready

Conjugation

Conjugation of -andaa

Non-finite forms

Form

Positive

Negative

Infinitive

kuandaa

kutoandaa

Simple finite forms

Positive form

Singular

Plural

Imperative

andaa

andaeni

Habitual

huandaa

Complex finite forms

Polarity

Persons

Persons / Classes

Classes

1st

2nd

3rd / M-wa

M-mi

Ma

Ki-vi

N

U

Ku

Pa

Mu

Sg.

Pl.

Sg.

Pl.

Sg. / 1

Pl. / 2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11 / 14

15 / 17

16

18

Past
Positive	niliandaa naliandaa	tuliandaa twaliandaa	uliandaa waliandaa	mliandaa mwaliandaa	aliandaa	waliandaa	uliandaa	iliandaa	liliandaa	yaliandaa	kiliandaa	viliandaa	iliandaa	ziliandaa	uliandaa	kuliandaa	paliandaa	muliandaa
Relative	nilioandaa nalioandaa	tulioandaa twalioandaa	ulioandaa walioandaa	mlioandaa mwalioandaa	alioandaa	walioandaa	ulioandaa	ilioandaa	lilioandaa	yalioandaa	kilioandaa	vilioandaa	ilioandaa	zilioandaa	ulioandaa	kulioandaa	palioandaa	mulioandaa
Negative	sikuandaa	hatukuandaa	hukuandaa	hamkuandaa	hakuandaa	hawakuandaa	haukuandaa	haikuandaa	halikuandaa	hayakuandaa	hakikuandaa	havikuandaa	haikuandaa	hazikuandaa	haukuandaa	hakukuandaa	hapakuandaa	hamukuandaa

Present
Positive	ninaandaa naandaa	tunaandaa	unaandaa	mnaandaa	anaandaa	wanaandaa	unaandaa	inaandaa	linaandaa	yanaandaa	kinaandaa	vinaandaa	inaandaa	zinaandaa	unaandaa	kunaandaa	panaandaa	munaandaa
Relative	ninaoandaa naoandaa	tunaoandaa	unaoandaa	mnaoandaa	anaoandaa	wanaoandaa	unaoandaa	inaoandaa	linaoandaa	yanaoandaa	kinaoandaa	vinaoandaa	inaoandaa	zinaoandaa	unaoandaa	kunaoandaa	panaoandaa	munaoandaa
Negative	siandai	hatuandai	huandai	hamandai	haandai	hawaandai	hauandai	haiandai	haliandai	hayaandai	hakiandai	haviandai	haiandai	haziandai	hauandai	hakuandai	hapaandai	hamuandai

Future
Positive	nitaandaa	tutaandaa	utaandaa	mtaandaa	ataandaa	wataandaa	utaandaa	itaandaa	litaandaa	yataandaa	kitaandaa	vitaandaa	itaandaa	zitaandaa	utaandaa	kutaandaa	pataandaa	mutaandaa
Relative	nitakaoandaa	tutakaoandaa	utakaoandaa	mtakaoandaa	atakaoandaa	watakaoandaa	utakaoandaa	itakaoandaa	litakaoandaa	yatakaoandaa	kitakaoandaa	vitakaoandaa	itakaoandaa	zitakaoandaa	utakaoandaa	kutakaoandaa	patakaoandaa	mutakaoandaa
Negative	sitaandaa	hatutaandaa	hutaandaa	hamtaandaa	hataandaa	hawataandaa	hautaandaa	haitaandaa	halitaandaa	hayataandaa	hakitaandaa	havitaandaa	haitaandaa	hazitaandaa	hautaandaa	hakutaandaa	hapataandaa	hamutaandaa

Subjunctive
Positive	niandae	tuandae	uandae	mandae	aandae	waandae	uandae	iandae	liandae	yaandae	kiandae	viandae	iandae	ziandae	uandae	kuandae	paandae	muandae
Negative	nisiandae	tusiandae	usiandae	msiandae	asiandae	wasiandae	usiandae	isiandae	lisiandae	yasiandae	kisiandae	visiandae	isiandae	zisiandae	usiandae	kusiandae	pasiandae	musiandae

Present Conditional
Positive	ningeandaa	tungeandaa	ungeandaa	mngeandaa	angeandaa	wangeandaa	ungeandaa	ingeandaa	lingeandaa	yangeandaa	kingeandaa	vingeandaa	ingeandaa	zingeandaa	ungeandaa	kungeandaa	pangeandaa	mungeandaa
Negative	nisingeandaa singeandaa	tusingeandaa hatungeandaa	usingeandaa hungeandaa	msingeandaa hamngeandaa	asingeandaa hangeandaa	wasingeandaa hawangeandaa	usingeandaa haungeandaa	isingeandaa haingeandaa	lisingeandaa halingeandaa	yasingeandaa hayangeandaa	kisingeandaa hakingeandaa	visingeandaa havingeandaa	isingeandaa haingeandaa	zisingeandaa hazingeandaa	usingeandaa haungeandaa	kusingeandaa hakungeandaa	pasingeandaa hapangeandaa	musingeandaa hamungeandaa

Past Conditional
Positive	ningaliandaa	tungaliandaa	ungaliandaa	mngaliandaa	angaliandaa	wangaliandaa	ungaliandaa	ingaliandaa	lingaliandaa	yangaliandaa	kingaliandaa	vingaliandaa	ingaliandaa	zingaliandaa	ungaliandaa	kungaliandaa	pangaliandaa	mungaliandaa
Negative	nisingaliandaa singaliandaa	tusingaliandaa hatungaliandaa	usingaliandaa hungaliandaa	msingaliandaa hamngaliandaa	asingaliandaa hangaliandaa	wasingaliandaa hawangaliandaa	usingaliandaa haungaliandaa	isingaliandaa haingaliandaa	lisingaliandaa halingaliandaa	yasingaliandaa hayangaliandaa	kisingaliandaa hakingaliandaa	visingaliandaa havingaliandaa	isingaliandaa haingaliandaa	zisingaliandaa hazingaliandaa	usingaliandaa haungaliandaa	kusingaliandaa hakungaliandaa	pasingaliandaa hapangaliandaa	musingaliandaa hamungaliandaa

Conditional Contrary to Fact
Positive	ningeliandaa	tungeliandaa	ungeliandaa	mngeliandaa	angeliandaa	wangeliandaa	ungeliandaa	ingeliandaa	lingeliandaa	yangeliandaa	kingeliandaa	vingeliandaa	ingeliandaa	zingeliandaa	ungeliandaa	kungeliandaa	pangeliandaa	mungeliandaa

General Relative
Positive	niandaao	tuandaao	uandaao	mandaao	aandaao	waandaao	uandaao	iandaao	liandaao	yaandaao	kiandaao	viandaao	iandaao	ziandaao	uandaao	kuandaao	paandaao	muandaao
Negative	nisioandaa	tusioandaa	usioandaa	msioandaa	asioandaa	wasioandaa	usioandaa	isioandaa	lisioandaa	yasioandaa	kisioandaa	visioandaa	isioandaa	zisioandaa	usioandaa	kusioandaa	pasioandaa	musioandaa

Gnomic
Positive	naandaa	twaandaa	waandaa	mwaandaa	aandaa	waandaa	waandaa	yaandaa	laandaa	yaandaa	chaandaa	vyaandaa	yaandaa	zaandaa	waandaa	kwaandaa	paandaa	mwaandaa

Perfect
Positive	nimeandaa	tumeandaa	umeandaa	mmeandaa	ameandaa	wameandaa	umeandaa	imeandaa	limeandaa	yameandaa	kimeandaa	vimeandaa	imeandaa	zimeandaa	umeandaa	kumeandaa	pameandaa	mumeandaa

"Already"
Positive	nimeshaandaa	tumeshaandaa	umeshaandaa	mmeshaandaa	ameshaandaa	wameshaandaa	umeshaandaa	imeshaandaa	limeshaandaa	yameshaandaa	kimeshaandaa	vimeshaandaa	imeshaandaa	zimeshaandaa	umeshaandaa	kumeshaandaa	pameshaandaa	mumeshaandaa

"Not yet"
Negative	sijaandaa	hatujaandaa	hujaandaa	hamjaandaa	hajaandaa	hawajaandaa	haujaandaa	haijaandaa	halijaandaa	hayajaandaa	hakijaandaa	havijaandaa	haijaandaa	hazijaandaa	haujaandaa	hakujaandaa	hapajaandaa	hamujaandaa

"If/When"
Positive	nikiandaa	tukiandaa	ukiandaa	mkiandaa	akiandaa	wakiandaa	ukiandaa	ikiandaa	likiandaa	yakiandaa	kikiandaa	vikiandaa	ikiandaa	zikiandaa	ukiandaa	kukiandaa	pakiandaa	mukiandaa

"If not"
Negative	nisipoandaa	tusipoandaa	usipoandaa	msipoandaa	asipoandaa	wasipoandaa	usipoandaa	isipoandaa	lisipoandaa	yasipoandaa	kisipoandaa	visipoandaa	isipoandaa	zisipoandaa	usipoandaa	kusipoandaa	pasipoandaa	musipoandaa

Consecutive
Positive	nikaandaa	tukaandaa	ukaandaa	mkaandaa	akaandaa	wakaandaa	ukaandaa	ikaandaa	likaandaa	yakaandaa	kikaandaa	vikaandaa	ikaandaa	zikaandaa	ukaandaa	kukaandaa	pakaandaa	mukaandaa

Not all possible forms are listed in the table. Transitive verbs can take object concords, relative concords can agree with all noun classes, and many other 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 (“write”)