-andaa (“to put in order”) + -ama.
-andama (infinitive kuandama)
- to follow, accompany, succeed
18th century, Abdallah bin Ali bin Nasir, Al-Inkishafi[1], translation from R. Allen (1946) “Inkishafi—a translation from the Swahili”, in African Studies, volume 5, number 4, →DOI, pages 243–249, stanza 12:هُيُوِ دُنِيَ اِيْنَ غُرُرِ ، دِيَ زَتَتَسِ هُزَدَمَيِْ،- Huyui dunia ina ghururi? ndia za-tatasi huzandamaye?
- This world is deceitful, why follow its ways?
| Conjugation of -andama
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| Positive present
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-naandama
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| Subjunctive
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-andame
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| Negative
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-andami
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| Imperative singular
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andama
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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huandama
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -liandama
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kuandama
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -naandama)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninaandama/naandama
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tunaandama
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| 2nd person
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unaandama
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mnaandama
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anaandama
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wanaandama
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -naandama
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -andami)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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siandami
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hatuandami
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| 2nd person
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huandami
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hamwandami
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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haandami
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hawaandami
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -andami
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -taandama
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -taandama
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -andame)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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niandame
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tuandame
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| 2nd person
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uandame
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mwandame
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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aandame
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waandame
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -andame
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -siandame
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngeandama
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singeandama
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngaliandama
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singaliandama
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -meandama
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshaandama
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jaandama
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kiandama
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipoandama
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| Consecutive
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kaandama / positive subject concord + -kaandama
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kaandame
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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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