tandaza

Fanagalo

Etymology

From Zulu -thandaza.

Verb

tandaza

1. to pray

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-tandaza (infinitive kutandaza)

1. Causative form of -tanda: to spread

Conjugation

Conjugation of -tandaza
Positive present -natandaza Subjunctive -tandaze Negative -tandazi Imperative singular tandaza
Infinitives
Positive kutandaza Negative kutotandaza
Imperatives
Singular tandaza Plural tandazeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hutandaza Positive past positive subject concord + -litandaza Negative past negative subject concord + -kutandaza
Positive present (positive subject concord + -natandaza) Singular Plural 1st person ninatandaza/natandaza tunatandaza 2nd person unatandaza mnatandaza 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anatandaza wanatandaza other classes positive subject concord + -natandaza
Negative present (negative subject concord + -tandazi) Singular Plural 1st person sitandazi hatutandazi 2nd person hutandazi hamtandazi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hatandazi hawatandazi other classes negative subject concord + -tandazi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tatandaza Negative future negative subject concord + -tatandaza
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -tandaze) Singular Plural 1st person nitandaze tutandaze 2nd person utandaze mtandaze 3rd person m-wa(I/II) atandaze watandaze other classes positive subject concord + -tandaze
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sitandaze Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngetandaza Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singetandaza Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalitandaza Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalitandaza
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -atandaza) Singular Plural 1st person natandaza twatandaza 2nd person watandaza mwatandaza 3rd person m-wa(I/II) atandaza watandaza m-mi(III/IV) watandaza yatandaza ji-ma(V/VI) latandaza yatandaza ki-vi(VII/VIII) chatandaza vyatandaza n(IX/X) yatandaza zatandaza u(XI) watandaza see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwatandaza pa(XVI) patandaza mu(XVIII) mwatandaza
Perfect positive subject concord + -metandaza "Already" positive subject concord + -meshatandaza "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jatandaza "If/When" positive subject concord + -kitandaza "If not" positive subject concord + -sipotandaza Consecutive katandaza / positive subject concord + -katandaza Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -katandaze
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nitandaza -tutandaza 2nd person -kutandaza -watandaza/-kutandazeni/-watandazeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mtandaza -watandaza m-mi(III/IV) -utandaza -itandaza ji-ma(V/VI) -litandaza -yatandaza ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kitandaza -vitandaza n(IX/X) -itandaza -zitandaza u(XI) -utandaza see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kutandaza pa(XVI) -patandaza mu(XVIII) -mutandaza Reflexive -jitandaza
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -tandaza- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -tandazaye -tandazao m-mi(III/IV) -tandazao -tandazayo ji-ma(V/VI) -tandazalo -tandazayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -tandazacho -tandazavyo n(IX/X) -tandazayo -tandazazo u(XI) -tandazao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -tandazako pa(XVI) -tandazapo mu(XVIII) -tandazamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -tandaza) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yetandaza -otandaza m-mi(III/IV) -otandaza -yotandaza ji-ma(V/VI) -lotandaza -yotandaza ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chotandaza -vyotandaza n(IX/X) -yotandaza -zotandaza u(XI) -otandaza see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kotandaza pa(XVI) -potandaza mu(XVIII) -motandaza
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.