andika

See also: andĩka

Swahili

Etymology

From -andaa (“to ready, set, prepare”) +‎ -ika (“stative affix”). Literally, for a pen to be set to paper.

Verb

-andika (infinitive kuandika)

write
draw
Stative form of -andaa: be set, put in order

Conjugation

Conjugation of -andika

Non-finite forms

Form

Positive

Negative

Infinitive

kuandika

kutoandika

Simple finite forms

Positive form

Singular

Plural

Imperative

andika

andikeni

Habitual

huandika

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

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15 / 17

16

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Past
Positive	niliandika naliandika	tuliandika twaliandika	uliandika waliandika	mliandika mwaliandika	aliandika	waliandika	uliandika	iliandika	liliandika	yaliandika	kiliandika	viliandika	iliandika	ziliandika	uliandika	kuliandika	paliandika	muliandika
Relative	nilioandika nalioandika	tulioandika twalioandika	ulioandika walioandika	mlioandika mwalioandika	alioandika	walioandika	ulioandika	ilioandika	lilioandika	yalioandika	kilioandika	vilioandika	ilioandika	zilioandika	ulioandika	kulioandika	palioandika	mulioandika
Negative	sikuandika	hatukuandika	hukuandika	hamkuandika	hakuandika	hawakuandika	haukuandika	haikuandika	halikuandika	hayakuandika	hakikuandika	havikuandika	haikuandika	hazikuandika	haukuandika	hakukuandika	hapakuandika	hamukuandika

Present
Positive	ninaandika naandika	tunaandika	unaandika	mnaandika	anaandika	wanaandika	unaandika	inaandika	linaandika	yanaandika	kinaandika	vinaandika	inaandika	zinaandika	unaandika	kunaandika	panaandika	munaandika
Relative	ninaoandika naoandika	tunaoandika	unaoandika	mnaoandika	anaoandika	wanaoandika	unaoandika	inaoandika	linaoandika	yanaoandika	kinaoandika	vinaoandika	inaoandika	zinaoandika	unaoandika	kunaoandika	panaoandika	munaoandika
Negative	siandiki	hatuandiki	huandiki	hamandiki	haandiki	hawaandiki	hauandiki	haiandiki	haliandiki	hayaandiki	hakiandiki	haviandiki	haiandiki	haziandiki	hauandiki	hakuandiki	hapaandiki	hamuandiki

Future
Positive	nitaandika	tutaandika	utaandika	mtaandika	ataandika	wataandika	utaandika	itaandika	litaandika	yataandika	kitaandika	vitaandika	itaandika	zitaandika	utaandika	kutaandika	pataandika	mutaandika
Relative	nitakaoandika	tutakaoandika	utakaoandika	mtakaoandika	atakaoandika	watakaoandika	utakaoandika	itakaoandika	litakaoandika	yatakaoandika	kitakaoandika	vitakaoandika	itakaoandika	zitakaoandika	utakaoandika	kutakaoandika	patakaoandika	mutakaoandika
Negative	sitaandika	hatutaandika	hutaandika	hamtaandika	hataandika	hawataandika	hautaandika	haitaandika	halitaandika	hayataandika	hakitaandika	havitaandika	haitaandika	hazitaandika	hautaandika	hakutaandika	hapataandika	hamutaandika

Subjunctive
Positive	niandike	tuandike	uandike	mandike	aandike	waandike	uandike	iandike	liandike	yaandike	kiandike	viandike	iandike	ziandike	uandike	kuandike	paandike	muandike
Negative	nisiandike	tusiandike	usiandike	msiandike	asiandike	wasiandike	usiandike	isiandike	lisiandike	yasiandike	kisiandike	visiandike	isiandike	zisiandike	usiandike	kusiandike	pasiandike	musiandike

Present Conditional
Positive	ningeandika	tungeandika	ungeandika	mngeandika	angeandika	wangeandika	ungeandika	ingeandika	lingeandika	yangeandika	kingeandika	vingeandika	ingeandika	zingeandika	ungeandika	kungeandika	pangeandika	mungeandika
Negative	nisingeandika singeandika	tusingeandika hatungeandika	usingeandika hungeandika	msingeandika hamngeandika	asingeandika hangeandika	wasingeandika hawangeandika	usingeandika haungeandika	isingeandika haingeandika	lisingeandika halingeandika	yasingeandika hayangeandika	kisingeandika hakingeandika	visingeandika havingeandika	isingeandika haingeandika	zisingeandika hazingeandika	usingeandika haungeandika	kusingeandika hakungeandika	pasingeandika hapangeandika	musingeandika hamungeandika

Past Conditional
Positive	ningaliandika	tungaliandika	ungaliandika	mngaliandika	angaliandika	wangaliandika	ungaliandika	ingaliandika	lingaliandika	yangaliandika	kingaliandika	vingaliandika	ingaliandika	zingaliandika	ungaliandika	kungaliandika	pangaliandika	mungaliandika
Negative	nisingaliandika singaliandika	tusingaliandika hatungaliandika	usingaliandika hungaliandika	msingaliandika hamngaliandika	asingaliandika hangaliandika	wasingaliandika hawangaliandika	usingaliandika haungaliandika	isingaliandika haingaliandika	lisingaliandika halingaliandika	yasingaliandika hayangaliandika	kisingaliandika hakingaliandika	visingaliandika havingaliandika	isingaliandika haingaliandika	zisingaliandika hazingaliandika	usingaliandika haungaliandika	kusingaliandika hakungaliandika	pasingaliandika hapangaliandika	musingaliandika hamungaliandika

Conditional Contrary to Fact
Positive	ningeliandika	tungeliandika	ungeliandika	mngeliandika	angeliandika	wangeliandika	ungeliandika	ingeliandika	lingeliandika	yangeliandika	kingeliandika	vingeliandika	ingeliandika	zingeliandika	ungeliandika	kungeliandika	pangeliandika	mungeliandika

General Relative
Positive	niandikao	tuandikao	uandikao	mandikao	aandikao	waandikao	uandikao	iandikao	liandikao	yaandikao	kiandikao	viandikao	iandikao	ziandikao	uandikao	kuandikao	paandikao	muandikao
Negative	nisioandika	tusioandika	usioandika	msioandika	asioandika	wasioandika	usioandika	isioandika	lisioandika	yasioandika	kisioandika	visioandika	isioandika	zisioandika	usioandika	kusioandika	pasioandika	musioandika

Gnomic
Positive	naandika	twaandika	waandika	mwaandika	aandika	waandika	waandika	yaandika	laandika	yaandika	chaandika	vyaandika	yaandika	zaandika	waandika	kwaandika	paandika	mwaandika

Perfect
Positive	nimeandika	tumeandika	umeandika	mmeandika	ameandika	wameandika	umeandika	imeandika	limeandika	yameandika	kimeandika	vimeandika	imeandika	zimeandika	umeandika	kumeandika	pameandika	mumeandika

"Already"
Positive	nimeshaandika	tumeshaandika	umeshaandika	mmeshaandika	ameshaandika	wameshaandika	umeshaandika	imeshaandika	limeshaandika	yameshaandika	kimeshaandika	vimeshaandika	imeshaandika	zimeshaandika	umeshaandika	kumeshaandika	pameshaandika	mumeshaandika

"Not yet"
Negative	sijaandika	hatujaandika	hujaandika	hamjaandika	hajaandika	hawajaandika	haujaandika	haijaandika	halijaandika	hayajaandika	hakijaandika	havijaandika	haijaandika	hazijaandika	haujaandika	hakujaandika	hapajaandika	hamujaandika

"If/When"
Positive	nikiandika	tukiandika	ukiandika	mkiandika	akiandika	wakiandika	ukiandika	ikiandika	likiandika	yakiandika	kikiandika	vikiandika	ikiandika	zikiandika	ukiandika	kukiandika	pakiandika	mukiandika

"If not"
Negative	nisipoandika	tusipoandika	usipoandika	msipoandika	asipoandika	wasipoandika	usipoandika	isipoandika	lisipoandika	yasipoandika	kisipoandika	visipoandika	isipoandika	zisipoandika	usipoandika	kusipoandika	pasipoandika	musipoandika

Consecutive
Positive	nikaandika	tukaandika	ukaandika	mkaandika	akaandika	wakaandika	ukaandika	ikaandika	likaandika	yakaandika	kikaandika	vikaandika	ikaandika	zikaandika	ukaandika	kukaandika	pakaandika	mukaandika

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: -andikia
- Causative: -andikisha
- Passive: -andikwa
- Reciprocal: -andikiana

Nominal derivations:
- andiko
- mwandiko
- mwandishi (“writer”)

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