linda
( derogatory ) Alternative letter-case form of Linda
From Portuguese lindo ( “ pretty ” ) .
linda (accusative singular lindan , plural lindaj , accusative plural lindajn )
( poetic ) pretty [ 1]
Synonym: beleta
( slang ) cute
Synonym: ĉarmeta
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From Zulu -linda , from Proto-Bantu *-dɪ̀nda .
linda
to wait
linda
indefinite genitive plural of lind
linda
indefinite accusative singular of lindi
indefinite dative singular of lindi
indefinite genitive singular of lindi
indefinite accusative plural of lindi
indefinite genitive plural of lindi
linda f sg
feminine singular of lindo
linda
nominative / accusative / genitive plural of lind
linda
feminine singular of lindo
linda f (plural lindas )
female equivalent of lindo
( Brazil ) cachaça
Deverbal from lindar .
linda f (plural lindas )
dividing line
limitation
linda
inflection of lindar :
third-person singular present indicative
second-person singular imperative
linda
feminine singular of lindo
linda
inflection of lindar :
third-person singular present indicative
second-person singular imperative
From Proto-Bantu *-dɪ̀nda .
-linda (infinitive kulinda )
to protect
Conjugation of -linda
Positive present
-na linda
Subjunctive
-linde
Negative
-lindi
Imperative singular
linda
Infinitives
Imperatives
Tensed forms
Habitual
hulinda
Positive past
positive subject concord + -li linda
Negative past
negative subject concord + -ku linda
Positive present (positive subject concord + -na linda)
Singular
Plural
1st person
ni nalinda/na linda
tu nalinda
2nd person
u nalinda
m nalinda
3rd person
m-wa(I/II)
a nalinda
wa nalinda
other classes
positive subject concord + -na linda
Negative present (negative subject concord + -lindi )
Singular
Plural
1st person
si lindi
hatu lindi
2nd person
hu lindi
ham lindi
3rd person
m-wa(I/II)
ha lindi
hawa lindi
other classes
negative subject concord + -lindi
Positive future
positive subject concord + -ta linda
Negative future
negative subject concord + -ta linda
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -linde )
Singular
Plural
1st person
ni linde
tu linde
2nd person
u linde
m linde
3rd person
m-wa(I/II)
a linde
wa linde
other classes
positive subject concord + -linde
Negative subjunctive
positive subject concord + -si linde
Positive present conditional
positive subject concord + -nge linda
Negative present conditional
positive subject concord + -singe linda
Positive past conditional
positive subject concord + -ngali linda
Negative past conditional
positive subject concord + -singali linda
Perfect
positive subject concord + -me linda
"Already"
positive subject concord + -mesha linda
"Not yet"
negative subject concord + -ja linda
"If/When"
positive subject concord + -ki linda
"If not"
positive subject concord + -sipo linda
Consecutive
kalinda / positive subject concord + -ka linda
Consecutive subjunctive
positive subject concord + -ka linde
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.
From Old Swedish linde , from Old Norse lindi ( “ belt; girdle; strap ” ) , likely related to Proto-Germanic *linþaz .
linda (present lindar , preterite lindade , supine lindat , imperative linda )
to wind ; to turn coils around something
Conjugation of linda (weak)
linda c
broad white cloth ( particularly ones used for swaddling )
( figurative ) an early stage
kväva något i sin linda stop something at an early stage (literally, “suffocate something in its swaddle ”)
From Proto-Bantu *-dɪ̀nda .
-linda
( intransitive ) to wait
( transitive ) to wait for, await
This verb needs an inflection-table template .
From Proto-Bantu *-dɪ̀nda .
-linda
( intransitive ) to wait
( transitive ) to wait for, await
( transitive ) to guard , watch over
Tone L
Infinitive
ukulinda
Positive
Negative
Infinitive
ukulinda
ukungalindi
Imperative
Simple
+ object concord
Singular
linda
-linde
Plural
lindani
-lindeni
Present
Positive absolute
Positive relative
Positive participial
Negative absolute
Negative relative
Negative participial
1st singular
ngiyalinda , ngilinda
engilindayo , engilinda
ngilinda
angilindi
engingalindi
ngingalindi
2nd singular
uyalinda , ulinda
olindayo , olinda
ulinda
awulindi
ongalindi
ungalindi
1st plural
siyalinda , silinda
esilindayo , esilinda
silinda
asilindi
esingalindi
singalindi
2nd plural
niyalinda , nilinda
enilindayo , enilinda
nilinda
anilindi
eningalindi
ningalindi
Class 1
uyalinda , ulinda
olindayo , olinda
elinda
akalindi
ongalindi
engalindi
Class 2
bayalinda , balinda
abalindayo , abalinda
belinda
abalindi
abangalindi
bengalindi
Class 3
uyalinda , ulinda
olindayo , olinda
ulinda
awulindi
ongalindi
ungalindi
Class 4
iyalinda , ilinda
elindayo , elinda
ilinda
ayilindi
engalindi
ingalindi
Class 5
liyalinda , lilinda
elilindayo , elilinda
lilinda
alilindi
elingalindi
lingalindi
Class 6
ayalinda , alinda
alindayo , alinda
elinda
awalindi
angalindi
engalindi
Class 7
siyalinda , silinda
esilindayo , esilinda
silinda
asilindi
esingalindi
singalindi
Class 8
ziyalinda , zilinda
ezilindayo , ezilinda
zilinda
azilindi
ezingalindi
zingalindi
Class 9
iyalinda , ilinda
elindayo , elinda
ilinda
ayilindi
engalindi
ingalindi
Class 10
ziyalinda , zilinda
ezilindayo , ezilinda
zilinda
azilindi
ezingalindi
zingalindi
Class 11
luyalinda , lulinda
olulindayo , olulinda
lulinda
alulindi
olungalindi
lungalindi
Class 14
buyalinda , bulinda
obulindayo , obulinda
bulinda
abulindi
obungalindi
bungalindi
Class 15
kuyalinda , kulinda
okulindayo , okulinda
kulinda
akulindi
okungalindi
kungalindi
Class 17
kuyalinda , kulinda
okulindayo , okulinda
kulinda
akulindi
okungalindi
kungalindi
Recent past
Positive absolute
Positive relative
Positive participial
Negative absolute
Negative relative
Negative participial
1st singular
ngilindile , ngilindē
engilindile , engilindē
ngilindile , ngilindē
angilindanga
engingalindanga
ngingalindanga
2nd singular
ulindile , ulindē
olindile , olindē
ulindile , ulindē
awulindanga
ongalindanga
ungalindanga
1st plural
silindile , silindē
esilindile , esilindē
silindile , silindē
asilindanga
esingalindanga
singalindanga
2nd plural
nilindile , nilindē
enilindile , enilindē
nilindile , nilindē
anilindanga
eningalindanga
ningalindanga
Class 1
ulindile , ulindē
olindile , olindē
elindile , elindē
akalindanga
ongalindanga
engalindanga
Class 2
balindile , balindē
abalindile , abalindē
belindile , belindē
abalindanga
abangalindanga
bengalindanga
Class 3
ulindile , ulindē
olindile , olindē
ulindile , ulindē
awulindanga
ongalindanga
ungalindanga
Class 4
ilindile , ilindē
elindile , elindē
ilindile , ilindē
ayilindanga
engalindanga
ingalindanga
Class 5
lilindile , lilindē
elilindile , elilindē
lilindile , lilindē
alilindanga
elingalindanga
lingalindanga
Class 6
alindile , alindē
alindile , alindē
elindile , elindē
awalindanga
angalindanga
engalindanga
Class 7
silindile , silindē
esilindile , esilindē
silindile , silindē
asilindanga
esingalindanga
singalindanga
Class 8
zilindile , zilindē
ezilindile , ezilindē
zilindile , zilindē
azilindanga
ezingalindanga
zingalindanga
Class 9
ilindile , ilindē
elindile , elindē
ilindile , ilindē
ayilindanga
engalindanga
ingalindanga
Class 10
zilindile , zilindē
ezilindile , ezilindē
zilindile , zilindē
azilindanga
ezingalindanga
zingalindanga
Class 11
lulindile , lulindē
olulindile , olulindē
lulindile , lulindē
alulindanga
olungalindanga
lungalindanga
Class 14
bulindile , bulindē
obulindile , obulindē
bulindile , bulindē
abulindanga
obungalindanga
bungalindanga
Class 15
kulindile , kulindē
okulindile , okulindē
kulindile , kulindē
akulindanga
okungalindanga
kungalindanga
Class 17
kulindile , kulindē
okulindile , okulindē
kulindile , kulindē
akulindanga
okungalindanga
kungalindanga
Remote past
Positive absolute
Positive relative
Positive participial
Negative absolute
Negative relative
Negative participial
1st singular
ngālinda
engālinda
ngālinda
angilindanga
engingalindanga
ngingalindanga
2nd singular
wālinda
owālinda
wālinda
awulindanga
ongalindanga
ungalindanga
1st plural
sālinda
esālinda
sālinda
asilindanga
esingalindanga
singalindanga
2nd plural
nālinda
enālinda
nālinda
anilindanga
eningalindanga
ningalindanga
Class 1
wālinda
owālinda
ālinda
akalindanga
ongalindanga
engalindanga
Class 2
bālinda
abālinda
bālinda
abalindanga
abangalindanga
bengalindanga
Class 3
wālinda
owālinda
wālinda
awulindanga
ongalindanga
ungalindanga
Class 4
yālinda
eyālinda
yālinda
ayilindanga
engalindanga
ingalindanga
Class 5
lālinda
elālinda
lālinda
alilindanga
elingalindanga
lingalindanga
Class 6
ālinda
ālinda
ālinda
awalindanga
angalindanga
engalindanga
Class 7
sālinda
esālinda
sālinda
asilindanga
esingalindanga
singalindanga
Class 8
zālinda
ezālinda
zālinda
azilindanga
ezingalindanga
zingalindanga
Class 9
yālinda
eyālinda
yālinda
ayilindanga
engalindanga
ingalindanga
Class 10
zālinda
ezālinda
zālinda
azilindanga
ezingalindanga
zingalindanga
Class 11
lwālinda
olwālinda
lwālinda
alulindanga
olungalindanga
lungalindanga
Class 14
bālinda
obālinda
bālinda
abulindanga
obungalindanga
bungalindanga
Class 15
kwālinda
okwālinda
kwālinda
akulindanga
okungalindanga
kungalindanga
Class 17
kwālinda
okwālinda
kwālinda
akulindanga
okungalindanga
kungalindanga
Potential
Positive absolute
Positive relative
Positive participial
Negative absolute
Negative relative
Negative participial
1st singular
ngingalinda
—
ngingalinda
ngingelinde
—
ngingelinde
2nd singular
ungalinda
—
ungalinda
ungelinde
—
ungelinde
1st plural
singalinda
—
singalinda
singelinde
—
singelinde
2nd plural
ningalinda
—
ningalinda
ningelinde
—
ningelinde
Class 1
angalinda
—
engalinda
angelinde
—
engelinde
Class 2
bangalinda
—
bengalinda
bangelinde
—
bengelinde
Class 3
ungalinda
—
ungalinda
ungelinde
—
ungelinde
Class 4
ingalinda
—
ingalinda
ingelinde
—
ingelinde
Class 5
lingalinda
—
lingalinda
lingelinde
—
lingelinde
Class 6
angalinda
—
engalinda
angelinde
—
engelinde
Class 7
singalinda
—
singalinda
singelinde
—
singelinde
Class 8
zingalinda
—
zingalinda
zingelinde
—
zingelinde
Class 9
ingalinda
—
ingalinda
ingelinde
—
ingelinde
Class 10
zingalinda
—
zingalinda
zingelinde
—
zingelinde
Class 11
lungalinda
—
lungalinda
lungelinde
—
lungelinde
Class 14
bungalinda
—
bungalinda
bungelinde
—
bungelinde
Class 15
kungalinda
—
kungalinda
kungelinde
—
kungelinde
Class 17
kungalinda
—
kungalinda
kungelinde
—
kungelinde
Immediate future
Positive absolute
Positive relative
Positive participial
Negative absolute
Negative relative
Negative participial
1st singular
ngizolinda
engizolinda
ngizolinda
angizulinda
engingezulinda
ngingezulinda
2nd singular
uzolinda
ozolinda
uzolinda
awuzulinda
ongezulinda
ungezulinda
1st plural
sizolinda
esizolinda
sizolinda
asizulinda
esingezulinda
singezulinda
2nd plural
nizolinda
enizolinda
nizolinda
anizulinda
eningezulinda
ningezulinda
Class 1
uzolinda
ozolinda
ezolinda
akazulinda
ongezulinda
engezulinda
Class 2
bazolinda
abazolinda
bezolinda
abazulinda
abangezulinda
bengezulinda
Class 3
uzolinda
ozolinda
uzolinda
awuzulinda
ongezulinda
ungezulinda
Class 4
izolinda
ezolinda
izolinda
ayizulinda
engezulinda
ingezulinda
Class 5
lizolinda
elizolinda
lizolinda
alizulinda
elingezulinda
lingezulinda
Class 6
azolinda
azolinda
ezolinda
awazulinda
angezulinda
engezulinda
Class 7
sizolinda
esizolinda
sizolinda
asizulinda
esingezulinda
singezulinda
Class 8
zizolinda
ezizolinda
zizolinda
azizulinda
ezingezulinda
zingezulinda
Class 9
izolinda
ezolinda
izolinda
ayizulinda
engezulinda
ingezulinda
Class 10
zizolinda
ezizolinda
zizolinda
azizulinda
ezingezulinda
zingezulinda
Class 11
luzolinda
oluzolinda
luzolinda
aluzulinda
olungezulinda
lungezulinda
Class 14
buzolinda
obuzolinda
buzolinda
abuzulinda
obungezulinda
bungezulinda
Class 15
kuzolinda
okuzolinda
kuzolinda
akuzulinda
okungezulinda
kungezulinda
Class 17
kuzolinda
okuzolinda
kuzolinda
akuzulinda
okungezulinda
kungezulinda
Remote future
Positive absolute
Positive relative
Positive participial
Negative absolute
Negative relative
Negative participial
1st singular
ngiyolinda
engiyolinda
ngiyolinda
angiyulinda
engingeyulinda
ngingeyulinda
2nd singular
uyolinda
oyolinda
uyolinda
awuyulinda
ongeyulinda
ungeyulinda
1st plural
siyolinda
esiyolinda
siyolinda
asiyulinda
esingeyulinda
singeyulinda
2nd plural
niyolinda
eniyolinda
niyolinda
aniyulinda
eningeyulinda
ningeyulinda
Class 1
uyolinda
oyolinda
eyolinda
akayulinda
ongeyulinda
engeyulinda
Class 2
bayolinda
abayolinda
beyolinda
abayulinda
abangeyulinda
bengeyulinda
Class 3
uyolinda
oyolinda
uyolinda
awuyulinda
ongeyulinda
ungeyulinda
Class 4
iyolinda
eyolinda
iyolinda
ayiyulinda
engeyulinda
ingeyulinda
Class 5
liyolinda
eliyolinda
liyolinda
aliyulinda
elingeyulinda
lingeyulinda
Class 6
ayolinda
ayolinda
eyolinda
awayulinda
angeyulinda
engeyulinda
Class 7
siyolinda
esiyolinda
siyolinda
asiyulinda
esingeyulinda
singeyulinda
Class 8
ziyolinda
eziyolinda
ziyolinda
aziyulinda
ezingeyulinda
zingeyulinda
Class 9
iyolinda
eyolinda
iyolinda
ayiyulinda
engeyulinda
ingeyulinda
Class 10
ziyolinda
eziyolinda
ziyolinda
aziyulinda
ezingeyulinda
zingeyulinda
Class 11
luyolinda
oluyolinda
luyolinda
aluyulinda
olungeyulinda
lungeyulinda
Class 14
buyolinda
obuyolinda
buyolinda
abuyulinda
obungeyulinda
bungeyulinda
Class 15
kuyolinda
okuyolinda
kuyolinda
akuyulinda
okungeyulinda
kungeyulinda
Class 17
kuyolinda
okuyolinda
kuyolinda
akuyulinda
okungeyulinda
kungeyulinda
Present subjunctive
Positive
Negative
1st singular
ngilinde
ngingalindi
2nd singular
ulinde
ungalindi
1st plural
silinde
singalindi
2nd plural
nilinde
ningalindi
Class 1
alinde
angalindi
Class 2
balinde
bangalindi
Class 3
ulinde
ungalindi
Class 4
ilinde
ingalindi
Class 5
lilinde
lingalindi
Class 6
alinde
angalindi
Class 7
silinde
singalindi
Class 8
zilinde
zingalindi
Class 9
ilinde
ingalindi
Class 10
zilinde
zingalindi
Class 11
lulinde
lungalindi
Class 14
bulinde
bungalindi
Class 15
kulinde
kungalindi
Class 17
kulinde
kungalindi
Past subjunctive
Positive
Negative
1st singular
ngalinda
ngangalinda , angalinda , angangalinda
2nd singular
walinda
wangalinda , awalinda , awangalinda
1st plural
salinda
sangalinda , asalinda , asangalinda
2nd plural
nalinda
nangalinda , analinda , anangalinda
Class 1
walinda
wangalinda , akalinda , akangalinda
Class 2
balinda
bangalinda , abalinda , abangalinda
Class 3
walinda
wangalinda , awalinda , awangalinda
Class 4
yalinda
yangalinda , ayalinda , ayangalinda
Class 5
lalinda
langalinda , alalinda , alangalinda
Class 6
alinda
angalinda , awalinda , awangalinda
Class 7
salinda
sangalinda , asalinda , asangalinda
Class 8
zalinda
zangalinda , azalinda , azangalinda
Class 9
yalinda
yangalinda , ayalinda , ayangalinda
Class 10
zalinda
zangalinda , azalinda , azangalinda
Class 11
lwalinda
lwangalinda , alwalinda , alwangalinda
Class 14
balinda
bangalinda , abalinda , abangalinda
Class 15
kwalinda
kwangalinda , akwalinda , akwangalinda
Class 17
kwalinda
kwangalinda , akwalinda , akwangalinda