pendwa

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Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-pendwa (infinitive kupendwa)

  1. Passive form of -penda

Conjugation

Conjugation of -pendwa
Positive present -napendwa
Subjunctive -pendwe
Negative -pendwi
Imperative singular pendwa
Infinitives
Positive kupendwa
Negative kutopendwa
Imperatives
Singular pendwa
Plural pendweni
Tensed forms
Habitual hupendwa
Positive past positive subject concord + -lipendwa
Negative past negative subject concord + -kupendwa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -napendwa)
Singular Plural
1st person ninapendwa/napendwa tunapendwa
2nd person unapendwa mnapendwa
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anapendwa wanapendwa
other classes positive subject concord + -napendwa
Negative present (negative subject concord + -pendwi)
Singular Plural
1st person sipendwi hatupendwi
2nd person hupendwi hampendwi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hapendwi hawapendwi
other classes negative subject concord + -pendwi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tapendwa
Negative future negative subject concord + -tapendwa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -pendwe)
Singular Plural
1st person nipendwe tupendwe
2nd person upendwe mpendwe
3rd person m-wa(I/II) apendwe wapendwe
other classes positive subject concord + -pendwe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sipendwe
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngependwa
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singependwa
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalipendwa
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalipendwa
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -apendwa)
Singular Plural
1st person napendwa twapendwa
2nd person wapendwa mwapendwa
3rd person m-wa(I/II) apendwa wapendwa
m-mi(III/IV) wapendwa yapendwa
ji-ma(V/VI) lapendwa yapendwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chapendwa vyapendwa
n(IX/X) yapendwa zapendwa
u(XI) wapendwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwapendwa
pa(XVI) papendwa
mu(XVIII) mwapendwa
Perfect positive subject concord + -mependwa
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshapendwa
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -japendwa
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kipendwa
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipopendwa
Consecutive kapendwa / positive subject concord + -kapendwa
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kapendwe
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nipendwa -tupendwa
2nd person -kupendwa -wapendwa/-kupendweni/-wapendweni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mpendwa -wapendwa
m-mi(III/IV) -upendwa -ipendwa
ji-ma(V/VI) -lipendwa -yapendwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kipendwa -vipendwa
n(IX/X) -ipendwa -zipendwa
u(XI) -upendwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kupendwa
pa(XVI) -papendwa
mu(XVIII) -mupendwa
Reflexive -jipendwa
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -pendwa- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -pendwaye -pendwao
m-mi(III/IV) -pendwao -pendwayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -pendwalo -pendwayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -pendwacho -pendwavyo
n(IX/X) -pendwayo -pendwazo
u(XI) -pendwao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -pendwako
pa(XVI) -pendwapo
mu(XVIII) -pendwamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -pendwa)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yependwa -opendwa
m-mi(III/IV) -opendwa -yopendwa
ji-ma(V/VI) -lopendwa -yopendwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chopendwa -vyopendwa
n(IX/X) -yopendwa -zopendwa
u(XI) -opendwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kopendwa
pa(XVI) -popendwa
mu(XVIII) -mopendwa
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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