pindwa

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Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-pindwa (infinitive kupindwa)

  1. Passive form of -pinda

Conjugation

Conjugation of -pindwa
Positive present -napindwa
Subjunctive -pindwe
Negative -pindwi
Imperative singular pindwa
Infinitives
Positive kupindwa
Negative kutopindwa
Imperatives
Singular pindwa
Plural pindweni
Tensed forms
Habitual hupindwa
Positive past positive subject concord + -lipindwa
Negative past negative subject concord + -kupindwa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -napindwa)
Singular Plural
1st person ninapindwa/napindwa tunapindwa
2nd person unapindwa mnapindwa
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anapindwa wanapindwa
other classes positive subject concord + -napindwa
Negative present (negative subject concord + -pindwi)
Singular Plural
1st person sipindwi hatupindwi
2nd person hupindwi hampindwi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hapindwi hawapindwi
other classes negative subject concord + -pindwi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tapindwa
Negative future negative subject concord + -tapindwa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -pindwe)
Singular Plural
1st person nipindwe tupindwe
2nd person upindwe mpindwe
3rd person m-wa(I/II) apindwe wapindwe
other classes positive subject concord + -pindwe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sipindwe
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngepindwa
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singepindwa
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalipindwa
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalipindwa
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -apindwa)
Singular Plural
1st person napindwa twapindwa
2nd person wapindwa mwapindwa
3rd person m-wa(I/II) apindwa wapindwa
m-mi(III/IV) wapindwa yapindwa
ji-ma(V/VI) lapindwa yapindwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chapindwa vyapindwa
n(IX/X) yapindwa zapindwa
u(XI) wapindwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwapindwa
pa(XVI) papindwa
mu(XVIII) mwapindwa
Perfect positive subject concord + -mepindwa
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshapindwa
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -japindwa
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kipindwa
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipopindwa
Consecutive kapindwa / positive subject concord + -kapindwa
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kapindwe
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nipindwa -tupindwa
2nd person -kupindwa -wapindwa/-kupindweni/-wapindweni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mpindwa -wapindwa
m-mi(III/IV) -upindwa -ipindwa
ji-ma(V/VI) -lipindwa -yapindwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kipindwa -vipindwa
n(IX/X) -ipindwa -zipindwa
u(XI) -upindwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kupindwa
pa(XVI) -papindwa
mu(XVIII) -mupindwa
Reflexive -jipindwa
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -pindwa- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -pindwaye -pindwao
m-mi(III/IV) -pindwao -pindwayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -pindwalo -pindwayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -pindwacho -pindwavyo
n(IX/X) -pindwayo -pindwazo
u(XI) -pindwao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -pindwako
pa(XVI) -pindwapo
mu(XVIII) -pindwamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -pindwa)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yepindwa -opindwa
m-mi(III/IV) -opindwa -yopindwa
ji-ma(V/VI) -lopindwa -yopindwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chopindwa -vyopindwa
n(IX/X) -yopindwa -zopindwa
u(XI) -opindwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kopindwa
pa(XVI) -popindwa
mu(XVIII) -mopindwa
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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