endea

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-endea (infinitive kuendea)

1. Applicative form of -enda

Conjugation

Conjugation of -endea
Positive present -naendea Subjunctive -endee Negative -endei Imperative singular endea
Infinitives
Positive kuendea Negative kutoendea
Imperatives
Singular endea Plural endeeni
Tensed forms
Habitual huendea Positive past positive subject concord + -liendea Negative past negative subject concord + -kuendea
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naendea) Singular Plural 1st person ninaendea/naendea tunaendea 2nd person unaendea mnaendea 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaendea wanaendea other classes positive subject concord + -naendea
Negative present (negative subject concord + -endei) Singular Plural 1st person siendei hatuendei 2nd person huendei hamwendei 3rd person m-wa(I/II) haendei hawaendei other classes negative subject concord + -endei
Positive future positive subject concord + -taendea Negative future negative subject concord + -taendea
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -endee) Singular Plural 1st person niendee tuendee 2nd person uendee mwendee 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aendee waendee other classes positive subject concord + -endee
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siendee Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeendea Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeendea Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliendea Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliendea
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aendea) Singular Plural 1st person naendea twaendea 2nd person waendea mwaendea 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aendea waendea m-mi(III/IV) waendea yaendea ji-ma(V/VI) laendea yaendea ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaendea vyaendea n(IX/X) yaendea zaendea u(XI) waendea see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwaendea pa(XVI) paendea mu(XVIII) mwaendea
Perfect positive subject concord + -meendea "Already" positive subject concord + -meshaendea "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jaendea "If/When" positive subject concord + -kiendea "If not" positive subject concord + -sipoendea Consecutive kaendea / positive subject concord + -kaendea Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaendee
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -niendea -tuendea 2nd person -kuendea -waendea/-kuendeeni/-waendeeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mwendea -waendea m-mi(III/IV) -uendea -iendea ji-ma(V/VI) -liendea -yaendea ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiendea -viendea n(IX/X) -iendea -ziendea u(XI) -uendea see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuendea pa(XVI) -paendea mu(XVIII) -muendea Reflexive -jiendea
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -endea- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -endeaye -endeao m-mi(III/IV) -endeao -endeayo ji-ma(V/VI) -endealo -endeayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -endeacho -endeavyo n(IX/X) -endeayo -endeazo u(XI) -endeao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -endeako pa(XVI) -endeapo mu(XVIII) -endeamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -endea) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yeendea -oendea m-mi(III/IV) -oendea -yoendea ji-ma(V/VI) -loendea -yoendea ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choendea -vyoendea n(IX/X) -yoendea -zoendea u(XI) -oendea see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -koendea pa(XVI) -poendea mu(XVIII) -moendea
Some 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: -endelea (“progress, develop”)