endekeza

Swahili

Verb

-endekeza (infinitive kuendekeza)

1. to spoil (a child)
   • 1973, Mohammed S. Abdulla, Duniani kuna watu, page 5:

     […] nikakuendekeza hata ukawa hukinai; […]

     […] I spoiled you until you were insatiable; […]

Conjugation

Conjugation of -endekeza
Positive present -naendekeza Subjunctive -endekeze Negative -endekezi Imperative singular endekeza
Infinitives
Positive kuendekeza Negative kutoendekeza
Imperatives
Singular endekeza Plural endekezeni
Tensed forms
Habitual huendekeza Positive past positive subject concord + -liendekeza Negative past negative subject concord + -kuendekeza
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naendekeza) Singular Plural 1st person ninaendekeza/naendekeza tunaendekeza 2nd person unaendekeza mnaendekeza 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaendekeza wanaendekeza other classes positive subject concord + -naendekeza
Negative present (negative subject concord + -endekezi) Singular Plural 1st person siendekezi hatuendekezi 2nd person huendekezi hamwendekezi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) haendekezi hawaendekezi other classes negative subject concord + -endekezi
Positive future positive subject concord + -taendekeza Negative future negative subject concord + -taendekeza
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -endekeze) Singular Plural 1st person niendekeze tuendekeze 2nd person uendekeze mwendekeze 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aendekeze waendekeze other classes positive subject concord + -endekeze
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siendekeze Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeendekeza Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeendekeza Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliendekeza Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliendekeza
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aendekeza) Singular Plural 1st person naendekeza twaendekeza 2nd person waendekeza mwaendekeza 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aendekeza waendekeza m-mi(III/IV) waendekeza yaendekeza ji-ma(V/VI) laendekeza yaendekeza ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaendekeza vyaendekeza n(IX/X) yaendekeza zaendekeza u(XI) waendekeza see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwaendekeza pa(XVI) paendekeza mu(XVIII) mwaendekeza
Perfect positive subject concord + -meendekeza "Already" positive subject concord + -meshaendekeza "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jaendekeza "If/When" positive subject concord + -kiendekeza "If not" positive subject concord + -sipoendekeza Consecutive kaendekeza / positive subject concord + -kaendekeza Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaendekeze
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -niendekeza -tuendekeza 2nd person -kuendekeza -waendekeza/-kuendekezeni/-waendekezeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mwendekeza -waendekeza m-mi(III/IV) -uendekeza -iendekeza ji-ma(V/VI) -liendekeza -yaendekeza ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiendekeza -viendekeza n(IX/X) -iendekeza -ziendekeza u(XI) -uendekeza see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuendekeza pa(XVI) -paendekeza mu(XVIII) -muendekeza Reflexive -jiendekeza
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -endekeza- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -endekezaye -endekezao m-mi(III/IV) -endekezao -endekezayo ji-ma(V/VI) -endekezalo -endekezayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -endekezacho -endekezavyo n(IX/X) -endekezayo -endekezazo u(XI) -endekezao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -endekezako pa(XVI) -endekezapo mu(XVIII) -endekezamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -endekeza) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yeendekeza -oendekeza m-mi(III/IV) -oendekeza -yoendekeza ji-ma(V/VI) -loendekeza -yoendekeza ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choendekeza -vyoendekeza n(IX/X) -yoendekeza -zoendekeza u(XI) -oendekeza see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -koendekeza pa(XVI) -poendekeza mu(XVIII) -moendekeza
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.