endeshwa

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-endeshwa (infinitive kuendeshwa)

1. Passive form of -endesha: to be driven, to be conducted, to be managed

Conjugation

Conjugation of -endeshwa
Positive present -naendeshwa Subjunctive -endeshwe Negative -endeshwi Imperative singular endeshwa
Infinitives
Positive kuendeshwa Negative kutoendeshwa
Imperatives
Singular endeshwa Plural endeshweni
Tensed forms
Habitual huendeshwa Positive past positive subject concord + -liendeshwa Negative past negative subject concord + -kuendeshwa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naendeshwa) Singular Plural 1st person ninaendeshwa/naendeshwa tunaendeshwa 2nd person unaendeshwa mnaendeshwa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaendeshwa wanaendeshwa other classes positive subject concord + -naendeshwa
Negative present (negative subject concord + -endeshwi) Singular Plural 1st person siendeshwi hatuendeshwi 2nd person huendeshwi hamwendeshwi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) haendeshwi hawaendeshwi other classes negative subject concord + -endeshwi
Positive future positive subject concord + -taendeshwa Negative future negative subject concord + -taendeshwa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -endeshwe) Singular Plural 1st person niendeshwe tuendeshwe 2nd person uendeshwe mwendeshwe 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aendeshwe waendeshwe other classes positive subject concord + -endeshwe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siendeshwe Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeendeshwa Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeendeshwa Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliendeshwa Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliendeshwa
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aendeshwa) Singular Plural 1st person naendeshwa twaendeshwa 2nd person waendeshwa mwaendeshwa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aendeshwa waendeshwa m-mi(III/IV) waendeshwa yaendeshwa ji-ma(V/VI) laendeshwa yaendeshwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaendeshwa vyaendeshwa n(IX/X) yaendeshwa zaendeshwa u(XI) waendeshwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwaendeshwa pa(XVI) paendeshwa mu(XVIII) mwaendeshwa
Perfect positive subject concord + -meendeshwa "Already" positive subject concord + -meshaendeshwa "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jaendeshwa "If/When" positive subject concord + -kiendeshwa "If not" positive subject concord + -sipoendeshwa Consecutive kaendeshwa / positive subject concord + -kaendeshwa Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaendeshwe
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -niendeshwa -tuendeshwa 2nd person -kuendeshwa -waendeshwa/-kuendeshweni/-waendeshweni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mwendeshwa -waendeshwa m-mi(III/IV) -uendeshwa -iendeshwa ji-ma(V/VI) -liendeshwa -yaendeshwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiendeshwa -viendeshwa n(IX/X) -iendeshwa -ziendeshwa u(XI) -uendeshwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuendeshwa pa(XVI) -paendeshwa mu(XVIII) -muendeshwa Reflexive -jiendeshwa
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -endeshwa- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -endeshwaye -endeshwao m-mi(III/IV) -endeshwao -endeshwayo ji-ma(V/VI) -endeshwalo -endeshwayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -endeshwacho -endeshwavyo n(IX/X) -endeshwayo -endeshwazo u(XI) -endeshwao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -endeshwako pa(XVI) -endeshwapo mu(XVIII) -endeshwamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -endeshwa) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yeendeshwa -oendeshwa m-mi(III/IV) -oendeshwa -yoendeshwa ji-ma(V/VI) -loendeshwa -yoendeshwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choendeshwa -vyoendeshwa n(IX/X) -yoendeshwa -zoendeshwa u(XI) -oendeshwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -koendeshwa pa(XVI) -poendeshwa mu(XVIII) -moendeshwa
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.