jipenda

Swahili

Etymology

From ji- +‎ -penda (“to love, to like”).

Pronunciation

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Verb

-jipenda (infinitive kujipenda)

1. reflexive form of -penda: to love yourself
2. to be selfish

Conjugation

Conjugation of -jipenda
Positive present -najipenda Subjunctive -jipende Negative -jipendi Imperative singular jipenda
Infinitives
Positive kujipenda Negative kutojipenda
Imperatives
Singular jipenda Plural jipendeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hujipenda Positive past positive subject concord + -lijipenda Negative past negative subject concord + -kujipenda
Positive present (positive subject concord + -najipenda) Singular Plural 1st person ninajipenda/najipenda tunajipenda 2nd person unajipenda mnajipenda 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anajipenda wanajipenda other classes positive subject concord + -najipenda
Negative present (negative subject concord + -jipendi) Singular Plural 1st person sijipendi hatujipendi 2nd person hujipendi hamjipendi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hajipendi hawajipendi other classes negative subject concord + -jipendi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tajipenda Negative future negative subject concord + -tajipenda
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -jipende) Singular Plural 1st person nijipende tujipende 2nd person ujipende mjipende 3rd person m-wa(I/II) ajipende wajipende other classes positive subject concord + -jipende
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sijipende Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngejipenda Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singejipenda Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalijipenda Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalijipenda
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -ajipenda) Singular Plural 1st person najipenda twajipenda 2nd person wajipenda mwajipenda 3rd person m-wa(I/II) ajipenda wajipenda m-mi(III/IV) wajipenda yajipenda ji-ma(V/VI) lajipenda yajipenda ki-vi(VII/VIII) chajipenda vyajipenda n(IX/X) yajipenda zajipenda u(XI) wajipenda see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwajipenda pa(XVI) pajipenda mu(XVIII) mwajipenda
Perfect positive subject concord + -mejipenda "Already" positive subject concord + -meshajipenda "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jajipenda "If/When" positive subject concord + -kijipenda "If not" positive subject concord + -sipojipenda Consecutive kajipenda / positive subject concord + -kajipenda Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kajipende
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nijipenda -tujipenda 2nd person -kujipenda -wajipenda/-kujipendeni/-wajipendeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mjipenda -wajipenda m-mi(III/IV) -ujipenda -ijipenda ji-ma(V/VI) -lijipenda -yajipenda ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kijipenda -vijipenda n(IX/X) -ijipenda -zijipenda u(XI) -ujipenda see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kujipenda pa(XVI) -pajipenda mu(XVIII) -mujipenda Reflexive -jijipenda
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -jipenda- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -jipendaye -jipendao m-mi(III/IV) -jipendao -jipendayo ji-ma(V/VI) -jipendalo -jipendayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -jipendacho -jipendavyo n(IX/X) -jipendayo -jipendazo u(XI) -jipendao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -jipendako pa(XVI) -jipendapo mu(XVIII) -jipendamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -jipenda) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yejipenda -ojipenda m-mi(III/IV) -ojipenda -yojipenda ji-ma(V/VI) -lojipenda -yojipenda ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chojipenda -vyojipenda n(IX/X) -yojipenda -zojipenda u(XI) -ojipenda see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kojipenda pa(XVI) -pojipenda mu(XVIII) -mojipenda
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.