nenepa

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-nenepa (infinitive kunenepa)

1. to become fat; gain weight

Conjugation

Conjugation of -nenepa
Positive present -nanenepa Subjunctive -nenepe Negative -nenepi Imperative singular nenepa
Infinitives
Positive kunenepa Negative kutonenepa
Imperatives
Singular nenepa Plural nenepeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hunenepa Positive past positive subject concord + -linenepa Negative past negative subject concord + -kunenepa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nanenepa) Singular Plural 1st person ninanenepa/nanenepa tunanenepa 2nd person unanenepa mnanenepa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) ananenepa wananenepa other classes positive subject concord + -nanenepa
Negative present (negative subject concord + -nenepi) Singular Plural 1st person sinenepi hatunenepi 2nd person hunenepi hamnenepi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hanenepi hawanenepi other classes negative subject concord + -nenepi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tanenepa Negative future negative subject concord + -tanenepa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -nenepe) Singular Plural 1st person ninenepe tunenepe 2nd person unenepe mnenepe 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anenepe wanenepe other classes positive subject concord + -nenepe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sinenepe Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngenenepa Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singenenepa Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalinenepa Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalinenepa
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -anenepa) Singular Plural 1st person nanenepa twanenepa 2nd person wanenepa mwanenepa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anenepa wanenepa m-mi(III/IV) wanenepa yanenepa ji-ma(V/VI) lanenepa yanenepa ki-vi(VII/VIII) chanenepa vyanenepa n(IX/X) yanenepa zanenepa u(XI) wanenepa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwanenepa pa(XVI) panenepa mu(XVIII) mwanenepa
Perfect positive subject concord + -menenepa "Already" positive subject concord + -meshanenepa "Not yet" negative subject concord + -janenepa "If/When" positive subject concord + -kinenepa "If not" positive subject concord + -siponenepa Consecutive kanenepa / positive subject concord + -kanenepa Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kanenepe
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -ninenepa -tunenepa 2nd person -kunenepa -wanenepa/-kunenepeni/-wanenepeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mnenepa -wanenepa m-mi(III/IV) -unenepa -inenepa ji-ma(V/VI) -linenepa -yanenepa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kinenepa -vinenepa n(IX/X) -inenepa -zinenepa u(XI) -unenepa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kunenepa pa(XVI) -panenepa mu(XVIII) -munenepa Reflexive -jinenepa
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -nenepa- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -nenepaye -nenepao m-mi(III/IV) -nenepao -nenepayo ji-ma(V/VI) -nenepalo -nenepayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -nenepacho -nenepavyo n(IX/X) -nenepayo -nenepazo u(XI) -nenepao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -nenepako pa(XVI) -nenepapo mu(XVIII) -nenepamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -nenepa) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yenenepa -onenepa m-mi(III/IV) -onenepa -yonenepa ji-ma(V/VI) -lonenepa -yonenepa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chonenepa -vyonenepa n(IX/X) -yonenepa -zonenepa u(XI) -onenepa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -konenepa pa(XVI) -ponenepa mu(XVIII) -monenepa
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:
  • Causative: -nenepesha