pendelewa

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-pendelewa (infinitive kupendelewa)

1. Passive form of -pendelea: to be preferred, be favored

Conjugation

Conjugation of -pendelewa
Positive present -napendelewa Subjunctive -pendelewe Negative -pendelewi Imperative singular pendelewa
Infinitives
Positive kupendelewa Negative kutopendelewa
Imperatives
Singular pendelewa Plural pendeleweni
Tensed forms
Habitual hupendelewa Positive past positive subject concord + -lipendelewa Negative past negative subject concord + -kupendelewa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -napendelewa) Singular Plural 1st person ninapendelewa/napendelewa tunapendelewa 2nd person unapendelewa mnapendelewa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anapendelewa wanapendelewa other classes positive subject concord + -napendelewa
Negative present (negative subject concord + -pendelewi) Singular Plural 1st person sipendelewi hatupendelewi 2nd person hupendelewi hampendelewi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hapendelewi hawapendelewi other classes negative subject concord + -pendelewi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tapendelewa Negative future negative subject concord + -tapendelewa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -pendelewe) Singular Plural 1st person nipendelewe tupendelewe 2nd person upendelewe mpendelewe 3rd person m-wa(I/II) apendelewe wapendelewe other classes positive subject concord + -pendelewe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sipendelewe Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngependelewa Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singependelewa Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalipendelewa Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalipendelewa
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -apendelewa) Singular Plural 1st person napendelewa twapendelewa 2nd person wapendelewa mwapendelewa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) apendelewa wapendelewa m-mi(III/IV) wapendelewa yapendelewa ji-ma(V/VI) lapendelewa yapendelewa ki-vi(VII/VIII) chapendelewa vyapendelewa n(IX/X) yapendelewa zapendelewa u(XI) wapendelewa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwapendelewa pa(XVI) papendelewa mu(XVIII) mwapendelewa
Perfect positive subject concord + -mependelewa "Already" positive subject concord + -meshapendelewa "Not yet" negative subject concord + -japendelewa "If/When" positive subject concord + -kipendelewa "If not" positive subject concord + -sipopendelewa Consecutive kapendelewa / positive subject concord + -kapendelewa Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kapendelewe
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nipendelewa -tupendelewa 2nd person -kupendelewa -wapendelewa/-kupendeleweni/-wapendeleweni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mpendelewa -wapendelewa m-mi(III/IV) -upendelewa -ipendelewa ji-ma(V/VI) -lipendelewa -yapendelewa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kipendelewa -vipendelewa n(IX/X) -ipendelewa -zipendelewa u(XI) -upendelewa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kupendelewa pa(XVI) -papendelewa mu(XVIII) -mupendelewa Reflexive -jipendelewa
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -pendelewa- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -pendelewaye -pendelewao m-mi(III/IV) -pendelewao -pendelewayo ji-ma(V/VI) -pendelewalo -pendelewayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -pendelewacho -pendelewavyo n(IX/X) -pendelewayo -pendelewazo u(XI) -pendelewao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -pendelewako pa(XVI) -pendelewapo mu(XVIII) -pendelewamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -pendelewa) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yependelewa -opendelewa m-mi(III/IV) -opendelewa -yopendelewa ji-ma(V/VI) -lopendelewa -yopendelewa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chopendelewa -vyopendelewa n(IX/X) -yopendelewa -zopendelewa u(XI) -opendelewa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kopendelewa pa(XVI) -popendelewa mu(XVIII) -mopendelewa
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.