pendeleza

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-pendeleza (infinitive kupendeleza)

1. Causative form of -pendelea: cause to prefer, recommend

Conjugation

Conjugation of -pendeleza
Positive present -napendeleza Subjunctive -pendeleze Negative -pendelezi Imperative singular pendeleza
Infinitives
Positive kupendeleza Negative kutopendeleza
Imperatives
Singular pendeleza Plural pendelezeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hupendeleza Positive past positive subject concord + -lipendeleza Negative past negative subject concord + -kupendeleza
Positive present (positive subject concord + -napendeleza) Singular Plural 1st person ninapendeleza/napendeleza tunapendeleza 2nd person unapendeleza mnapendeleza 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anapendeleza wanapendeleza other classes positive subject concord + -napendeleza
Negative present (negative subject concord + -pendelezi) Singular Plural 1st person sipendelezi hatupendelezi 2nd person hupendelezi hampendelezi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hapendelezi hawapendelezi other classes negative subject concord + -pendelezi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tapendeleza Negative future negative subject concord + -tapendeleza
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -pendeleze) Singular Plural 1st person nipendeleze tupendeleze 2nd person upendeleze mpendeleze 3rd person m-wa(I/II) apendeleze wapendeleze other classes positive subject concord + -pendeleze
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sipendeleze Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngependeleza Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singependeleza Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalipendeleza Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalipendeleza
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -apendeleza) Singular Plural 1st person napendeleza twapendeleza 2nd person wapendeleza mwapendeleza 3rd person m-wa(I/II) apendeleza wapendeleza m-mi(III/IV) wapendeleza yapendeleza ji-ma(V/VI) lapendeleza yapendeleza ki-vi(VII/VIII) chapendeleza vyapendeleza n(IX/X) yapendeleza zapendeleza u(XI) wapendeleza see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwapendeleza pa(XVI) papendeleza mu(XVIII) mwapendeleza
Perfect positive subject concord + -mependeleza "Already" positive subject concord + -meshapendeleza "Not yet" negative subject concord + -japendeleza "If/When" positive subject concord + -kipendeleza "If not" positive subject concord + -sipopendeleza Consecutive kapendeleza / positive subject concord + -kapendeleza Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kapendeleze
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nipendeleza -tupendeleza 2nd person -kupendeleza -wapendeleza/-kupendelezeni/-wapendelezeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mpendeleza -wapendeleza m-mi(III/IV) -upendeleza -ipendeleza ji-ma(V/VI) -lipendeleza -yapendeleza ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kipendeleza -vipendeleza n(IX/X) -ipendeleza -zipendeleza u(XI) -upendeleza see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kupendeleza pa(XVI) -papendeleza mu(XVIII) -mupendeleza Reflexive -jipendeleza
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -pendeleza- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -pendelezaye -pendelezao m-mi(III/IV) -pendelezao -pendelezayo ji-ma(V/VI) -pendelezalo -pendelezayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -pendelezacho -pendelezavyo n(IX/X) -pendelezayo -pendelezazo u(XI) -pendelezao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -pendelezako pa(XVI) -pendelezapo mu(XVIII) -pendelezamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -pendeleza) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yependeleza -opendeleza m-mi(III/IV) -opendeleza -yopendeleza ji-ma(V/VI) -lopendeleza -yopendeleza ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chopendeleza -vyopendeleza n(IX/X) -yopendeleza -zopendeleza u(XI) -opendeleza see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kopendeleza pa(XVI) -popendeleza mu(XVIII) -mopendeleza
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.