pendwa

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-pendwa (infinitive kupendwa)

1. Passive form of -penda

Conjugation

Conjugation of -pendwa
Positive present -napendwa Subjunctive -pendwe Negative -pendwi Imperative singular pendwa
Infinitives
Positive kupendwa Negative kutopendwa
Imperatives
Singular pendwa Plural pendweni
Tensed forms
Habitual hupendwa Positive past positive subject concord + -lipendwa Negative past negative subject concord + -kupendwa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -napendwa) Singular Plural 1st person ninapendwa/napendwa tunapendwa 2nd person unapendwa mnapendwa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anapendwa wanapendwa other classes positive subject concord + -napendwa
Negative present (negative subject concord + -pendwi) Singular Plural 1st person sipendwi hatupendwi 2nd person hupendwi hampendwi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hapendwi hawapendwi other classes negative subject concord + -pendwi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tapendwa Negative future negative subject concord + -tapendwa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -pendwe) Singular Plural 1st person nipendwe tupendwe 2nd person upendwe mpendwe 3rd person m-wa(I/II) apendwe wapendwe other classes positive subject concord + -pendwe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sipendwe Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngependwa Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singependwa Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalipendwa Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalipendwa
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -apendwa) Singular Plural 1st person napendwa twapendwa 2nd person wapendwa mwapendwa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) apendwa wapendwa m-mi(III/IV) wapendwa yapendwa ji-ma(V/VI) lapendwa yapendwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) chapendwa vyapendwa n(IX/X) yapendwa zapendwa u(XI) wapendwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwapendwa pa(XVI) papendwa mu(XVIII) mwapendwa
Perfect positive subject concord + -mependwa "Already" positive subject concord + -meshapendwa "Not yet" negative subject concord + -japendwa "If/When" positive subject concord + -kipendwa "If not" positive subject concord + -sipopendwa Consecutive kapendwa / positive subject concord + -kapendwa Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kapendwe
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nipendwa -tupendwa 2nd person -kupendwa -wapendwa/-kupendweni/-wapendweni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mpendwa -wapendwa m-mi(III/IV) -upendwa -ipendwa ji-ma(V/VI) -lipendwa -yapendwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kipendwa -vipendwa n(IX/X) -ipendwa -zipendwa u(XI) -upendwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kupendwa pa(XVI) -papendwa mu(XVIII) -mupendwa Reflexive -jipendwa
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -pendwa- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -pendwaye -pendwao m-mi(III/IV) -pendwao -pendwayo ji-ma(V/VI) -pendwalo -pendwayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -pendwacho -pendwavyo n(IX/X) -pendwayo -pendwazo u(XI) -pendwao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -pendwako pa(XVI) -pendwapo mu(XVIII) -pendwamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -pendwa) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yependwa -opendwa m-mi(III/IV) -opendwa -yopendwa ji-ma(V/VI) -lopendwa -yopendwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chopendwa -vyopendwa n(IX/X) -yopendwa -zopendwa u(XI) -opendwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kopendwa pa(XVI) -popendwa mu(XVIII) -mopendwa
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

• Nominal derivations:
  • mpendwa (“beloved person, dear”)