pinduza

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-pinduza (infinitive kupinduza)

1. Causative form of -pindua

Conjugation

Conjugation of -pinduza
Positive present -napinduza Subjunctive -pinduze Negative -pinduzi Imperative singular pinduza
Infinitives
Positive kupinduza Negative kutopinduza
Imperatives
Singular pinduza Plural pinduzeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hupinduza Positive past positive subject concord + -lipinduza Negative past negative subject concord + -kupinduza
Positive present (positive subject concord + -napinduza) Singular Plural 1st person ninapinduza/napinduza tunapinduza 2nd person unapinduza mnapinduza 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anapinduza wanapinduza other classes positive subject concord + -napinduza
Negative present (negative subject concord + -pinduzi) Singular Plural 1st person sipinduzi hatupinduzi 2nd person hupinduzi hampinduzi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hapinduzi hawapinduzi other classes negative subject concord + -pinduzi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tapinduza Negative future negative subject concord + -tapinduza
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -pinduze) Singular Plural 1st person nipinduze tupinduze 2nd person upinduze mpinduze 3rd person m-wa(I/II) apinduze wapinduze other classes positive subject concord + -pinduze
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sipinduze Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngepinduza Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singepinduza Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalipinduza Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalipinduza
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -apinduza) Singular Plural 1st person napinduza twapinduza 2nd person wapinduza mwapinduza 3rd person m-wa(I/II) apinduza wapinduza m-mi(III/IV) wapinduza yapinduza ji-ma(V/VI) lapinduza yapinduza ki-vi(VII/VIII) chapinduza vyapinduza n(IX/X) yapinduza zapinduza u(XI) wapinduza see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwapinduza pa(XVI) papinduza mu(XVIII) mwapinduza
Perfect positive subject concord + -mepinduza "Already" positive subject concord + -meshapinduza "Not yet" negative subject concord + -japinduza "If/When" positive subject concord + -kipinduza "If not" positive subject concord + -sipopinduza Consecutive kapinduza / positive subject concord + -kapinduza Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kapinduze
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nipinduza -tupinduza 2nd person -kupinduza -wapinduza/-kupinduzeni/-wapinduzeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mpinduza -wapinduza m-mi(III/IV) -upinduza -ipinduza ji-ma(V/VI) -lipinduza -yapinduza ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kipinduza -vipinduza n(IX/X) -ipinduza -zipinduza u(XI) -upinduza see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kupinduza pa(XVI) -papinduza mu(XVIII) -mupinduza Reflexive -jipinduza
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -pinduza- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -pinduzaye -pinduzao m-mi(III/IV) -pinduzao -pinduzayo ji-ma(V/VI) -pinduzalo -pinduzayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -pinduzacho -pinduzavyo n(IX/X) -pinduzayo -pinduzazo u(XI) -pinduzao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -pinduzako pa(XVI) -pinduzapo mu(XVIII) -pinduzamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -pinduza) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yepinduza -opinduza m-mi(III/IV) -opinduza -yopinduza ji-ma(V/VI) -lopinduza -yopinduza ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chopinduza -vyopinduza n(IX/X) -yopinduza -zopinduza u(XI) -opinduza see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kopinduza pa(XVI) -popinduza mu(XVIII) -mopinduza
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:
  • mapinduzi (“revolution”)