pindwa

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-pindwa (infinitive kupindwa)

1. Passive form of -pinda

Conjugation

Conjugation of -pindwa
Positive present -napindwa Subjunctive -pindwe Negative -pindwi Imperative singular pindwa
Infinitives
Positive kupindwa Negative kutopindwa
Imperatives
Singular pindwa Plural pindweni
Tensed forms
Habitual hupindwa Positive past positive subject concord + -lipindwa Negative past negative subject concord + -kupindwa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -napindwa) Singular Plural 1st person ninapindwa/napindwa tunapindwa 2nd person unapindwa mnapindwa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anapindwa wanapindwa other classes positive subject concord + -napindwa
Negative present (negative subject concord + -pindwi) Singular Plural 1st person sipindwi hatupindwi 2nd person hupindwi hampindwi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hapindwi hawapindwi other classes negative subject concord + -pindwi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tapindwa Negative future negative subject concord + -tapindwa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -pindwe) Singular Plural 1st person nipindwe tupindwe 2nd person upindwe mpindwe 3rd person m-wa(I/II) apindwe wapindwe other classes positive subject concord + -pindwe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sipindwe Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngepindwa Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singepindwa Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalipindwa Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalipindwa
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -apindwa) Singular Plural 1st person napindwa twapindwa 2nd person wapindwa mwapindwa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) apindwa wapindwa m-mi(III/IV) wapindwa yapindwa ji-ma(V/VI) lapindwa yapindwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) chapindwa vyapindwa n(IX/X) yapindwa zapindwa u(XI) wapindwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwapindwa pa(XVI) papindwa mu(XVIII) mwapindwa
Perfect positive subject concord + -mepindwa "Already" positive subject concord + -meshapindwa "Not yet" negative subject concord + -japindwa "If/When" positive subject concord + -kipindwa "If not" positive subject concord + -sipopindwa Consecutive kapindwa / positive subject concord + -kapindwa Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kapindwe
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nipindwa -tupindwa 2nd person -kupindwa -wapindwa/-kupindweni/-wapindweni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mpindwa -wapindwa m-mi(III/IV) -upindwa -ipindwa ji-ma(V/VI) -lipindwa -yapindwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kipindwa -vipindwa n(IX/X) -ipindwa -zipindwa u(XI) -upindwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kupindwa pa(XVI) -papindwa mu(XVIII) -mupindwa Reflexive -jipindwa
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -pindwa- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -pindwaye -pindwao m-mi(III/IV) -pindwao -pindwayo ji-ma(V/VI) -pindwalo -pindwayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -pindwacho -pindwavyo n(IX/X) -pindwayo -pindwazo u(XI) -pindwao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -pindwako pa(XVI) -pindwapo mu(XVIII) -pindwamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -pindwa) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yepindwa -opindwa m-mi(III/IV) -opindwa -yopindwa ji-ma(V/VI) -lopindwa -yopindwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chopindwa -vyopindwa n(IX/X) -yopindwa -zopindwa u(XI) -opindwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kopindwa pa(XVI) -popindwa mu(XVIII) -mopindwa
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.