pekua

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-pekua (infinitive kupekua)

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Conjugation

Conjugation of -pekua
Positive present -napekua Subjunctive -pekue Negative -pekui Imperative singular pekua
Infinitives
Positive kupekua Negative kutopekua
Imperatives
Singular pekua Plural pekueni
Tensed forms
Habitual hupekua Positive past positive subject concord + -lipekua Negative past negative subject concord + -kupekua
Positive present (positive subject concord + -napekua) Singular Plural 1st person ninapekua/napekua tunapekua 2nd person unapekua mnapekua 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anapekua wanapekua other classes positive subject concord + -napekua
Negative present (negative subject concord + -pekui) Singular Plural 1st person sipekui hatupekui 2nd person hupekui hampekui 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hapekui hawapekui other classes negative subject concord + -pekui
Positive future positive subject concord + -tapekua Negative future negative subject concord + -tapekua
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -pekue) Singular Plural 1st person nipekue tupekue 2nd person upekue mpekue 3rd person m-wa(I/II) apekue wapekue other classes positive subject concord + -pekue
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sipekue Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngepekua Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singepekua Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalipekua Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalipekua
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -apekua) Singular Plural 1st person napekua twapekua 2nd person wapekua mwapekua 3rd person m-wa(I/II) apekua wapekua m-mi(III/IV) wapekua yapekua ji-ma(V/VI) lapekua yapekua ki-vi(VII/VIII) chapekua vyapekua n(IX/X) yapekua zapekua u(XI) wapekua see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwapekua pa(XVI) papekua mu(XVIII) mwapekua
Perfect positive subject concord + -mepekua "Already" positive subject concord + -meshapekua "Not yet" negative subject concord + -japekua "If/When" positive subject concord + -kipekua "If not" positive subject concord + -sipopekua Consecutive kapekua / positive subject concord + -kapekua Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kapekue
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nipekua -tupekua 2nd person -kupekua -wapekua/-kupekueni/-wapekueni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mpekua -wapekua m-mi(III/IV) -upekua -ipekua ji-ma(V/VI) -lipekua -yapekua ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kipekua -vipekua n(IX/X) -ipekua -zipekua u(XI) -upekua see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kupekua pa(XVI) -papekua mu(XVIII) -mupekua Reflexive -jipekua
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -pekua- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -pekuaye -pekuao m-mi(III/IV) -pekuao -pekuayo ji-ma(V/VI) -pekualo -pekuayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -pekuacho -pekuavyo n(IX/X) -pekuayo -pekuazo u(XI) -pekuao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -pekuako pa(XVI) -pekuapo mu(XVIII) -pekuamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -pekua) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yepekua -opekua m-mi(III/IV) -opekua -yopekua ji-ma(V/VI) -lopekua -yopekua ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chopekua -vyopekua n(IX/X) -yopekua -zopekua u(XI) -opekua see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kopekua pa(XVI) -popekua mu(XVIII) -mopekua
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.