pendeza

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-pendeza (infinitive kupendeza)

1. Causative form of -penda: to be pleasing, be attractive

Conjugation

Conjugation of -pendeza
Positive present -napendeza Subjunctive -pendeze Negative -pendezi Imperative singular pendeza
Infinitives
Positive kupendeza Negative kutopendeza
Imperatives
Singular pendeza Plural pendezeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hupendeza Positive past positive subject concord + -lipendeza Negative past negative subject concord + -kupendeza
Positive present (positive subject concord + -napendeza) Singular Plural 1st person ninapendeza/napendeza tunapendeza 2nd person unapendeza mnapendeza 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anapendeza wanapendeza other classes positive subject concord + -napendeza
Negative present (negative subject concord + -pendezi) Singular Plural 1st person sipendezi hatupendezi 2nd person hupendezi hampendezi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hapendezi hawapendezi other classes negative subject concord + -pendezi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tapendeza Negative future negative subject concord + -tapendeza
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -pendeze) Singular Plural 1st person nipendeze tupendeze 2nd person upendeze mpendeze 3rd person m-wa(I/II) apendeze wapendeze other classes positive subject concord + -pendeze
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sipendeze Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngependeza Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singependeza Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalipendeza Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalipendeza
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -apendeza) Singular Plural 1st person napendeza twapendeza 2nd person wapendeza mwapendeza 3rd person m-wa(I/II) apendeza wapendeza m-mi(III/IV) wapendeza yapendeza ji-ma(V/VI) lapendeza yapendeza ki-vi(VII/VIII) chapendeza vyapendeza n(IX/X) yapendeza zapendeza u(XI) wapendeza see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwapendeza pa(XVI) papendeza mu(XVIII) mwapendeza
Perfect positive subject concord + -mependeza "Already" positive subject concord + -meshapendeza "Not yet" negative subject concord + -japendeza "If/When" positive subject concord + -kipendeza "If not" positive subject concord + -sipopendeza Consecutive kapendeza / positive subject concord + -kapendeza Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kapendeze
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nipendeza -tupendeza 2nd person -kupendeza -wapendeza/-kupendezeni/-wapendezeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mpendeza -wapendeza m-mi(III/IV) -upendeza -ipendeza ji-ma(V/VI) -lipendeza -yapendeza ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kipendeza -vipendeza n(IX/X) -ipendeza -zipendeza u(XI) -upendeza see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kupendeza pa(XVI) -papendeza mu(XVIII) -mupendeza Reflexive -jipendeza
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -pendeza- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -pendezaye -pendezao m-mi(III/IV) -pendezao -pendezayo ji-ma(V/VI) -pendezalo -pendezayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -pendezacho -pendezavyo n(IX/X) -pendezayo -pendezazo u(XI) -pendezao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -pendezako pa(XVI) -pendezapo mu(XVIII) -pendezamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -pendeza) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yependeza -opendeza m-mi(III/IV) -opendeza -yopendeza ji-ma(V/VI) -lopendeza -yopendeza ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chopendeza -vyopendeza n(IX/X) -yopendeza -zopendeza u(XI) -opendeza see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kopendeza pa(XVI) -popendeza mu(XVIII) -mopendeza
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.