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