Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-pendeleana (infinitive kupendeleana)
- Reciprocal form of -pendelea: to prefer each other
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -pendeleana
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| Positive present
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-napendeleana
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| Subjunctive
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-pendeleane
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| Negative
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-pendeleani
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| Imperative singular
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pendeleana
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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pendeleana
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| Plural
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pendeleaneni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hupendeleana
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -lipendeleana
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kupendeleana
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -napendeleana)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninapendeleana/napendeleana
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tunapendeleana
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| 2nd person
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unapendeleana
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mnapendeleana
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anapendeleana
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wanapendeleana
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -napendeleana
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -pendeleani)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sipendeleani
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hatupendeleani
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| 2nd person
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hupendeleani
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hampendeleani
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hapendeleani
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hawapendeleani
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -pendeleani
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tapendeleana
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tapendeleana
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -pendeleane)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nipendeleane
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tupendeleane
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| 2nd person
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upendeleane
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mpendeleane
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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apendeleane
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wapendeleane
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -pendeleane
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sipendeleane
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngependeleana
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singependeleana
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalipendeleana
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalipendeleana
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -apendeleana)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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napendeleana
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twapendeleana
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| 2nd person
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wapendeleana
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mwapendeleana
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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apendeleana
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wapendeleana
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wapendeleana
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yapendeleana
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lapendeleana
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yapendeleana
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chapendeleana
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vyapendeleana
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| n(IX/X)
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yapendeleana
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zapendeleana
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| u(XI)
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wapendeleana
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwapendeleana
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| pa(XVI)
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papendeleana
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwapendeleana
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mependeleana
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshapendeleana
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -japendeleana
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kipendeleana
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipopendeleana
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| Consecutive
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kapendeleana / positive subject concord + -kapendeleana
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kapendeleane
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| Object concord
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + -pendeleana- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-pendeleanaye
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-pendeleanao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-pendeleanao
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-pendeleanayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-pendeleanalo
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-pendeleanayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-pendeleanacho
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-pendeleanavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-pendeleanayo
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-pendeleanazo
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| u(XI)
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-pendeleanao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-pendeleanako
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| pa(XVI)
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-pendeleanapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-pendeleanamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + -pendeleana)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yependeleana
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-opendeleana
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-opendeleana
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-yopendeleana
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lopendeleana
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-yopendeleana
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chopendeleana
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-vyopendeleana
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| n(IX/X)
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-yopendeleana
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-zopendeleana
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| u(XI)
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-opendeleana
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kopendeleana
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| pa(XVI)
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-popendeleana
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mopendeleana
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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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