Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-pindana (infinitive kupindana)
- Reciprocal form of -pinda
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -pindana
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| Positive present
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-napindana
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| Subjunctive
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-pindane
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| Negative
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-pindani
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| Imperative singular
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pindana
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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pindana
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| Plural
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pindaneni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hupindana
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -lipindana
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kupindana
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -napindana)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninapindana/napindana
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tunapindana
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| 2nd person
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unapindana
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mnapindana
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anapindana
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wanapindana
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -napindana
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -pindani)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sipindani
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hatupindani
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| 2nd person
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hupindani
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hampindani
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hapindani
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hawapindani
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -pindani
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tapindana
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tapindana
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -pindane)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nipindane
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tupindane
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| 2nd person
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upindane
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mpindane
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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apindane
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wapindane
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -pindane
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sipindane
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngepindana
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singepindana
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalipindana
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalipindana
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -apindana)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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napindana
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twapindana
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| 2nd person
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wapindana
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mwapindana
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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apindana
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wapindana
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wapindana
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yapindana
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lapindana
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yapindana
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chapindana
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vyapindana
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| n(IX/X)
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yapindana
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zapindana
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| u(XI)
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wapindana
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwapindana
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| pa(XVI)
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papindana
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwapindana
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mepindana
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshapindana
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -japindana
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kipindana
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipopindana
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| Consecutive
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kapindana / positive subject concord + -kapindana
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kapindane
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| Object concord
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + -pindana- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-pindanaye
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-pindanao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-pindanao
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-pindanayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-pindanalo
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-pindanayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-pindanacho
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-pindanavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-pindanayo
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-pindanazo
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| u(XI)
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-pindanao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-pindanako
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| pa(XVI)
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-pindanapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-pindanamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + -pindana)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yepindana
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-opindana
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-opindana
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-yopindana
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lopindana
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-yopindana
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chopindana
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-vyopindana
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| n(IX/X)
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-yopindana
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-zopindana
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| u(XI)
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-opindana
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kopindana
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| pa(XVI)
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-popindana
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mopindana
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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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