Swahili

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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-endeshana (infinitive kuendeshana)

  1. Reciprocal form of -endesha

Conjugation

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Conjugation of -endeshana
Positive present -naendeshana
Subjunctive -endeshane
Negative -endeshani
Imperative singular endeshana
Infinitives
Positive kuendeshana
Negative kutoendeshana
Imperatives
Singular endeshana
Plural endeshaneni
Tensed forms
Habitual huendeshana
Positive past positive subject concord -liendeshana
Negative past negative subject concord -kuendeshana
Positive present (positive subject concord -naendeshana)
Singular Plural
1st person ninaendeshana/naendeshana tunaendeshana
2nd person unaendeshana mnaendeshana
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaendeshana wanaendeshana
other classes positive subject concord -naendeshana
Negative present (negative subject concord -endeshani)
Singular Plural
1st person siendeshani hatuendeshani
2nd person huendeshani hamwendeshani
3rd person m-wa(I/II) haendeshani hawaendeshani
other classes negative subject concord -endeshani
Positive future positive subject concord -taendeshana
Negative future negative subject concord -taendeshana
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord -endeshane)
Singular Plural
1st person niendeshane tuendeshane
2nd person uendeshane mwendeshane
3rd person m-wa(I/II) aendeshane waendeshane
other classes positive subject concord -endeshane
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord -siendeshane
Positive present conditional positive subject concord -ngeendeshana
Negative present conditional positive subject concord -singeendeshana
Positive past conditional positive subject concord -ngaliendeshana
Negative past conditional positive subject concord -singaliendeshana
Gnomic (positive subject concord -aendeshana)
Singular Plural
1st person naendeshana twaendeshana
2nd person waendeshana mwaendeshana
3rd person m-wa(I/II) aendeshana waendeshana
m-mi(III/IV) waendeshana yaendeshana
ji-ma(V/VI) laendeshana yaendeshana
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaendeshana vyaendeshana
n(IX/X) yaendeshana zaendeshana
u(XI) waendeshana see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwaendeshana
pa(XVI) paendeshana
mu(XVIII) mwaendeshana
Perfect positive subject concord -meendeshana
"Already" positive subject concord -meshaendeshana
"Not yet" negative subject concord -jaendeshana
"If/When" positive subject concord -kiendeshana
"If not" positive subject concord -sipoendeshana
Consecutive kaendeshana / positive subject concord -kaendeshana
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord -kaendeshane
Object concord
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord -endeshana- relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -endeshanaye -endeshanao
m-mi(III/IV) -endeshanao -endeshanayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -endeshanalo -endeshanayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -endeshanacho -endeshanavyo
n(IX/X) -endeshanayo -endeshanazo
u(XI) -endeshanao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -endeshanako
pa(XVI) -endeshanapo
mu(XVIII) -endeshanamo
Other forms (subject concord tense marker relative marker -endeshana)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yeendeshana -oendeshana
m-mi(III/IV) -oendeshana -yoendeshana
ji-ma(V/VI) -loendeshana -yoendeshana
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choendeshana -vyoendeshana
n(IX/X) -yoendeshana -zoendeshana
u(XI) -oendeshana see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -koendeshana
pa(XVI) -poendeshana
mu(XVIII) -moendeshana
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.