Swahili

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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-endeshwa (infinitive kuendeshwa)

  1. Passive form of -endesha: to be driven, to be conducted, to be managed

Conjugation

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Conjugation of -endeshwa
Positive present -naendeshwa
Subjunctive -endeshwe
Negative -endeshwi
Imperative singular endeshwa
Infinitives
Positive kuendeshwa
Negative kutoendeshwa
Imperatives
Singular endeshwa
Plural endeshweni
Tensed forms
Habitual huendeshwa
Positive past positive subject concord -liendeshwa
Negative past negative subject concord -kuendeshwa
Positive present (positive subject concord -naendeshwa)
Singular Plural
1st person ninaendeshwa/naendeshwa tunaendeshwa
2nd person unaendeshwa mnaendeshwa
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaendeshwa wanaendeshwa
other classes positive subject concord -naendeshwa
Negative present (negative subject concord -endeshwi)
Singular Plural
1st person siendeshwi hatuendeshwi
2nd person huendeshwi hamwendeshwi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) haendeshwi hawaendeshwi
other classes negative subject concord -endeshwi
Positive future positive subject concord -taendeshwa
Negative future negative subject concord -taendeshwa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord -endeshwe)
Singular Plural
1st person niendeshwe tuendeshwe
2nd person uendeshwe mwendeshwe
3rd person m-wa(I/II) aendeshwe waendeshwe
other classes positive subject concord -endeshwe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord -siendeshwe
Positive present conditional positive subject concord -ngeendeshwa
Negative present conditional positive subject concord -singeendeshwa
Positive past conditional positive subject concord -ngaliendeshwa
Negative past conditional positive subject concord -singaliendeshwa
Gnomic (positive subject concord -aendeshwa)
Singular Plural
1st person naendeshwa twaendeshwa
2nd person waendeshwa mwaendeshwa
3rd person m-wa(I/II) aendeshwa waendeshwa
m-mi(III/IV) waendeshwa yaendeshwa
ji-ma(V/VI) laendeshwa yaendeshwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaendeshwa vyaendeshwa
n(IX/X) yaendeshwa zaendeshwa
u(XI) waendeshwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwaendeshwa
pa(XVI) paendeshwa
mu(XVIII) mwaendeshwa
Perfect positive subject concord -meendeshwa
"Already" positive subject concord -meshaendeshwa
"Not yet" negative subject concord -jaendeshwa
"If/When" positive subject concord -kiendeshwa
"If not" positive subject concord -sipoendeshwa
Consecutive kaendeshwa / positive subject concord -kaendeshwa
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord -kaendeshwe
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -niendeshwa -tuendeshwa
2nd person -kuendeshwa -waendeshwa/-kuendeshweni/-waendeshweni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mwendeshwa -waendeshwa
m-mi(III/IV) -uendeshwa -iendeshwa
ji-ma(V/VI) -liendeshwa -yaendeshwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiendeshwa -viendeshwa
n(IX/X) -iendeshwa -ziendeshwa
u(XI) -uendeshwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kuendeshwa
pa(XVI) -paendeshwa
mu(XVIII) -muendeshwa
Reflexive -jiendeshwa
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord (object concord) -endeshwa- relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -endeshwaye -endeshwao
m-mi(III/IV) -endeshwao -endeshwayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -endeshwalo -endeshwayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -endeshwacho -endeshwavyo
n(IX/X) -endeshwayo -endeshwazo
u(XI) -endeshwao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -endeshwako
pa(XVI) -endeshwapo
mu(XVIII) -endeshwamo
Other forms (subject concord tense marker relative marker (object concord) -endeshwa)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yeendeshwa -oendeshwa
m-mi(III/IV) -oendeshwa -yoendeshwa
ji-ma(V/VI) -loendeshwa -yoendeshwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choendeshwa -vyoendeshwa
n(IX/X) -yoendeshwa -zoendeshwa
u(XI) -oendeshwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -koendeshwa
pa(XVI) -poendeshwa
mu(XVIII) -moendeshwa
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.