endelea

Swahili

Etymology

From -enda (“to go”) +‎ -elea.

Pronunciation

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Verb

-endelea (infinitive kuendelea)

1. to continue, proceed, progress, develop

Conjugation

Conjugation of -endelea
Positive present -naendelea Subjunctive -endelee Negative -endelei Imperative singular endelea
Infinitives
Positive kuendelea Negative kutoendelea
Imperatives
Singular endelea Plural endeleeni
Tensed forms
Habitual huendelea Positive past positive subject concord + -liendelea Negative past negative subject concord + -kuendelea
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naendelea) Singular Plural 1st person ninaendelea/naendelea tunaendelea 2nd person unaendelea mnaendelea 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaendelea wanaendelea other classes positive subject concord + -naendelea
Negative present (negative subject concord + -endelei) Singular Plural 1st person siendelei hatuendelei 2nd person huendelei hamwendelei 3rd person m-wa(I/II) haendelei hawaendelei other classes negative subject concord + -endelei
Positive future positive subject concord + -taendelea Negative future negative subject concord + -taendelea
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -endelee) Singular Plural 1st person niendelee tuendelee 2nd person uendelee mwendelee 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aendelee waendelee other classes positive subject concord + -endelee
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siendelee Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeendelea Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeendelea Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliendelea Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliendelea
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aendelea) Singular Plural 1st person naendelea twaendelea 2nd person waendelea mwaendelea 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aendelea waendelea m-mi(III/IV) waendelea yaendelea ji-ma(V/VI) laendelea yaendelea ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaendelea vyaendelea n(IX/X) yaendelea zaendelea u(XI) waendelea see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwaendelea pa(XVI) paendelea mu(XVIII) mwaendelea
Perfect positive subject concord + -meendelea "Already" positive subject concord + -meshaendelea "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jaendelea "If/When" positive subject concord + -kiendelea "If not" positive subject concord + -sipoendelea Consecutive kaendelea / positive subject concord + -kaendelea Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaendelee
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -niendelea -tuendelea 2nd person -kuendelea -waendelea/-kuendeleeni/-waendeleeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mwendelea -waendelea m-mi(III/IV) -uendelea -iendelea ji-ma(V/VI) -liendelea -yaendelea ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiendelea -viendelea n(IX/X) -iendelea -ziendelea u(XI) -uendelea see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuendelea pa(XVI) -paendelea mu(XVIII) -muendelea Reflexive -jiendelea
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -endelea- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -endeleaye -endeleao m-mi(III/IV) -endeleao -endeleayo ji-ma(V/VI) -endelealo -endeleayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -endeleacho -endeleavyo n(IX/X) -endeleayo -endeleazo u(XI) -endeleao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -endeleako pa(XVI) -endeleapo mu(XVIII) -endeleamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -endelea) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yeendelea -oendelea m-mi(III/IV) -oendelea -yoendelea ji-ma(V/VI) -loendelea -yoendelea ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choendelea -vyoendelea n(IX/X) -yoendelea -zoendelea u(XI) -oendelea see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -koendelea pa(XVI) -poendelea mu(XVIII) -moendelea
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

• Verbal derivations:
  • Applicative: -endelelea
  • Causative: -endeleza
  • Passive: -endelelewa
  • Reciprocal: -endeleana
  • Stative: -endeleleka

• Nominal derivations:
  • maendeleo (“development”)