kwepa

Swahili

Alternative forms

• -epa

Etymology

Originally -epa, now fused with the class 15 affix.

Pronunciation

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Verb

-kwepa (infinitive kukwepa)

1. to avoid, elude, escape

Conjugation

Conjugation of -kwepa
Positive present -nakwepa Subjunctive -kwepe Negative -kwepi Imperative singular kwepa
Infinitives
Positive kukwepa Negative kutokwepa
Imperatives
Singular kwepa Plural kwepeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hukwepa Positive past positive subject concord + -likwepa Negative past negative subject concord + -kukwepa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nakwepa) Singular Plural 1st person ninakwepa/nakwepa tunakwepa 2nd person unakwepa mnakwepa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anakwepa wanakwepa other classes positive subject concord + -nakwepa
Negative present (negative subject concord + -kwepi) Singular Plural 1st person sikwepi hatukwepi 2nd person hukwepi hamkwepi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hakwepi hawakwepi other classes negative subject concord + -kwepi
Positive future positive subject concord + -takwepa Negative future negative subject concord + -takwepa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -kwepe) Singular Plural 1st person nikwepe tukwepe 2nd person ukwepe mkwepe 3rd person m-wa(I/II) akwepe wakwepe other classes positive subject concord + -kwepe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sikwepe Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngekwepa Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singekwepa Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalikwepa Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalikwepa
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -akwepa) Singular Plural 1st person nakwepa twakwepa 2nd person wakwepa mwakwepa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) akwepa wakwepa m-mi(III/IV) wakwepa yakwepa ji-ma(V/VI) lakwepa yakwepa ki-vi(VII/VIII) chakwepa vyakwepa n(IX/X) yakwepa zakwepa u(XI) wakwepa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwakwepa pa(XVI) pakwepa mu(XVIII) mwakwepa
Perfect positive subject concord + -mekwepa "Already" positive subject concord + -meshakwepa "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jakwepa "If/When" positive subject concord + -kikwepa "If not" positive subject concord + -sipokwepa Consecutive kakwepa / positive subject concord + -kakwepa Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kakwepe
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nikwepa -tukwepa 2nd person -kukwepa -wakwepa/-kukwepeni/-wakwepeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mkwepa -wakwepa m-mi(III/IV) -ukwepa -ikwepa ji-ma(V/VI) -likwepa -yakwepa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kikwepa -vikwepa n(IX/X) -ikwepa -zikwepa u(XI) -ukwepa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kukwepa pa(XVI) -pakwepa mu(XVIII) -mukwepa Reflexive -jikwepa
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -kwepa- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -kwepaye -kwepao m-mi(III/IV) -kwepao -kwepayo ji-ma(V/VI) -kwepalo -kwepayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kwepacho -kwepavyo n(IX/X) -kwepayo -kwepazo u(XI) -kwepao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kwepako pa(XVI) -kwepapo mu(XVIII) -kwepamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -kwepa) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yekwepa -okwepa m-mi(III/IV) -okwepa -yokwepa ji-ma(V/VI) -lokwepa -yokwepa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chokwepa -vyokwepa n(IX/X) -yokwepa -zokwepa u(XI) -okwepa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kokwepa pa(XVI) -pokwepa mu(XVIII) -mokwepa
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:
  • Conversive: -kwepua

• Nominal derivations:
  • ukwepaji (“avoiding, evasion”)