pendeka

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-pendeka (infinitive kupendeka)

1. Stative form of -penda: to be popular, be liked

Conjugation

Conjugation of -pendeka
Positive present -napendeka Subjunctive -pendeke Negative -pendeki Imperative singular pendeka
Infinitives
Positive kupendeka Negative kutopendeka
Imperatives
Singular pendeka Plural pendekeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hupendeka Positive past positive subject concord + -lipendeka Negative past negative subject concord + -kupendeka
Positive present (positive subject concord + -napendeka) Singular Plural 1st person ninapendeka/napendeka tunapendeka 2nd person unapendeka mnapendeka 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anapendeka wanapendeka other classes positive subject concord + -napendeka
Negative present (negative subject concord + -pendeki) Singular Plural 1st person sipendeki hatupendeki 2nd person hupendeki hampendeki 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hapendeki hawapendeki other classes negative subject concord + -pendeki
Positive future positive subject concord + -tapendeka Negative future negative subject concord + -tapendeka
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -pendeke) Singular Plural 1st person nipendeke tupendeke 2nd person upendeke mpendeke 3rd person m-wa(I/II) apendeke wapendeke other classes positive subject concord + -pendeke
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sipendeke Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngependeka Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singependeka Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalipendeka Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalipendeka
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -apendeka) Singular Plural 1st person napendeka twapendeka 2nd person wapendeka mwapendeka 3rd person m-wa(I/II) apendeka wapendeka m-mi(III/IV) wapendeka yapendeka ji-ma(V/VI) lapendeka yapendeka ki-vi(VII/VIII) chapendeka vyapendeka n(IX/X) yapendeka zapendeka u(XI) wapendeka see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwapendeka pa(XVI) papendeka mu(XVIII) mwapendeka
Perfect positive subject concord + -mependeka "Already" positive subject concord + -meshapendeka "Not yet" negative subject concord + -japendeka "If/When" positive subject concord + -kipendeka "If not" positive subject concord + -sipopendeka Consecutive kapendeka / positive subject concord + -kapendeka Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kapendeke
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nipendeka -tupendeka 2nd person -kupendeka -wapendeka/-kupendekeni/-wapendekeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mpendeka -wapendeka m-mi(III/IV) -upendeka -ipendeka ji-ma(V/VI) -lipendeka -yapendeka ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kipendeka -vipendeka n(IX/X) -ipendeka -zipendeka u(XI) -upendeka see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kupendeka pa(XVI) -papendeka mu(XVIII) -mupendeka Reflexive -jipendeka
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -pendeka- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -pendekaye -pendekao m-mi(III/IV) -pendekao -pendekayo ji-ma(V/VI) -pendekalo -pendekayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -pendekacho -pendekavyo n(IX/X) -pendekayo -pendekazo u(XI) -pendekao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -pendekako pa(XVI) -pendekapo mu(XVIII) -pendekamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -pendeka) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yependeka -opendeka m-mi(III/IV) -opendeka -yopendeka ji-ma(V/VI) -lopendeka -yopendeka ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chopendeka -vyopendeka n(IX/X) -yopendeka -zopendeka u(XI) -opendeka see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kopendeka pa(XVI) -popendeka mu(XVIII) -mopendeka
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:
  • Causative: -pendekeza (“suggest, recommend”)