pendekeza

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-pendekeza (infinitive kupendekeza)

1. Causative form of -pendeka: to recommend, suggest

Conjugation

Conjugation of -pendekeza
Positive present -napendekeza Subjunctive -pendekeze Negative -pendekezi Imperative singular pendekeza
Infinitives
Positive kupendekeza Negative kutopendekeza
Imperatives
Singular pendekeza Plural pendekezeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hupendekeza Positive past positive subject concord + -lipendekeza Negative past negative subject concord + -kupendekeza
Positive present (positive subject concord + -napendekeza) Singular Plural 1st person ninapendekeza/napendekeza tunapendekeza 2nd person unapendekeza mnapendekeza 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anapendekeza wanapendekeza other classes positive subject concord + -napendekeza
Negative present (negative subject concord + -pendekezi) Singular Plural 1st person sipendekezi hatupendekezi 2nd person hupendekezi hampendekezi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hapendekezi hawapendekezi other classes negative subject concord + -pendekezi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tapendekeza Negative future negative subject concord + -tapendekeza
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -pendekeze) Singular Plural 1st person nipendekeze tupendekeze 2nd person upendekeze mpendekeze 3rd person m-wa(I/II) apendekeze wapendekeze other classes positive subject concord + -pendekeze
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sipendekeze Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngependekeza Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singependekeza Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalipendekeza Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalipendekeza
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -apendekeza) Singular Plural 1st person napendekeza twapendekeza 2nd person wapendekeza mwapendekeza 3rd person m-wa(I/II) apendekeza wapendekeza m-mi(III/IV) wapendekeza yapendekeza ji-ma(V/VI) lapendekeza yapendekeza ki-vi(VII/VIII) chapendekeza vyapendekeza n(IX/X) yapendekeza zapendekeza u(XI) wapendekeza see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwapendekeza pa(XVI) papendekeza mu(XVIII) mwapendekeza
Perfect positive subject concord + -mependekeza "Already" positive subject concord + -meshapendekeza "Not yet" negative subject concord + -japendekeza "If/When" positive subject concord + -kipendekeza "If not" positive subject concord + -sipopendekeza Consecutive kapendekeza / positive subject concord + -kapendekeza Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kapendekeze
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nipendekeza -tupendekeza 2nd person -kupendekeza -wapendekeza/-kupendekezeni/-wapendekezeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mpendekeza -wapendekeza m-mi(III/IV) -upendekeza -ipendekeza ji-ma(V/VI) -lipendekeza -yapendekeza ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kipendekeza -vipendekeza n(IX/X) -ipendekeza -zipendekeza u(XI) -upendekeza see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kupendekeza pa(XVI) -papendekeza mu(XVIII) -mupendekeza Reflexive -jipendekeza
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -pendekeza- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -pendekezaye -pendekezao m-mi(III/IV) -pendekezao -pendekezayo ji-ma(V/VI) -pendekezalo -pendekezayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -pendekezacho -pendekezavyo n(IX/X) -pendekezayo -pendekezazo u(XI) -pendekezao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -pendekezako pa(XVI) -pendekezapo mu(XVIII) -pendekezamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -pendekeza) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yependekeza -opendekeza m-mi(III/IV) -opendekeza -yopendekeza ji-ma(V/VI) -lopendekeza -yopendekeza ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chopendekeza -vyopendekeza n(IX/X) -yopendekeza -zopendekeza u(XI) -opendekeza see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kopendekeza pa(XVI) -popendekeza mu(XVIII) -mopendekeza
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

• Nominal derivations:
  • pendekezo (“recommendation”)