yendetsa

Chichewa

Etymology

From yenda (“to walk, to move”) +‎ -etsa (“causative suffix for verbs where the penultimate vowel of the stem is 'e'”). Cognate with Tumbuka -yendeska (“to cause to move”), Yao -jendesya (“to cause to move”) and Swahili -endesha (“to cause to move”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jeˈⁿde.t͡sa/

Verb

-yendetsa (infinitive kuyéndetsa)

1. Causative form of -yenda
   1. to drive (vehicles)
   2. to ride (bicycle)
   3. to cycle, to pedal
   4. to pilot
   5. to move
   6. to supervise
   7. to manage, to direct, to run, to organise
   8. to govern
   9. to steer
   10. to span
   11. to make someone/something go
   12. to push forward
   13. to step forward, to take a step forward

Derived terms

• Verbal derivations:
  • Applicative: -yendetsera
  • Negative: -sayendetsa
  • Passive: -yendetsedwa

References

• Steven Paas (2016), Oxford Chichewa-English/English - Chichewa Dictionary‎, Oxford University Press, page 599