Swahili edit

Pronunciation edit

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Verb edit

-endesheka (infinitive kuendesheka)

  1. Stative form of -endesha

Conjugation edit

Conjugation of -endesheka
Positive present -naendesheka
Subjunctive -endesheke
Negative -endesheki
Imperative singular endesheka
Infinitives
Positive kuendesheka
Negative kutoendesheka
Imperatives
Singular endesheka
Plural endeshekeni
Tensed forms
Habitual huendesheka
Positive past positive subject concord + -liendesheka
Negative past negative subject concord + -kuendesheka
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naendesheka)
Singular Plural
1st person ninaendesheka/naendesheka tunaendesheka
2nd person unaendesheka mnaendesheka
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaendesheka wanaendesheka
other classes positive subject concord + -naendesheka
Negative present (negative subject concord + -endesheki)
Singular Plural
1st person siendesheki hatuendesheki
2nd person huendesheki hamwendesheki
3rd person m-wa(I/II) haendesheki hawaendesheki
other classes negative subject concord + -endesheki
Positive future positive subject concord + -taendesheka
Negative future negative subject concord + -taendesheka
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -endesheke)
Singular Plural
1st person niendesheke tuendesheke
2nd person uendesheke mwendesheke
3rd person m-wa(I/II) aendesheke waendesheke
other classes positive subject concord + -endesheke
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siendesheke
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeendesheka
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeendesheka
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliendesheka
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliendesheka
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aendesheka)
Singular Plural
1st person naendesheka twaendesheka
2nd person waendesheka mwaendesheka
3rd person m-wa(I/II) aendesheka waendesheka
m-mi(III/IV) waendesheka yaendesheka
ji-ma(V/VI) laendesheka yaendesheka
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaendesheka vyaendesheka
n(IX/X) yaendesheka zaendesheka
u(XI) waendesheka see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwaendesheka
pa(XVI) paendesheka
mu(XVIII) mwaendesheka
Perfect positive subject concord + -meendesheka
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshaendesheka
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jaendesheka
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kiendesheka
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipoendesheka
Consecutive kaendesheka / positive subject concord + -kaendesheka
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaendesheke
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -niendesheka -tuendesheka
2nd person -kuendesheka -waendesheka/-kuendeshekeni/-waendeshekeni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mwendesheka -waendesheka
m-mi(III/IV) -uendesheka -iendesheka
ji-ma(V/VI) -liendesheka -yaendesheka
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiendesheka -viendesheka
n(IX/X) -iendesheka -ziendesheka
u(XI) -uendesheka see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kuendesheka
pa(XVI) -paendesheka
mu(XVIII) -muendesheka
Reflexive -jiendesheka
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -endesheka- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -endeshekaye -endeshekao
m-mi(III/IV) -endeshekao -endeshekayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -endeshekalo -endeshekayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -endeshekacho -endeshekavyo
n(IX/X) -endeshekayo -endeshekazo
u(XI) -endeshekao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -endeshekako
pa(XVI) -endeshekapo
mu(XVIII) -endeshekamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -endesheka)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yeendesheka -oendesheka
m-mi(III/IV) -oendesheka -yoendesheka
ji-ma(V/VI) -loendesheka -yoendesheka
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choendesheka -vyoendesheka
n(IX/X) -yoendesheka -zoendesheka
u(XI) -oendesheka see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -koendesheka
pa(XVI) -poendesheka
mu(XVIII) -moendesheka
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.