Swahili

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Etymology

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “-pepe + ...”)

Verb

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-peperusha (infinitive kupeperusha)

  1. to blow away
  2. to air, broadcast (TV, radio, etc.)

Conjugation

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Conjugation of -peperusha
Positive present -napeperusha
Subjunctive -peperushe
Negative -peperushi
Imperative singular peperusha
Infinitives
Positive kupeperusha
Negative kutopeperusha
Imperatives
Singular peperusha
Plural peperusheni
Tensed forms
Habitual hupeperusha
Positive past positive subject concord + -lipeperusha
Negative past negative subject concord + -kupeperusha
Positive present (positive subject concord + -napeperusha)
Singular Plural
1st person ninapeperusha/napeperusha tunapeperusha
2nd person unapeperusha mnapeperusha
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anapeperusha wanapeperusha
other classes positive subject concord + -napeperusha
Negative present (negative subject concord + -peperushi)
Singular Plural
1st person sipeperushi hatupeperushi
2nd person hupeperushi hampeperushi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hapeperushi hawapeperushi
other classes negative subject concord + -peperushi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tapeperusha
Negative future negative subject concord + -tapeperusha
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -peperushe)
Singular Plural
1st person nipeperushe tupeperushe
2nd person upeperushe mpeperushe
3rd person m-wa(I/II) apeperushe wapeperushe
other classes positive subject concord + -peperushe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sipeperushe
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngepeperusha
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singepeperusha
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalipeperusha
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalipeperusha
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -apeperusha)
Singular Plural
1st person napeperusha twapeperusha
2nd person wapeperusha mwapeperusha
3rd person m-wa(I/II) apeperusha wapeperusha
m-mi(III/IV) wapeperusha yapeperusha
ji-ma(V/VI) lapeperusha yapeperusha
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chapeperusha vyapeperusha
n(IX/X) yapeperusha zapeperusha
u(XI) wapeperusha see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwapeperusha
pa(XVI) papeperusha
mu(XVIII) mwapeperusha
Perfect positive subject concord + -mepeperusha
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshapeperusha
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -japeperusha
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kipeperusha
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipopeperusha
Consecutive kapeperusha / positive subject concord + -kapeperusha
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kapeperushe
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nipeperusha -tupeperusha
2nd person -kupeperusha -wapeperusha/-kupeperusheni/-wapeperusheni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mpeperusha -wapeperusha
m-mi(III/IV) -upeperusha -ipeperusha
ji-ma(V/VI) -lipeperusha -yapeperusha
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kipeperusha -vipeperusha
n(IX/X) -ipeperusha -zipeperusha
u(XI) -upeperusha see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kupeperusha
pa(XVI) -papeperusha
mu(XVIII) -mupeperusha
Reflexive -jipeperusha
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -peperusha- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -peperushaye -peperushao
m-mi(III/IV) -peperushao -peperushayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -peperushalo -peperushayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -peperushacho -peperushavyo
n(IX/X) -peperushayo -peperushazo
u(XI) -peperushao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -peperushako
pa(XVI) -peperushapo
mu(XVIII) -peperushamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -peperusha)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yepeperusha -opeperusha
m-mi(III/IV) -opeperusha -yopeperusha
ji-ma(V/VI) -lopeperusha -yopeperusha
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chopeperusha -vyopeperusha
n(IX/X) -yopeperusha -zopeperusha
u(XI) -opeperusha see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kopeperusha
pa(XVI) -popeperusha
mu(XVIII) -mopeperusha
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.