pindana

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-pindana (infinitive kupindana)

1. Reciprocal form of -pinda

Conjugation

Conjugation of -pindana
Positive present -napindana Subjunctive -pindane Negative -pindani Imperative singular pindana
Infinitives
Positive kupindana Negative kutopindana
Imperatives
Singular pindana Plural pindaneni
Tensed forms
Habitual hupindana Positive past positive subject concord + -lipindana Negative past negative subject concord + -kupindana
Positive present (positive subject concord + -napindana) Singular Plural 1st person ninapindana/napindana tunapindana 2nd person unapindana mnapindana 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anapindana wanapindana other classes positive subject concord + -napindana
Negative present (negative subject concord + -pindani) Singular Plural 1st person sipindani hatupindani 2nd person hupindani hampindani 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hapindani hawapindani other classes negative subject concord + -pindani
Positive future positive subject concord + -tapindana Negative future negative subject concord + -tapindana
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -pindane) Singular Plural 1st person nipindane tupindane 2nd person upindane mpindane 3rd person m-wa(I/II) apindane wapindane other classes positive subject concord + -pindane
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sipindane Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngepindana Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singepindana Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalipindana Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalipindana
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -apindana) Singular Plural 1st person napindana twapindana 2nd person wapindana mwapindana 3rd person m-wa(I/II) apindana wapindana m-mi(III/IV) wapindana yapindana ji-ma(V/VI) lapindana yapindana ki-vi(VII/VIII) chapindana vyapindana n(IX/X) yapindana zapindana u(XI) wapindana see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwapindana pa(XVI) papindana mu(XVIII) mwapindana
Perfect positive subject concord + -mepindana "Already" positive subject concord + -meshapindana "Not yet" negative subject concord + -japindana "If/When" positive subject concord + -kipindana "If not" positive subject concord + -sipopindana Consecutive kapindana / positive subject concord + -kapindana Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kapindane Object concord —
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + -pindana- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -pindanaye -pindanao m-mi(III/IV) -pindanao -pindanayo ji-ma(V/VI) -pindanalo -pindanayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -pindanacho -pindanavyo n(IX/X) -pindanayo -pindanazo u(XI) -pindanao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -pindanako pa(XVI) -pindanapo mu(XVIII) -pindanamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + -pindana) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yepindana -opindana m-mi(III/IV) -opindana -yopindana ji-ma(V/VI) -lopindana -yopindana ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chopindana -vyopindana n(IX/X) -yopindana -zopindana u(XI) -opindana see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kopindana pa(XVI) -popindana mu(XVIII) -mopindana
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.