-tendwa (infinitive kutendwa)
- Passive form of -tenda: to be done, to be carried out
Conjugation of -tendwa
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Positive present
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-natendwa
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Subjunctive
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-tendwe
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Negative
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-tendwi
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Imperative singular
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tendwa
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Infinitives
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Imperatives
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Tensed forms
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Habitual
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hutendwa
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Positive past
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positive subject concord + -litendwa
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Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kutendwa
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Positive present (positive subject concord + -natendwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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1st person
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ninatendwa/natendwa
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tunatendwa
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2nd person
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unatendwa
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mnatendwa
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3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anatendwa
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wanatendwa
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other classes
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positive subject concord + -natendwa
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Negative present (negative subject concord + -tendwi)
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Singular
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Plural
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1st person
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sitendwi
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hatutendwi
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2nd person
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hutendwi
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hamtendwi
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3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hatendwi
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hawatendwi
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other classes
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negative subject concord + -tendwi
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Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tatendwa
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Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tatendwa
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Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -tendwe)
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Singular
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Plural
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1st person
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nitendwe
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tutendwe
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2nd person
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utendwe
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mtendwe
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3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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atendwe
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watendwe
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other classes
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positive subject concord + -tendwe
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Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sitendwe
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Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngetendwa
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Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singetendwa
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Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalitendwa
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Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalitendwa
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Perfect
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positive subject concord + -metendwa
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"Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshatendwa
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"Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jatendwa
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"If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kitendwa
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"If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipotendwa
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Consecutive
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katendwa / positive subject concord + -katendwa
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Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -katendwe
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Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.
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