tendwa

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Swahili

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Pronunciation

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  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Verb

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-tendwa (infinitive kutendwa)

  1. Passive form of -tenda: to be done, to be carried out

Conjugation

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Conjugation of -tendwa
Positive present -natendwa
Subjunctive -tendwe
Negative -tendwi
Imperative singular tendwa
Infinitives
Positive kutendwa
Negative kutotendwa
Imperatives
Singular tendwa
Plural tendweni
Tensed forms
Habitual hutendwa
Positive past positive subject concord + -litendwa
Negative past negative subject concord + -kutendwa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -natendwa)
Singular Plural
1st person ninatendwa/natendwa tunatendwa
2nd person unatendwa mnatendwa
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anatendwa wanatendwa
other classes positive subject concord + -natendwa
Negative present (negative subject concord + -tendwi)
Singular Plural
1st person sitendwi hatutendwi
2nd person hutendwi hamtendwi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hatendwi hawatendwi
other classes negative subject concord + -tendwi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tatendwa
Negative future negative subject concord + -tatendwa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -tendwe)
Singular Plural
1st person nitendwe tutendwe
2nd person utendwe mtendwe
3rd person m-wa(I/II) atendwe watendwe
other classes positive subject concord + -tendwe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sitendwe
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngetendwa
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singetendwa
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalitendwa
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalitendwa
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -atendwa)
Singular Plural
1st person natendwa twatendwa
2nd person watendwa mwatendwa
3rd person m-wa(I/II) atendwa watendwa
m-mi(III/IV) watendwa yatendwa
ji-ma(V/VI) latendwa yatendwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chatendwa vyatendwa
n(IX/X) yatendwa zatendwa
u(XI) watendwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwatendwa
pa(XVI) patendwa
mu(XVIII) mwatendwa
Perfect positive subject concord + -metendwa
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshatendwa
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jatendwa
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kitendwa
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipotendwa
Consecutive katendwa / positive subject concord + -katendwa
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -katendwe
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nitendwa -tutendwa
2nd person -kutendwa -watendwa/-kutendweni/-watendweni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mtendwa -watendwa
m-mi(III/IV) -utendwa -itendwa
ji-ma(V/VI) -litendwa -yatendwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kitendwa -vitendwa
n(IX/X) -itendwa -zitendwa
u(XI) -utendwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kutendwa
pa(XVI) -patendwa
mu(XVIII) -mutendwa
Reflexive -jitendwa
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -tendwa- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -tendwaye -tendwao
m-mi(III/IV) -tendwao -tendwayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -tendwalo -tendwayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -tendwacho -tendwavyo
n(IX/X) -tendwayo -tendwazo
u(XI) -tendwao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -tendwako
pa(XVI) -tendwapo
mu(XVIII) -tendwamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -tendwa)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yetendwa -otendwa
m-mi(III/IV) -otendwa -yotendwa
ji-ma(V/VI) -lotendwa -yotendwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chotendwa -vyotendwa
n(IX/X) -yotendwa -zotendwa
u(XI) -otendwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kotendwa
pa(XVI) -potendwa
mu(XVIII) -motendwa
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.