pepetana

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-pepetana (infinitive kupepetana)

1. to compete with another in a sport or game
   • 2013 June 8, “Uganda yafufua safari ya Brazil”, in BBC Swahili‎^[1]:

     Uganda sasa imesalia na mechi mechi mbili na imepangiwa kuchuana na Angola tarehe kumi na tano mwezi huu kabla ya kupepetana na Senegal tarehe 6 Septemba mwaka huu katika uwanja wa Leopold Senghor.

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   • 2019 June 4, Pascal Kwesiga, “Four Nights In Zuena”, in pascalkwesiga.com‎^[2], archived from the original on 27 June 2019:

     Itabidi mwanamke umpeleke kwao ili mpepetane vizuri.

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Conjugation

Conjugation of -pepetana
Positive present -napepetana Subjunctive -pepetane Negative -pepetani Imperative singular pepetana
Infinitives
Positive kupepetana Negative kutopepetana
Imperatives
Singular pepetana Plural pepetaneni
Tensed forms
Habitual hupepetana Positive past positive subject concord + -lipepetana Negative past negative subject concord + -kupepetana
Positive present (positive subject concord + -napepetana) Singular Plural 1st person ninapepetana/napepetana tunapepetana 2nd person unapepetana mnapepetana 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anapepetana wanapepetana other classes positive subject concord + -napepetana
Negative present (negative subject concord + -pepetani) Singular Plural 1st person sipepetani hatupepetani 2nd person hupepetani hampepetani 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hapepetani hawapepetani other classes negative subject concord + -pepetani
Positive future positive subject concord + -tapepetana Negative future negative subject concord + -tapepetana
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -pepetane) Singular Plural 1st person nipepetane tupepetane 2nd person upepetane mpepetane 3rd person m-wa(I/II) apepetane wapepetane other classes positive subject concord + -pepetane
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sipepetane Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngepepetana Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singepepetana Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalipepetana Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalipepetana
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -apepetana) Singular Plural 1st person napepetana twapepetana 2nd person wapepetana mwapepetana 3rd person m-wa(I/II) apepetana wapepetana m-mi(III/IV) wapepetana yapepetana ji-ma(V/VI) lapepetana yapepetana ki-vi(VII/VIII) chapepetana vyapepetana n(IX/X) yapepetana zapepetana u(XI) wapepetana see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwapepetana pa(XVI) papepetana mu(XVIII) mwapepetana
Perfect positive subject concord + -mepepetana "Already" positive subject concord + -meshapepetana "Not yet" negative subject concord + -japepetana "If/When" positive subject concord + -kipepetana "If not" positive subject concord + -sipopepetana Consecutive kapepetana / positive subject concord + -kapepetana Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kapepetane
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nipepetana -tupepetana 2nd person -kupepetana -wapepetana/-kupepetaneni/-wapepetaneni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mpepetana -wapepetana m-mi(III/IV) -upepetana -ipepetana ji-ma(V/VI) -lipepetana -yapepetana ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kipepetana -vipepetana n(IX/X) -ipepetana -zipepetana u(XI) -upepetana see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kupepetana pa(XVI) -papepetana mu(XVIII) -mupepetana Reflexive -jipepetana
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -pepetana- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -pepetanaye -pepetanao m-mi(III/IV) -pepetanao -pepetanayo ji-ma(V/VI) -pepetanalo -pepetanayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -pepetanacho -pepetanavyo n(IX/X) -pepetanayo -pepetanazo u(XI) -pepetanao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -pepetanako pa(XVI) -pepetanapo mu(XVIII) -pepetanamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -pepetana) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yepepetana -opepetana m-mi(III/IV) -opepetana -yopepetana ji-ma(V/VI) -lopepetana -yopepetana ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chopepetana -vyopepetana n(IX/X) -yopepetana -zopepetana u(XI) -opepetana see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kopepetana pa(XVI) -popepetana mu(XVIII) -mopepetana
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.