jipenda

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Swahili

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Etymology

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From ji- +‎ -penda (to love, to like).

Pronunciation

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  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Verb

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-jipenda (infinitive kujipenda)

  1. reflexive form of -penda: to love yourself
  2. to be selfish

Conjugation

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Conjugation of -jipenda
Positive present -najipenda
Subjunctive -jipende
Negative -jipendi
Imperative singular jipenda
Infinitives
Positive kujipenda
Negative kutojipenda
Imperatives
Singular jipenda
Plural jipendeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hujipenda
Positive past positive subject concord + -lijipenda
Negative past negative subject concord + -kujipenda
Positive present (positive subject concord + -najipenda)
Singular Plural
1st person ninajipenda/najipenda tunajipenda
2nd person unajipenda mnajipenda
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anajipenda wanajipenda
other classes positive subject concord + -najipenda
Negative present (negative subject concord + -jipendi)
Singular Plural
1st person sijipendi hatujipendi
2nd person hujipendi hamjipendi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hajipendi hawajipendi
other classes negative subject concord + -jipendi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tajipenda
Negative future negative subject concord + -tajipenda
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -jipende)
Singular Plural
1st person nijipende tujipende
2nd person ujipende mjipende
3rd person m-wa(I/II) ajipende wajipende
other classes positive subject concord + -jipende
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sijipende
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngejipenda
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singejipenda
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalijipenda
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalijipenda
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -ajipenda)
Singular Plural
1st person najipenda twajipenda
2nd person wajipenda mwajipenda
3rd person m-wa(I/II) ajipenda wajipenda
m-mi(III/IV) wajipenda yajipenda
ji-ma(V/VI) lajipenda yajipenda
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chajipenda vyajipenda
n(IX/X) yajipenda zajipenda
u(XI) wajipenda see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwajipenda
pa(XVI) pajipenda
mu(XVIII) mwajipenda
Perfect positive subject concord + -mejipenda
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshajipenda
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jajipenda
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kijipenda
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipojipenda
Consecutive kajipenda / positive subject concord + -kajipenda
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kajipende
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nijipenda -tujipenda
2nd person -kujipenda -wajipenda/-kujipendeni/-wajipendeni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mjipenda -wajipenda
m-mi(III/IV) -ujipenda -ijipenda
ji-ma(V/VI) -lijipenda -yajipenda
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kijipenda -vijipenda
n(IX/X) -ijipenda -zijipenda
u(XI) -ujipenda see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kujipenda
pa(XVI) -pajipenda
mu(XVIII) -mujipenda
Reflexive -jijipenda
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -jipenda- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -jipendaye -jipendao
m-mi(III/IV) -jipendao -jipendayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -jipendalo -jipendayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -jipendacho -jipendavyo
n(IX/X) -jipendayo -jipendazo
u(XI) -jipendao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -jipendako
pa(XVI) -jipendapo
mu(XVIII) -jipendamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -jipenda)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yejipenda -ojipenda
m-mi(III/IV) -ojipenda -yojipenda
ji-ma(V/VI) -lojipenda -yojipenda
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chojipenda -vyojipenda
n(IX/X) -yojipenda -zojipenda
u(XI) -ojipenda see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kojipenda
pa(XVI) -pojipenda
mu(XVIII) -mojipenda
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.