ponda

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-ponda (infinitive kuponda)

1. to crush
2. to pound
3. to discredit
4. to knock down

Conjugation

Conjugation of -ponda
Positive present -naponda Subjunctive -ponde Negative -pondi Imperative singular ponda
Infinitives
Positive kuponda Negative kutoponda
Imperatives
Singular ponda Plural pondeni
Tensed forms
Habitual huponda Positive past positive subject concord + -liponda Negative past negative subject concord + -kuponda
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naponda) Singular Plural 1st person ninaponda/naponda tunaponda 2nd person unaponda mnaponda 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaponda wanaponda other classes positive subject concord + -naponda
Negative present (negative subject concord + -pondi) Singular Plural 1st person sipondi hatupondi 2nd person hupondi hampondi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hapondi hawapondi other classes negative subject concord + -pondi
Positive future positive subject concord + -taponda Negative future negative subject concord + -taponda
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -ponde) Singular Plural 1st person niponde tuponde 2nd person uponde mponde 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aponde waponde other classes positive subject concord + -ponde
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siponde Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeponda Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeponda Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliponda Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliponda
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aponda) Singular Plural 1st person naponda twaponda 2nd person waponda mwaponda 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aponda waponda m-mi(III/IV) waponda yaponda ji-ma(V/VI) laponda yaponda ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaponda vyaponda n(IX/X) yaponda zaponda u(XI) waponda see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwaponda pa(XVI) paponda mu(XVIII) mwaponda
Perfect positive subject concord + -meponda "Already" positive subject concord + -meshaponda "Not yet" negative subject concord + -japonda "If/When" positive subject concord + -kiponda "If not" positive subject concord + -sipoponda Consecutive kaponda / positive subject concord + -kaponda Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaponde
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -niponda -tuponda 2nd person -kuponda -waponda/-kupondeni/-wapondeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mponda -waponda m-mi(III/IV) -uponda -iponda ji-ma(V/VI) -liponda -yaponda ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiponda -viponda n(IX/X) -iponda -ziponda u(XI) -uponda see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuponda pa(XVI) -paponda mu(XVIII) -muponda Reflexive -jiponda
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -ponda- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -pondaye -pondao m-mi(III/IV) -pondao -pondayo ji-ma(V/VI) -pondalo -pondayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -pondacho -pondavyo n(IX/X) -pondayo -pondazo u(XI) -pondao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -pondako pa(XVI) -pondapo mu(XVIII) -pondamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -ponda) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yeponda -oponda m-mi(III/IV) -oponda -yoponda ji-ma(V/VI) -loponda -yoponda ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choponda -vyoponda n(IX/X) -yoponda -zoponda u(XI) -oponda see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -koponda pa(XVI) -poponda mu(XVIII) -moponda
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

• Verbal derivations:
  • Passive: -pondwa
  • Stative: -pondeka

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish fonda (“stall”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈponda/, [ˈpon.dɐ]
• Hyphenation: pon‧da

Noun

ponda (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜈ᜔ᜇ)

1. a temporary shed where light meals and refreshments are sold during a feast or a celebration

   Synonym: tindahan

2. (obsolete) lodging house; inn

   Synonym: bahay-panuluyan

3. (obsolete) eating house

   Synonyms: restoran, karinderya, kantin, kapeteriya

Derived terms

• pondahan

 

Further reading

• “ponda”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018