pepea

Spanish

Verb

pepea

1. inflection of pepear:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Swahili

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Probably from -pepa”)

Pronunciation

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Verb

-pepea (infinitive kupepea)

1. to blow or wave (to move back and forth repeatedly)
2. (Sheng) to have fun (enjoy oneself)

Conjugation

Conjugation of -pepea
Positive present -napepea Subjunctive -pepee Negative -pepei Imperative singular pepea
Infinitives
Positive kupepea Negative kutopepea
Imperatives
Singular pepea Plural pepeeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hupepea Positive past positive subject concord + -lipepea Negative past negative subject concord + -kupepea
Positive present (positive subject concord + -napepea) Singular Plural 1st person ninapepea/napepea tunapepea 2nd person unapepea mnapepea 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anapepea wanapepea other classes positive subject concord + -napepea
Negative present (negative subject concord + -pepei) Singular Plural 1st person sipepei hatupepei 2nd person hupepei hampepei 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hapepei hawapepei other classes negative subject concord + -pepei
Positive future positive subject concord + -tapepea Negative future negative subject concord + -tapepea
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -pepee) Singular Plural 1st person nipepee tupepee 2nd person upepee mpepee 3rd person m-wa(I/II) apepee wapepee other classes positive subject concord + -pepee
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sipepee Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngepepea Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singepepea Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalipepea Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalipepea
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -apepea) Singular Plural 1st person napepea twapepea 2nd person wapepea mwapepea 3rd person m-wa(I/II) apepea wapepea m-mi(III/IV) wapepea yapepea ji-ma(V/VI) lapepea yapepea ki-vi(VII/VIII) chapepea vyapepea n(IX/X) yapepea zapepea u(XI) wapepea see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwapepea pa(XVI) papepea mu(XVIII) mwapepea
Perfect positive subject concord + -mepepea "Already" positive subject concord + -meshapepea "Not yet" negative subject concord + -japepea "If/When" positive subject concord + -kipepea "If not" positive subject concord + -sipopepea Consecutive kapepea / positive subject concord + -kapepea Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kapepee
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nipepea -tupepea 2nd person -kupepea -wapepea/-kupepeeni/-wapepeeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mpepea -wapepea m-mi(III/IV) -upepea -ipepea ji-ma(V/VI) -lipepea -yapepea ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kipepea -vipepea n(IX/X) -ipepea -zipepea u(XI) -upepea see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kupepea pa(XVI) -papepea mu(XVIII) -mupepea Reflexive -jipepea
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -pepea- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -pepeaye -pepeao m-mi(III/IV) -pepeao -pepeayo ji-ma(V/VI) -pepealo -pepeayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -pepeacho -pepeavyo n(IX/X) -pepeayo -pepeazo u(XI) -pepeao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -pepeako pa(XVI) -pepeapo mu(XVIII) -pepeamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -pepea) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yepepea -opepea m-mi(III/IV) -opepea -yopepea ji-ma(V/VI) -lopepea -yopepea ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chopepea -vyopepea n(IX/X) -yopepea -zopepea u(XI) -opepea see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kopepea pa(XVI) -popepea mu(XVIII) -mopepea
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

• Nominal derivations:
  • kipepeo (“butterfly, fan”)