kwepa

Swahili

Alternative forms

-epa

Etymology

Originally -epa, now fused with the class 15 affix.

Verb

-kwepa (infinitive kukwepa)

avoid, elude, escape

Conjugation

Conjugation of -kwepa

Non-finite forms

Form

Positive

Negative

Infinitive

kukwepa

kutokwepa

Simple finite forms

Positive form

Singular

Plural

Imperative

kwepa

kwepeni

Habitual

hukwepa

Complex finite forms

Polarity

Persons

Persons / Classes

Classes

1st

2nd

3rd / M-wa

M-mi

Ma

Ki-vi

N

U

Ku

Pa

Mu

Sg.

Pl.

Sg.

Pl.

Sg. / 1

Pl. / 2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11 / 14

15 / 17

16

18

Past
Positive	nilikwepa nalikwepa	tulikwepa twalikwepa	ulikwepa walikwepa	mlikwepa mwalikwepa	alikwepa	walikwepa	ulikwepa	ilikwepa	lilikwepa	yalikwepa	kilikwepa	vilikwepa	ilikwepa	zilikwepa	ulikwepa	kulikwepa	palikwepa	mulikwepa
Relative	niliokwepa naliokwepa	tuliokwepa twaliokwepa	uliokwepa waliokwepa	mliokwepa mwaliokwepa	aliokwepa	waliokwepa	uliokwepa	iliokwepa	liliokwepa	yaliokwepa	kiliokwepa	viliokwepa	iliokwepa	ziliokwepa	uliokwepa	kuliokwepa	paliokwepa	muliokwepa
Negative	sikukwepa	hatukukwepa	hukukwepa	hamkukwepa	hakukwepa	hawakukwepa	haukukwepa	haikukwepa	halikukwepa	hayakukwepa	hakikukwepa	havikukwepa	haikukwepa	hazikukwepa	haukukwepa	hakukukwepa	hapakukwepa	hamukukwepa

Present
Positive	ninakwepa nakwepa	tunakwepa	unakwepa	mnakwepa	anakwepa	wanakwepa	unakwepa	inakwepa	linakwepa	yanakwepa	kinakwepa	vinakwepa	inakwepa	zinakwepa	unakwepa	kunakwepa	panakwepa	munakwepa
Relative	ninaokwepa naokwepa	tunaokwepa	unaokwepa	mnaokwepa	anaokwepa	wanaokwepa	unaokwepa	inaokwepa	linaokwepa	yanaokwepa	kinaokwepa	vinaokwepa	inaokwepa	zinaokwepa	unaokwepa	kunaokwepa	panaokwepa	munaokwepa
Negative	sikwepi	hatukwepi	hukwepi	hamkwepi	hakwepi	hawakwepi	haukwepi	haikwepi	halikwepi	hayakwepi	hakikwepi	havikwepi	haikwepi	hazikwepi	haukwepi	hakukwepi	hapakwepi	hamukwepi

Future
Positive	nitakwepa	tutakwepa	utakwepa	mtakwepa	atakwepa	watakwepa	utakwepa	itakwepa	litakwepa	yatakwepa	kitakwepa	vitakwepa	itakwepa	zitakwepa	utakwepa	kutakwepa	patakwepa	mutakwepa
Relative	nitakaokwepa	tutakaokwepa	utakaokwepa	mtakaokwepa	atakaokwepa	watakaokwepa	utakaokwepa	itakaokwepa	litakaokwepa	yatakaokwepa	kitakaokwepa	vitakaokwepa	itakaokwepa	zitakaokwepa	utakaokwepa	kutakaokwepa	patakaokwepa	mutakaokwepa
Negative	sitakwepa	hatutakwepa	hutakwepa	hamtakwepa	hatakwepa	hawatakwepa	hautakwepa	haitakwepa	halitakwepa	hayatakwepa	hakitakwepa	havitakwepa	haitakwepa	hazitakwepa	hautakwepa	hakutakwepa	hapatakwepa	hamutakwepa

Subjunctive
Positive	nikwepe	tukwepe	ukwepe	mkwepe	akwepe	wakwepe	ukwepe	ikwepe	likwepe	yakwepe	kikwepe	vikwepe	ikwepe	zikwepe	ukwepe	kukwepe	pakwepe	mukwepe
Negative	nisikwepe	tusikwepe	usikwepe	msikwepe	asikwepe	wasikwepe	usikwepe	isikwepe	lisikwepe	yasikwepe	kisikwepe	visikwepe	isikwepe	zisikwepe	usikwepe	kusikwepe	pasikwepe	musikwepe

Present Conditional
Positive	ningekwepa	tungekwepa	ungekwepa	mngekwepa	angekwepa	wangekwepa	ungekwepa	ingekwepa	lingekwepa	yangekwepa	kingekwepa	vingekwepa	ingekwepa	zingekwepa	ungekwepa	kungekwepa	pangekwepa	mungekwepa
Negative	nisingekwepa singekwepa	tusingekwepa hatungekwepa	usingekwepa hungekwepa	msingekwepa hamngekwepa	asingekwepa hangekwepa	wasingekwepa hawangekwepa	usingekwepa haungekwepa	isingekwepa haingekwepa	lisingekwepa halingekwepa	yasingekwepa hayangekwepa	kisingekwepa hakingekwepa	visingekwepa havingekwepa	isingekwepa haingekwepa	zisingekwepa hazingekwepa	usingekwepa haungekwepa	kusingekwepa hakungekwepa	pasingekwepa hapangekwepa	musingekwepa hamungekwepa

Past Conditional
Positive	ningalikwepa	tungalikwepa	ungalikwepa	mngalikwepa	angalikwepa	wangalikwepa	ungalikwepa	ingalikwepa	lingalikwepa	yangalikwepa	kingalikwepa	vingalikwepa	ingalikwepa	zingalikwepa	ungalikwepa	kungalikwepa	pangalikwepa	mungalikwepa
Negative	nisingalikwepa singalikwepa	tusingalikwepa hatungalikwepa	usingalikwepa hungalikwepa	msingalikwepa hamngalikwepa	asingalikwepa hangalikwepa	wasingalikwepa hawangalikwepa	usingalikwepa haungalikwepa	isingalikwepa haingalikwepa	lisingalikwepa halingalikwepa	yasingalikwepa hayangalikwepa	kisingalikwepa hakingalikwepa	visingalikwepa havingalikwepa	isingalikwepa haingalikwepa	zisingalikwepa hazingalikwepa	usingalikwepa haungalikwepa	kusingalikwepa hakungalikwepa	pasingalikwepa hapangalikwepa	musingalikwepa hamungalikwepa

Conditional Contrary to Fact
Positive	ningelikwepa	tungelikwepa	ungelikwepa	mngelikwepa	angelikwepa	wangelikwepa	ungelikwepa	ingelikwepa	lingelikwepa	yangelikwepa	kingelikwepa	vingelikwepa	ingelikwepa	zingelikwepa	ungelikwepa	kungelikwepa	pangelikwepa	mungelikwepa

General Relative
Positive	nikwepao	tukwepao	ukwepao	mkwepao	akwepao	wakwepao	ukwepao	ikwepao	likwepao	yakwepao	kikwepao	vikwepao	ikwepao	zikwepao	ukwepao	kukwepao	pakwepao	mukwepao
Negative	nisiokwepa	tusiokwepa	usiokwepa	msiokwepa	asiokwepa	wasiokwepa	usiokwepa	isiokwepa	lisiokwepa	yasiokwepa	kisiokwepa	visiokwepa	isiokwepa	zisiokwepa	usiokwepa	kusiokwepa	pasiokwepa	musiokwepa

Gnomic
Positive	nakwepa	twakwepa	wakwepa	mwakwepa	akwepa	wakwepa	wakwepa	yakwepa	lakwepa	yakwepa	chakwepa	vyakwepa	yakwepa	zakwepa	wakwepa	kwakwepa	pakwepa	mwakwepa

Perfect
Positive	nimekwepa	tumekwepa	umekwepa	mmekwepa	amekwepa	wamekwepa	umekwepa	imekwepa	limekwepa	yamekwepa	kimekwepa	vimekwepa	imekwepa	zimekwepa	umekwepa	kumekwepa	pamekwepa	mumekwepa

"Already"
Positive	nimeshakwepa	tumeshakwepa	umeshakwepa	mmeshakwepa	ameshakwepa	wameshakwepa	umeshakwepa	imeshakwepa	limeshakwepa	yameshakwepa	kimeshakwepa	vimeshakwepa	imeshakwepa	zimeshakwepa	umeshakwepa	kumeshakwepa	pameshakwepa	mumeshakwepa

"Not yet"
Negative	sijakwepa	hatujakwepa	hujakwepa	hamjakwepa	hajakwepa	hawajakwepa	haujakwepa	haijakwepa	halijakwepa	hayajakwepa	hakijakwepa	havijakwepa	haijakwepa	hazijakwepa	haujakwepa	hakujakwepa	hapajakwepa	hamujakwepa

"If/When"
Positive	nikikwepa	tukikwepa	ukikwepa	mkikwepa	akikwepa	wakikwepa	ukikwepa	ikikwepa	likikwepa	yakikwepa	kikikwepa	vikikwepa	ikikwepa	zikikwepa	ukikwepa	kukikwepa	pakikwepa	mukikwepa

"If not"
Negative	nisipokwepa	tusipokwepa	usipokwepa	msipokwepa	asipokwepa	wasipokwepa	usipokwepa	isipokwepa	lisipokwepa	yasipokwepa	kisipokwepa	visipokwepa	isipokwepa	zisipokwepa	usipokwepa	kusipokwepa	pasipokwepa	musipokwepa

Consecutive
Positive	nikakwepa	tukakwepa	ukakwepa	mkakwepa	akakwepa	wakakwepa	ukakwepa	ikakwepa	likakwepa	yakakwepa	kikakwepa	vikakwepa	ikakwepa	zikakwepa	ukakwepa	kukakwepa	pakakwepa	mukakwepa

Not all possible forms are listed in the table. Transitive verbs can take object concords, relative concords can agree with all noun classes, and many other forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

-kwepua

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