pendelea

== Swahili == === Etymology === From -penda (“to love”) +‎ -elea. === Pronunciation === === Verb === -pendelea (infinitive kupendelea) to prefer, favor (to be in favor of) ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== Verbal derivations: Causative: -pendeleza (“cause to prefer, recommend”) Passive: -pendelewa (“be preferred”) Reciprocal: -pendeleana Nominal derivations: upendeleo (“bias, prejudice, favouritism, partiality”)