From Proto-Bantu *-túnda.
-funza (infinitive kufunza)
- to educate, teach
- (reflexive) to learn
This verb is principally used as a reflexive -jifunza ("to learn"); the original sense "to teach" is much rarer than the usual -fundisha and is mainly used in reference to teaching someone manners.
Conjugation of -funza
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Positive present
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-nafunza
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Subjunctive
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-funze
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Negative
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-funzi
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Imperative singular
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funza
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Infinitives
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Imperatives
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Tensed forms
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Habitual
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hufunza
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Positive past
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positive subject concord + -lifunza
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Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kufunza
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Positive present (positive subject concord + -nafunza)
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Singular
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Plural
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1st person
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ninafunza/nafunza
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tunafunza
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2nd person
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unafunza
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mnafunza
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3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anafunza
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wanafunza
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other classes
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positive subject concord + -nafunza
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Negative present (negative subject concord + -funzi)
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Singular
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Plural
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1st person
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sifunzi
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hatufunzi
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2nd person
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hufunzi
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hamfunzi
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3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hafunzi
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hawafunzi
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other classes
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negative subject concord + -funzi
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Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tafunza
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Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tafunza
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Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -funze)
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Singular
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Plural
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1st person
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nifunze
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tufunze
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2nd person
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ufunze
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mfunze
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3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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afunze
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wafunze
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other classes
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positive subject concord + -funze
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Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sifunze
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Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngefunza
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Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singefunza
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Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalifunza
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Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalifunza
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Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mefunza
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"Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshafunza
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"Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jafunza
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"If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kifunza
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"If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipofunza
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Consecutive
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kafunza / positive subject concord + -kafunza
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Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kafunze
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Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.
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funza (ma class, plural mafunza)
- worm, grub, caterpillar