konya

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-konya (infinitive kukonya)

1. to swing, wave

Conjugation

Conjugation of -konya
Positive present -nakonya Subjunctive -konye Negative -konyi Imperative singular konya
Infinitives
Positive kukonya Negative kutokonya
Imperatives
Singular konya Plural konyeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hukonya Positive past positive subject concord + -likonya Negative past negative subject concord + -kukonya
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nakonya) Singular Plural 1st person ninakonya/nakonya tunakonya 2nd person unakonya mnakonya 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anakonya wanakonya other classes positive subject concord + -nakonya
Negative present (negative subject concord + -konyi) Singular Plural 1st person sikonyi hatukonyi 2nd person hukonyi hamkonyi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hakonyi hawakonyi other classes negative subject concord + -konyi
Positive future positive subject concord + -takonya Negative future negative subject concord + -takonya
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -konye) Singular Plural 1st person nikonye tukonye 2nd person ukonye mkonye 3rd person m-wa(I/II) akonye wakonye other classes positive subject concord + -konye
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sikonye Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngekonya Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singekonya Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalikonya Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalikonya
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -akonya) Singular Plural 1st person nakonya twakonya 2nd person wakonya mwakonya 3rd person m-wa(I/II) akonya wakonya m-mi(III/IV) wakonya yakonya ji-ma(V/VI) lakonya yakonya ki-vi(VII/VIII) chakonya vyakonya n(IX/X) yakonya zakonya u(XI) wakonya see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwakonya pa(XVI) pakonya mu(XVIII) mwakonya
Perfect positive subject concord + -mekonya "Already" positive subject concord + -meshakonya "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jakonya "If/When" positive subject concord + -kikonya "If not" positive subject concord + -sipokonya Consecutive kakonya / positive subject concord + -kakonya Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kakonye
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nikonya -tukonya 2nd person -kukonya -wakonya/-kukonyeni/-wakonyeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mkonya -wakonya m-mi(III/IV) -ukonya -ikonya ji-ma(V/VI) -likonya -yakonya ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kikonya -vikonya n(IX/X) -ikonya -zikonya u(XI) -ukonya see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kukonya pa(XVI) -pakonya mu(XVIII) -mukonya Reflexive -jikonya
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -konya- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -konyaye -konyao m-mi(III/IV) -konyao -konyayo ji-ma(V/VI) -konyalo -konyayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -konyacho -konyavyo n(IX/X) -konyayo -konyazo u(XI) -konyao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -konyako pa(XVI) -konyapo mu(XVIII) -konyamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -konya) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yekonya -okonya m-mi(III/IV) -okonya -yokonya ji-ma(V/VI) -lokonya -yokonya ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chokonya -vyokonya n(IX/X) -yokonya -zokonya u(XI) -okonya see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kokonya pa(XVI) -pokonya mu(XVIII) -mokonya
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.