Etymology
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Borrowed from Arabic لَعَنَ (laʕana).
Pronunciation
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-laani (infinitive kulaani)
- to condemn, to curse
Conjugation
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Conjugation of -laani
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Positive present
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-nalaani
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Subjunctive
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-laani
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Negative
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-laani
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Imperative singular
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laani
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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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hulaani
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Positive past
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positive subject concord + -lilaani
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Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kulaani
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Positive present (positive subject concord + -nalaani)
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Singular
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Plural
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1st person
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ninalaani/nalaani
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tunalaani
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2nd person
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unalaani
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mnalaani
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3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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analaani
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wanalaani
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other classes
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positive subject concord + -nalaani
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Negative present (negative subject concord + -laani)
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Singular
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Plural
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1st person
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silaani
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hatulaani
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2nd person
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hulaani
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hamlaani
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3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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halaani
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hawalaani
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other classes
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negative subject concord + -laani
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Positive future
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positive subject concord + -talaani
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Negative future
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negative subject concord + -talaani
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Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -laani)
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Singular
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Plural
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1st person
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nilaani
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tulaani
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2nd person
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ulaani
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mlaani
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3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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alaani
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walaani
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other classes
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positive subject concord + -laani
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Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -silaani
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Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngelaani
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Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singelaani
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Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalilaani
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Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalilaani
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Perfect
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positive subject concord + -melaani
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"Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshalaani
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"Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jalaani
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"If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kilaani
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"If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipolaani
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Consecutive
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kalaani / positive subject concord + -kalaani
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Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kalaani
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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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Related terms
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- laana (“condemnation; curse”)