Swahili

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Etymology

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From -ja (come).

Pronunciation

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Infix

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-ja-

  1. negative perfect marker
    Antonym: -me-
    bado sijalaI have not yet eaten
    walikuwa hawajalalathey were not asleep

Usage notes

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Often used together with the adverb bado to express "to have not yet".

Conjugation

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Conjugation of -ja-
singular plural
1st person sija- hatuja-
2nd person huja- hamja-
3rd
person
m-wa(I/II) haja- hawaja-
m-mi(III/IV) hauja- haija-
ji-ma(V/VI) halija- hayaja-
ki-vi(VII/VIII) hakija- havija-
n(IX/X) haija- hazija-
u(XI) hauja- see n(X) or ma(VI)
ku(XV/XVII) hakuja-
pa(XVI) hapaja-
mu(XVIII) hamja-

For more information, see Appendix:Swahili verbs.

See also

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