Swahili

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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-funguka (infinitive kufunguka)

  1. Stative form of -fungua: to be opened

Conjugation

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Conjugation of -funguka
Positive present -nafunguka
Subjunctive -funguke
Negative -funguki
Imperative singular funguka
Infinitives
Positive kufunguka
Negative kutofunguka
Imperatives
Singular funguka
Plural fungukeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hufunguka
Positive past positive subject concord + -lifunguka
Negative past negative subject concord + -kufunguka
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nafunguka)
Singular Plural
1st person ninafunguka/nafunguka tunafunguka
2nd person unafunguka mnafunguka
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anafunguka wanafunguka
other classes positive subject concord + -nafunguka
Negative present (negative subject concord + -funguki)
Singular Plural
1st person sifunguki hatufunguki
2nd person hufunguki hamfunguki
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hafunguki hawafunguki
other classes negative subject concord + -funguki
Positive future positive subject concord + -tafunguka
Negative future negative subject concord + -tafunguka
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -funguke)
Singular Plural
1st person nifunguke tufunguke
2nd person ufunguke mfunguke
3rd person m-wa(I/II) afunguke wafunguke
other classes positive subject concord + -funguke
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sifunguke
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngefunguka
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singefunguka
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalifunguka
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalifunguka
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -afunguka)
Singular Plural
1st person nafunguka twafunguka
2nd person wafunguka mwafunguka
3rd person m-wa(I/II) afunguka wafunguka
m-mi(III/IV) wafunguka yafunguka
ji-ma(V/VI) lafunguka yafunguka
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chafunguka vyafunguka
n(IX/X) yafunguka zafunguka
u(XI) wafunguka see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwafunguka
pa(XVI) pafunguka
mu(XVIII) mwafunguka
Perfect positive subject concord + -mefunguka
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshafunguka
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jafunguka
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kifunguka
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipofunguka
Consecutive kafunguka / positive subject concord + -kafunguka
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kafunguke
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nifunguka -tufunguka
2nd person -kufunguka -wafunguka/-kufungukeni/-wafungukeni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mfunguka -wafunguka
m-mi(III/IV) -ufunguka -ifunguka
ji-ma(V/VI) -lifunguka -yafunguka
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kifunguka -vifunguka
n(IX/X) -ifunguka -zifunguka
u(XI) -ufunguka see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kufunguka
pa(XVI) -pafunguka
mu(XVIII) -mufunguka
Reflexive -jifunguka
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -funguka- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -fungukaye -fungukao
m-mi(III/IV) -fungukao -fungukayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -fungukalo -fungukayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -fungukacho -fungukavyo
n(IX/X) -fungukayo -fungukazo
u(XI) -fungukao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -fungukako
pa(XVI) -fungukapo
mu(XVIII) -fungukamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -funguka)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yefunguka -ofunguka
m-mi(III/IV) -ofunguka -yofunguka
ji-ma(V/VI) -lofunguka -yofunguka
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chofunguka -vyofunguka
n(IX/X) -yofunguka -zofunguka
u(XI) -ofunguka see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kofunguka
pa(XVI) -pofunguka
mu(XVIII) -mofunguka
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.