Swahili edit

Pronunciation edit

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Verb edit

-inuana (infinitive kuinuana)

  1. Reciprocal form of -inua

Conjugation edit

Conjugation of -inuana
Positive present -nainuana
Subjunctive -inuane
Negative -inuani
Imperative singular inuana
Infinitives
Positive kuinuana
Negative kutoinuana
Imperatives
Singular inuana
Plural inuaneni
Tensed forms
Habitual huinuana
Positive past positive subject concord + -liinuana
Negative past negative subject concord + -kuinuana
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nainuana)
Singular Plural
1st person ninainuana/nainuana tunainuana
2nd person unainuana mnainuana
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anainuana wanainuana
other classes positive subject concord + -nainuana
Negative present (negative subject concord + -inuani)
Singular Plural
1st person siinuani hatuinuani
2nd person huinuani hamwinuani
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hainuani hawainuani
other classes negative subject concord + -inuani
Positive future positive subject concord + -tainuana
Negative future negative subject concord + -tainuana
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -inuane)
Singular Plural
1st person niinuane tuinuane
2nd person uinuane mwinuane
3rd person m-wa(I/II) ainuane wainuane
other classes positive subject concord + -inuane
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siinuane
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeinuana
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeinuana
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliinuana
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliinuana
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -ainuana)
Singular Plural
1st person nainuana twainuana
2nd person wainuana mwainuana
3rd person m-wa(I/II) ainuana wainuana
m-mi(III/IV) wainuana yainuana
ji-ma(V/VI) lainuana yainuana
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chainuana vyainuana
n(IX/X) yainuana zainuana
u(XI) wainuana see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwainuana
pa(XVI) painuana
mu(XVIII) mwainuana
Perfect positive subject concord + -meinuana
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshainuana
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jainuana
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kiinuana
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipoinuana
Consecutive kainuana / positive subject concord + -kainuana
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kainuane
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -niinuana -tuinuana
2nd person -kuinuana -wainuana/-kuinuaneni/-wainuaneni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mwinuana -wainuana
m-mi(III/IV) -uinuana -iinuana
ji-ma(V/VI) -liinuana -yainuana
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiinuana -viinuana
n(IX/X) -iinuana -ziinuana
u(XI) -uinuana see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kuinuana
pa(XVI) -painuana
mu(XVIII) -muinuana
Reflexive -jiinuana
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -inuana- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -inuanaye -inuanao
m-mi(III/IV) -inuanao -inuanayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -inuanalo -inuanayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -inuanacho -inuanavyo
n(IX/X) -inuanayo -inuanazo
u(XI) -inuanao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -inuanako
pa(XVI) -inuanapo
mu(XVIII) -inuanamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -inuana)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yeinuana -oinuana
m-mi(III/IV) -oinuana -yoinuana
ji-ma(V/VI) -loinuana -yoinuana
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choinuana -vyoinuana
n(IX/X) -yoinuana -zoinuana
u(XI) -oinuana see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -koinuana
pa(XVI) -poinuana
mu(XVIII) -moinuana
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.