jamiiana

Swahili

Alternative forms

• jamiana

Pronunciation

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Verb

-jamiiana (infinitive kujamiiana)

1. Reciprocal form of -jamii: to have sex with one another

Conjugation

Conjugation of -jamiiana
Positive present -najamiiana Subjunctive -jamiiane Negative -jamiiani Imperative singular jamiiana
Infinitives
Positive kujamiiana Negative kutojamiiana
Imperatives
Singular jamiiana Plural jamiianeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hujamiiana Positive past positive subject concord + -lijamiiana Negative past negative subject concord + -kujamiiana
Positive present (positive subject concord + -najamiiana) Singular Plural 1st person ninajamiiana/najamiiana tunajamiiana 2nd person unajamiiana mnajamiiana 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anajamiiana wanajamiiana other classes positive subject concord + -najamiiana
Negative present (negative subject concord + -jamiiani) Singular Plural 1st person sijamiiani hatujamiiani 2nd person hujamiiani hamjamiiani 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hajamiiani hawajamiiani other classes negative subject concord + -jamiiani
Positive future positive subject concord + -tajamiiana Negative future negative subject concord + -tajamiiana
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -jamiiane) Singular Plural 1st person nijamiiane tujamiiane 2nd person ujamiiane mjamiiane 3rd person m-wa(I/II) ajamiiane wajamiiane other classes positive subject concord + -jamiiane
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sijamiiane Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngejamiiana Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singejamiiana Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalijamiiana Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalijamiiana
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -ajamiiana) Singular Plural 1st person najamiiana twajamiiana 2nd person wajamiiana mwajamiiana 3rd person m-wa(I/II) ajamiiana wajamiiana m-mi(III/IV) wajamiiana yajamiiana ji-ma(V/VI) lajamiiana yajamiiana ki-vi(VII/VIII) chajamiiana vyajamiiana n(IX/X) yajamiiana zajamiiana u(XI) wajamiiana see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwajamiiana pa(XVI) pajamiiana mu(XVIII) mwajamiiana
Perfect positive subject concord + -mejamiiana "Already" positive subject concord + -meshajamiiana "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jajamiiana "If/When" positive subject concord + -kijamiiana "If not" positive subject concord + -sipojamiiana Consecutive kajamiiana / positive subject concord + -kajamiiana Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kajamiiane Object concord —
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + -jamiiana- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -jamiianaye -jamiianao m-mi(III/IV) -jamiianao -jamiianayo ji-ma(V/VI) -jamiianalo -jamiianayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -jamiianacho -jamiianavyo n(IX/X) -jamiianayo -jamiianazo u(XI) -jamiianao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -jamiianako pa(XVI) -jamiianapo mu(XVIII) -jamiianamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + -jamiiana) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yejamiiana -ojamiiana m-mi(III/IV) -ojamiiana -yojamiiana ji-ma(V/VI) -lojamiiana -yojamiiana ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chojamiiana -vyojamiiana n(IX/X) -yojamiiana -zojamiiana u(XI) -ojamiiana see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kojamiiana pa(XVI) -pojamiiana mu(XVIII) -mojamiiana
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.