See also: lääni

Swahili

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic لَعَنَ (laʕana).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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-laani (infinitive kulaani)

  1. to condemn, to curse

Conjugation

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Conjugation of -laani
Positive present -nalaani
Subjunctive -laani
Negative -laani
Imperative singular laani
Infinitives
Positive kulaani
Negative kutolaani
Imperatives
Singular laani
Plural laanini
Tensed forms
Habitual hulaani
Positive past positive subject concord + -lilaani
Negative past negative subject concord + -kulaani
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nalaani)
Singular Plural
1st person ninalaani/nalaani tunalaani
2nd person unalaani mnalaani
3rd person m-wa(I/II) analaani wanalaani
other classes positive subject concord + -nalaani
Negative present (negative subject concord + -laani)
Singular Plural
1st person silaani hatulaani
2nd person hulaani hamlaani
3rd person m-wa(I/II) halaani hawalaani
other classes negative subject concord + -laani
Positive future positive subject concord + -talaani
Negative future negative subject concord + -talaani
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -laani)
Singular Plural
1st person nilaani tulaani
2nd person ulaani mlaani
3rd person m-wa(I/II) alaani walaani
other classes positive subject concord + -laani
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -silaani
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngelaani
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singelaani
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalilaani
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalilaani
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -alaani)
Singular Plural
1st person nalaani twalaani
2nd person walaani mwalaani
3rd person m-wa(I/II) alaani walaani
m-mi(III/IV) walaani yalaani
ji-ma(V/VI) lalaani yalaani
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chalaani vyalaani
n(IX/X) yalaani zalaani
u(XI) walaani see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwalaani
pa(XVI) palaani
mu(XVIII) mwalaani
Perfect positive subject concord + -melaani
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshalaani
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jalaani
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kilaani
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipolaani
Consecutive kalaani / positive subject concord + -kalaani
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kalaani
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nilaani -tulaani
2nd person -kulaani -walaani/-kulaanini/-walaanini
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mlaani -walaani
m-mi(III/IV) -ulaani -ilaani
ji-ma(V/VI) -lilaani -yalaani
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kilaani -vilaani
n(IX/X) -ilaani -zilaani
u(XI) -ulaani see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kulaani
pa(XVI) -palaani
mu(XVIII) -mulaani
Reflexive -jilaani
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -laani- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -laaniye -laanio
m-mi(III/IV) -laanio -laaniyo
ji-ma(V/VI) -laanilo -laaniyo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -laanicho -laanivyo
n(IX/X) -laaniyo -laanizo
u(XI) -laanio see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -laaniko
pa(XVI) -laanipo
mu(XVIII) -laanimo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -laani)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yelaani -olaani
m-mi(III/IV) -olaani -yolaani
ji-ma(V/VI) -lolaani -yolaani
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -cholaani -vyolaani
n(IX/X) -yolaani -zolaani
u(XI) -olaani see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kolaani
pa(XVI) -polaani
mu(XVIII) -molaani
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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  • laana (condemnation; curse)