nukia

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-nukia (infinitive kunukia)

1. Applicative form of -nuka: to smell good

Conjugation

Conjugation of -nukia
Positive present -nanukia Subjunctive -nukie Negative -nukii Imperative singular nukia
Infinitives
Positive kunukia Negative kutonukia
Imperatives
Singular nukia Plural nukieni
Tensed forms
Habitual hunukia Positive past positive subject concord + -linukia Negative past negative subject concord + -kunukia
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nanukia) Singular Plural 1st person ninanukia/nanukia tunanukia 2nd person unanukia mnanukia 3rd person m-wa(I/II) ananukia wananukia other classes positive subject concord + -nanukia
Negative present (negative subject concord + -nukii) Singular Plural 1st person sinukii hatunukii 2nd person hunukii hamnukii 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hanukii hawanukii other classes negative subject concord + -nukii
Positive future positive subject concord + -tanukia Negative future negative subject concord + -tanukia
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -nukie) Singular Plural 1st person ninukie tunukie 2nd person unukie mnukie 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anukie wanukie other classes positive subject concord + -nukie
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sinukie Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngenukia Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singenukia Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalinukia Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalinukia
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -anukia) Singular Plural 1st person nanukia twanukia 2nd person wanukia mwanukia 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anukia wanukia m-mi(III/IV) wanukia yanukia ji-ma(V/VI) lanukia yanukia ki-vi(VII/VIII) chanukia vyanukia n(IX/X) yanukia zanukia u(XI) wanukia see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwanukia pa(XVI) panukia mu(XVIII) mwanukia
Perfect positive subject concord + -menukia "Already" positive subject concord + -meshanukia "Not yet" negative subject concord + -janukia "If/When" positive subject concord + -kinukia "If not" positive subject concord + -siponukia Consecutive kanukia / positive subject concord + -kanukia Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kanukie
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -ninukia -tunukia 2nd person -kunukia -wanukia/-kunukieni/-wanukieni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mnukia -wanukia m-mi(III/IV) -unukia -inukia ji-ma(V/VI) -linukia -yanukia ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kinukia -vinukia n(IX/X) -inukia -zinukia u(XI) -unukia see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kunukia pa(XVI) -panukia mu(XVIII) -munukia Reflexive -jinukia
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -nukia- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -nukiaye -nukiao m-mi(III/IV) -nukiao -nukiayo ji-ma(V/VI) -nukialo -nukiayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -nukiacho -nukiavyo n(IX/X) -nukiayo -nukiazo u(XI) -nukiao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -nukiako pa(XVI) -nukiapo mu(XVIII) -nukiamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -nukia) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yenukia -onukia m-mi(III/IV) -onukia -yonukia ji-ma(V/VI) -lonukia -yonukia ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chonukia -vyonukia n(IX/X) -yonukia -zonukia u(XI) -onukia see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -konukia pa(XVI) -ponukia mu(XVIII) -monukia
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

• Verbal derivations:
  • Applicative: -nukilia (“to snuffle or sniff”)