Swahili

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Verb

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-nyunyiza (infinitive kunyunyiza)

  1. Causative form of -nyunya

Conjugation

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Conjugation of -nyunyiza
Positive present -nanyunyiza
Subjunctive -nyunyize
Negative -nyunyizi
Imperative singular nyunyiza
Infinitives
Positive kunyunyiza
Negative kutonyunyiza
Imperatives
Singular nyunyiza
Plural nyunyizeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hunyunyiza
Positive past positive subject concord + -linyunyiza
Negative past negative subject concord + -kunyunyiza
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nanyunyiza)
Singular Plural
1st person ninanyunyiza/nanyunyiza tunanyunyiza
2nd person unanyunyiza mnanyunyiza
3rd person m-wa(I/II) ananyunyiza wananyunyiza
other classes positive subject concord + -nanyunyiza
Negative present (negative subject concord + -nyunyizi)
Singular Plural
1st person sinyunyizi hatunyunyizi
2nd person hunyunyizi hamnyunyizi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hanyunyizi hawanyunyizi
other classes negative subject concord + -nyunyizi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tanyunyiza
Negative future negative subject concord + -tanyunyiza
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -nyunyize)
Singular Plural
1st person ninyunyize tunyunyize
2nd person unyunyize mnyunyize
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anyunyize wanyunyize
other classes positive subject concord + -nyunyize
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sinyunyize
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngenyunyiza
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singenyunyiza
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalinyunyiza
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalinyunyiza
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -anyunyiza)
Singular Plural
1st person nanyunyiza twanyunyiza
2nd person wanyunyiza mwanyunyiza
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anyunyiza wanyunyiza
m-mi(III/IV) wanyunyiza yanyunyiza
ji-ma(V/VI) lanyunyiza yanyunyiza
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chanyunyiza vyanyunyiza
n(IX/X) yanyunyiza zanyunyiza
u(XI) wanyunyiza see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwanyunyiza
pa(XVI) panyunyiza
mu(XVIII) mwanyunyiza
Perfect positive subject concord + -menyunyiza
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshanyunyiza
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -janyunyiza
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kinyunyiza
"If not" positive subject concord + -siponyunyiza
Consecutive kanyunyiza / positive subject concord + -kanyunyiza
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kanyunyize
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -ninyunyiza -tunyunyiza
2nd person -kunyunyiza -wanyunyiza/-kunyunyizeni/-wanyunyizeni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mnyunyiza -wanyunyiza
m-mi(III/IV) -unyunyiza -inyunyiza
ji-ma(V/VI) -linyunyiza -yanyunyiza
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kinyunyiza -vinyunyiza
n(IX/X) -inyunyiza -zinyunyiza
u(XI) -unyunyiza see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kunyunyiza
pa(XVI) -panyunyiza
mu(XVIII) -munyunyiza
Reflexive -jinyunyiza
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -nyunyiza- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -nyunyizaye -nyunyizao
m-mi(III/IV) -nyunyizao -nyunyizayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -nyunyizalo -nyunyizayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -nyunyizacho -nyunyizavyo
n(IX/X) -nyunyizayo -nyunyizazo
u(XI) -nyunyizao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -nyunyizako
pa(XVI) -nyunyizapo
mu(XVIII) -nyunyizamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -nyunyiza)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yenyunyiza -onyunyiza
m-mi(III/IV) -onyunyiza -yonyunyiza
ji-ma(V/VI) -lonyunyiza -yonyunyiza
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chonyunyiza -vyonyunyiza
n(IX/X) -yonyunyiza -zonyunyiza
u(XI) -onyunyiza see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -konyunyiza
pa(XVI) -ponyunyiza
mu(XVIII) -monyunyiza
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.