ponya

Swahili

Etymology

From -pona (“to recover (from an illness)”) +‎ -ya (causative affix).

Pronunciation

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Verb

-ponya (infinitive kuponya)

1. to heal, cure

Conjugation

Conjugation of -ponya
Positive present -naponya Subjunctive -ponye Negative -ponyi Imperative singular ponya
Infinitives
Positive kuponya Negative kutoponya
Imperatives
Singular ponya Plural ponyeni
Tensed forms
Habitual huponya Positive past positive subject concord + -liponya Negative past negative subject concord + -kuponya
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naponya) Singular Plural 1st person ninaponya/naponya tunaponya 2nd person unaponya mnaponya 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaponya wanaponya other classes positive subject concord + -naponya
Negative present (negative subject concord + -ponyi) Singular Plural 1st person siponyi hatuponyi 2nd person huponyi hamponyi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) haponyi hawaponyi other classes negative subject concord + -ponyi
Positive future positive subject concord + -taponya Negative future negative subject concord + -taponya
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -ponye) Singular Plural 1st person niponye tuponye 2nd person uponye mponye 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aponye waponye other classes positive subject concord + -ponye
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siponye Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeponya Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeponya Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliponya Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliponya
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aponya) Singular Plural 1st person naponya twaponya 2nd person waponya mwaponya 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aponya waponya m-mi(III/IV) waponya yaponya ji-ma(V/VI) laponya yaponya ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaponya vyaponya n(IX/X) yaponya zaponya u(XI) waponya see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwaponya pa(XVI) paponya mu(XVIII) mwaponya
Perfect positive subject concord + -meponya "Already" positive subject concord + -meshaponya "Not yet" negative subject concord + -japonya "If/When" positive subject concord + -kiponya "If not" positive subject concord + -sipoponya Consecutive kaponya / positive subject concord + -kaponya Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaponye
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -niponya -tuponya 2nd person -kuponya -waponya/-kuponyeni/-waponyeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mponya -waponya m-mi(III/IV) -uponya -iponya ji-ma(V/VI) -liponya -yaponya ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiponya -viponya n(IX/X) -iponya -ziponya u(XI) -uponya see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuponya pa(XVI) -paponya mu(XVIII) -muponya Reflexive -jiponya
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -ponya- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -ponyaye -ponyao m-mi(III/IV) -ponyao -ponyayo ji-ma(V/VI) -ponyalo -ponyayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -ponyacho -ponyavyo n(IX/X) -ponyayo -ponyazo u(XI) -ponyao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -ponyako pa(XVI) -ponyapo mu(XVIII) -ponyamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -ponya) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yeponya -oponya m-mi(III/IV) -oponya -yoponya ji-ma(V/VI) -loponya -yoponya ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choponya -vyoponya n(IX/X) -yoponya -zoponya u(XI) -oponya see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -koponya pa(XVI) -poponya mu(XVIII) -moponya
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Noun

ponya (needs class)

1. cure, remedy

Swazi

Verb

-ponya

1. to hit with a long hollow object

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.