Swahili

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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-vinjari (infinitive kuvinjari)

  1. to scout
  2. to loiter
  3. (Internet) to browse

Conjugation

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Conjugation of -vinjari
Positive present -navinjari
Subjunctive -vinjari
Negative -vinjari
Imperative singular vinjari
Infinitives
Positive kuvinjari
Negative kutovinjari
Imperatives
Singular vinjari
Plural vinjarini
Tensed forms
Habitual huvinjari
Positive past positive subject concord + -livinjari
Negative past negative subject concord + -kuvinjari
Positive present (positive subject concord + -navinjari)
Singular Plural
1st person ninavinjari/navinjari tunavinjari
2nd person unavinjari mnavinjari
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anavinjari wanavinjari
other classes positive subject concord + -navinjari
Negative present (negative subject concord + -vinjari)
Singular Plural
1st person sivinjari hatuvinjari
2nd person huvinjari hamvinjari
3rd person m-wa(I/II) havinjari hawavinjari
other classes negative subject concord + -vinjari
Positive future positive subject concord + -tavinjari
Negative future negative subject concord + -tavinjari
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -vinjari)
Singular Plural
1st person nivinjari tuvinjari
2nd person uvinjari mvinjari
3rd person m-wa(I/II) avinjari wavinjari
other classes positive subject concord + -vinjari
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sivinjari
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngevinjari
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singevinjari
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalivinjari
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalivinjari
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -avinjari)
Singular Plural
1st person navinjari twavinjari
2nd person wavinjari mwavinjari
3rd person m-wa(I/II) avinjari wavinjari
m-mi(III/IV) wavinjari yavinjari
ji-ma(V/VI) lavinjari yavinjari
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chavinjari vyavinjari
n(IX/X) yavinjari zavinjari
u(XI) wavinjari see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwavinjari
pa(XVI) pavinjari
mu(XVIII) mwavinjari
Perfect positive subject concord + -mevinjari
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshavinjari
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -javinjari
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kivinjari
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipovinjari
Consecutive kavinjari / positive subject concord + -kavinjari
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kavinjari
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nivinjari -tuvinjari
2nd person -kuvinjari -wavinjari/-kuvinjarini/-wavinjarini
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mvinjari -wavinjari
m-mi(III/IV) -uvinjari -ivinjari
ji-ma(V/VI) -livinjari -yavinjari
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kivinjari -vivinjari
n(IX/X) -ivinjari -zivinjari
u(XI) -uvinjari see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kuvinjari
pa(XVI) -pavinjari
mu(XVIII) -muvinjari
Reflexive -jivinjari
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -vinjari- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -vinjariye -vinjario
m-mi(III/IV) -vinjario -vinjariyo
ji-ma(V/VI) -vinjarilo -vinjariyo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -vinjaricho -vinjarivyo
n(IX/X) -vinjariyo -vinjarizo
u(XI) -vinjario see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -vinjariko
pa(XVI) -vinjaripo
mu(XVIII) -vinjarimo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -vinjari)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yevinjari -ovinjari
m-mi(III/IV) -ovinjari -yovinjari
ji-ma(V/VI) -lovinjari -yovinjari
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chovinjari -vyovinjari
n(IX/X) -yovinjari -zovinjari
u(XI) -ovinjari see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kovinjari
pa(XVI) -povinjari
mu(XVIII) -movinjari
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.