Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-futana (infinitive kufutana)
- Reciprocal form of -futa
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -futana
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| Positive present
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-nafutana
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| Subjunctive
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-futane
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| Negative
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-futani
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| Imperative singular
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futana
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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futana
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| Plural
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futaneni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hufutana
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -lifutana
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kufutana
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nafutana)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninafutana/nafutana
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tunafutana
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| 2nd person
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unafutana
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mnafutana
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anafutana
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wanafutana
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nafutana
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -futani)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sifutani
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hatufutani
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| 2nd person
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hufutani
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hamfutani
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hafutani
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hawafutani
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -futani
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tafutana
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tafutana
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -futane)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nifutane
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tufutane
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| 2nd person
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ufutane
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mfutane
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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afutane
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wafutane
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -futane
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sifutane
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngefutana
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singefutana
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalifutana
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalifutana
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -afutana)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nafutana
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twafutana
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| 2nd person
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wafutana
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mwafutana
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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afutana
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wafutana
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wafutana
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yafutana
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lafutana
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yafutana
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chafutana
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vyafutana
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| n(IX/X)
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yafutana
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zafutana
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| u(XI)
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wafutana
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwafutana
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| pa(XVI)
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pafutana
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwafutana
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mefutana
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshafutana
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jafutana
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kifutana
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipofutana
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| Consecutive
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kafutana / positive subject concord + -kafutana
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kafutane
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| Object concord
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + -futana- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-futanaye
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-futanao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-futanao
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-futanayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-futanalo
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-futanayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-futanacho
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-futanavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-futanayo
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-futanazo
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| u(XI)
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-futanao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-futanako
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| pa(XVI)
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-futanapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-futanamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + -futana)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yefutana
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-ofutana
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ofutana
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-yofutana
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lofutana
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-yofutana
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chofutana
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-vyofutana
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| n(IX/X)
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-yofutana
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-zofutana
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| u(XI)
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-ofutana
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kofutana
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| pa(XVI)
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-pofutana
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mofutana
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| 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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