Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-juana (infinitive kujuana)
- Reciprocal form of -jua: to understand one another, to compromise
- to have sex
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -juana
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| Positive present
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-najuana
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| Subjunctive
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-juane
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| Negative
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-juani
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| Imperative singular
|
juana
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| Infinitives
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| Positive
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kujuana
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| Negative
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kutojuana
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
|
juana
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| Plural
|
juaneni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hujuana
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -lijuana
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kujuana
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -najuana)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninajuana/najuana
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tunajuana
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| 2nd person
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unajuana
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mnajuana
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anajuana
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wanajuana
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -najuana
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -juani)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sijuani
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hatujuani
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| 2nd person
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hujuani
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hamjuani
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hajuani
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hawajuani
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -juani
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tajuana
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tajuana
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -juane)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nijuane
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tujuane
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| 2nd person
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ujuane
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mjuane
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
ajuane
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wajuane
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -juane
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sijuane
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngejuana
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singejuana
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalijuana
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalijuana
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -ajuana)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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najuana
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twajuana
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| 2nd person
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wajuana
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mwajuana
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
ajuana
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wajuana
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wajuana
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yajuana
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lajuana
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yajuana
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chajuana
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vyajuana
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| n(IX/X)
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yajuana
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zajuana
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| u(XI)
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wajuana
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwajuana
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| pa(XVI)
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pajuana
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwajuana
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mejuana
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshajuana
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jajuana
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kijuana
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipojuana
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| Consecutive
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kajuana / positive subject concord + -kajuana
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kajuane
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| Object concord
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—
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + -juana- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-juanaye
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-juanao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-juanao
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-juanayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-juanalo
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-juanayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-juanacho
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-juanavyo
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| n(IX/X)
|
-juanayo
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-juanazo
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| u(XI)
|
-juanao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-juanako
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| pa(XVI)
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-juanapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-juanamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + -juana)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yejuana
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-ojuana
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ojuana
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-yojuana
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lojuana
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-yojuana
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chojuana
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-vyojuana
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| n(IX/X)
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-yojuana
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-zojuana
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| u(XI)
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-ojuana
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kojuana
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| pa(XVI)
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-pojuana
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mojuana
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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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