Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-nunua (infinitive kununua)
- to buy
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -nunua
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| Positive present
|
-nanunua
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| Subjunctive
|
-nunue
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| Negative
|
-nunui
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| Imperative singular
|
nunua
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| Infinitives
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| Positive
|
kununua
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| Negative
|
kutonunua
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
|
nunua
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| Plural
|
nunueni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
|
hununua
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| Positive past
|
positive subject concord + -linunua
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| Negative past
|
negative subject concord + -kununua
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nanunua)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
|
ninanunua/nanunua
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tunanunua
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| 2nd person
|
unanunua
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mnanunua
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
ananunua
|
wananunua
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| other classes
|
positive subject concord + -nanunua
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -nunui)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
|
sinunui
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hatununui
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| 2nd person
|
hununui
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hamnunui
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| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
hanunui
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hawanunui
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| other classes
|
negative subject concord + -nunui
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| Positive future
|
positive subject concord + -tanunua
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| Negative future
|
negative subject concord + -tanunua
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -nunue)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninunue
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tununue
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| 2nd person
|
ununue
|
mnunue
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| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
anunue
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wanunue
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| other classes
|
positive subject concord + -nunue
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sinunue
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| Positive present conditional
|
positive subject concord + -ngenunua
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singenunua
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalinunua
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalinunua
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -anunua)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nanunua
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twanunua
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| 2nd person
|
wanunua
|
mwanunua
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
anunua
|
wanunua
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| m-mi(III/IV)
|
wanunua
|
yanunua
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
lanunua
|
yanunua
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
chanunua
|
vyanunua
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| n(IX/X)
|
yanunua
|
zanunua
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| u(XI)
|
wanunua
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
kwanunua
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| pa(XVI)
|
panunua
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| mu(XVIII)
|
mwanunua
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| Perfect
|
positive subject concord + -menunua
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshanunua
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -janunua
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kinunua
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -siponunua
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| Consecutive
|
kanunua / positive subject concord + -kanunua
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| Consecutive subjunctive
|
positive subject concord + -kanunue
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| Object concord (indicative positive)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
|
-ninunua
|
-tununua
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| 2nd person
|
-kununua
|
-wanunua/-kununueni/-wanunueni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
-mnunua
|
-wanunua
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ununua
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-inunua
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-linunua
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-yanunua
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
-kinunua
|
-vinunua
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| n(IX/X)
|
-inunua
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-zinunua
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| u(XI)
|
-ununua
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-kununua
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| pa(XVI)
|
-panunua
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| mu(XVIII)
|
-mununua
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| Reflexive
|
-jinunua
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -nunua- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
|
-nunuaye
|
-nunuao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-nunuao
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-nunuayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-nunualo
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-nunuayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-nunuacho
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-nunuavyo
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| n(IX/X)
|
-nunuayo
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-nunuazo
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| u(XI)
|
-nunuao
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-nunuako
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| pa(XVI)
|
-nunuapo
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| mu(XVIII)
|
-nunuamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -nunua)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
|
-yenunua
|
-onunua
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| m-mi(III/IV)
|
-onunua
|
-yonunua
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
-lonunua
|
-yonunua
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
-chonunua
|
-vyonunua
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| n(IX/X)
|
-yonunua
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-zonunua
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| u(XI)
|
-onunua
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-konunua
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| pa(XVI)
|
-ponunua
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| mu(XVIII)
|
-monunua
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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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Derived terms