Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-onekana (infinitive kuonekana)
- Reciprocal form of -ona: to be visible, to be apparent
- to seem
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -onekana
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| Positive present
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-naonekana
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| Subjunctive
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-onekane
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| Negative
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-onekani
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| Imperative singular
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onekana
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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onekana
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| Plural
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onekaneni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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huonekana
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -lionekana
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kuonekana
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -naonekana)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninaonekana/naonekana
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tunaonekana
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| 2nd person
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unaonekana
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mnaonekana
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anaonekana
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wanaonekana
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -naonekana
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -onekani)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sionekani
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hatuonekani
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| 2nd person
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huonekani
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hamwonekani
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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haonekani
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hawaonekani
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -onekani
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -taonekana
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -taonekana
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -onekane)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nionekane
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tuonekane
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| 2nd person
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uonekane
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mwonekane
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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aonekane
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waonekane
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -onekane
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sionekane
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngeonekana
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singeonekana
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalionekana
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalionekana
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aonekana)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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naonekana
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twaonekana
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| 2nd person
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waonekana
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mwaonekana
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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aonekana
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waonekana
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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waonekana
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yaonekana
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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laonekana
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yaonekana
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chaonekana
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vyaonekana
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| n(IX/X)
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yaonekana
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zaonekana
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| u(XI)
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waonekana
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwaonekana
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| pa(XVI)
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paonekana
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwaonekana
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -meonekana
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshaonekana
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jaonekana
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kionekana
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipoonekana
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| Consecutive
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kaonekana / positive subject concord + -kaonekana
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kaonekane
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| Object concord
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + -onekana- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-onekanaye
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-onekanao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-onekanao
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-onekanayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-onekanalo
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-onekanayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-onekanacho
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-onekanavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-onekanayo
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-onekanazo
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| u(XI)
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-onekanao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-onekanako
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| pa(XVI)
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-onekanapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-onekanamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + -onekana)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yeonekana
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-oonekana
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-oonekana
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-yoonekana
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-loonekana
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-yoonekana
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-choonekana
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-vyoonekana
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| n(IX/X)
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-yoonekana
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-zoonekana
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| u(XI)
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-oonekana
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-koonekana
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| pa(XVI)
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-poonekana
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| mu(XVIII)
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-moonekana
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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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