Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-onja (infinitive kuonja)
- to taste, try, test; investigate, examine
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -onja
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| Positive present
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-naonja
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| Subjunctive
|
-onje
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| Negative
|
-onji
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| Imperative singular
|
onja
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| Infinitives
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| Positive
|
kuonja
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| Negative
|
kutoonja
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
|
onja
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| Plural
|
onjeni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
|
huonja
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| Positive past
|
positive subject concord + -lionja
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| Negative past
|
negative subject concord + -kuonja
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -naonja)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninaonja/naonja
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tunaonja
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| 2nd person
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unaonja
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mnaonja
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anaonja
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wanaonja
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -naonja
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -onji)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sionji
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hatuonji
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| 2nd person
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huonji
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hamwonji
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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haonji
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hawaonji
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -onji
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| Positive future
|
positive subject concord + -taonja
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -taonja
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -onje)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nionje
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tuonje
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| 2nd person
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uonje
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mwonje
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
aonje
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waonje
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -onje
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sionje
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngeonja
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singeonja
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalionja
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalionja
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aonja)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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naonja
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twaonja
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| 2nd person
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waonja
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mwaonja
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
aonja
|
waonja
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| m-mi(III/IV)
|
waonja
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yaonja
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
laonja
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yaonja
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
chaonja
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vyaonja
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| n(IX/X)
|
yaonja
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zaonja
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| u(XI)
|
waonja
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
kwaonja
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| pa(XVI)
|
paonja
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| mu(XVIII)
|
mwaonja
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -meonja
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshaonja
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jaonja
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kionja
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipoonja
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| Consecutive
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kaonja / positive subject concord + -kaonja
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kaonje
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| Object concord (indicative positive)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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-nionja
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-tuonja
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| 2nd person
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-kuonja
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-waonja/-kuonjeni/-waonjeni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mwonja
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-waonja
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-uonja
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-ionja
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lionja
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-yaonja
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kionja
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-vionja
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| n(IX/X)
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-ionja
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-zionja
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| u(XI)
|
-uonja
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kuonja
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| pa(XVI)
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-paonja
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| mu(XVIII)
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-muonja
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| Reflexive
|
-jionja
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -onja- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-onjaye
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-onjao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-onjao
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-onjayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-onjalo
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-onjayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-onjacho
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-onjavyo
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| n(IX/X)
|
-onjayo
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-onjazo
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| u(XI)
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-onjao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-onjako
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| pa(XVI)
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-onjapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-onjamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -onja)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yeonja
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-oonja
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-oonja
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-yoonja
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-loonja
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-yoonja
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-choonja
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-vyoonja
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| n(IX/X)
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-yoonja
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-zoonja
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| u(XI)
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-oonja
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-koonja
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| pa(XVI)
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-poonja
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| mu(XVIII)
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-moonja
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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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