Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-onjana (infinitive kuonjana)
- Reciprocal form of -onja
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -onjana
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| Positive present
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-naonjana
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| Subjunctive
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-onjane
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| Negative
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-onjani
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| Imperative singular
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onjana
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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onjana
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| Plural
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onjaneni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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huonjana
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -lionjana
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kuonjana
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -naonjana)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninaonjana/naonjana
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tunaonjana
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| 2nd person
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unaonjana
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mnaonjana
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anaonjana
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wanaonjana
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -naonjana
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -onjani)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sionjani
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hatuonjani
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| 2nd person
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huonjani
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hamwonjani
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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haonjani
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hawaonjani
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -onjani
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -taonjana
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -taonjana
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -onjane)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nionjane
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tuonjane
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| 2nd person
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uonjane
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mwonjane
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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aonjane
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waonjane
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -onjane
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sionjane
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngeonjana
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singeonjana
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalionjana
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalionjana
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aonjana)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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naonjana
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twaonjana
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| 2nd person
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waonjana
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mwaonjana
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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aonjana
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waonjana
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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waonjana
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yaonjana
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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laonjana
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yaonjana
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chaonjana
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vyaonjana
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| n(IX/X)
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yaonjana
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zaonjana
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| u(XI)
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waonjana
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwaonjana
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| pa(XVI)
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paonjana
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwaonjana
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -meonjana
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshaonjana
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jaonjana
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kionjana
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipoonjana
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| Consecutive
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kaonjana / positive subject concord + -kaonjana
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kaonjane
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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 + -onjana- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-onjanaye
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-onjanao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-onjanao
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-onjanayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-onjanalo
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-onjanayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-onjanacho
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-onjanavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-onjanayo
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-onjanazo
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| u(XI)
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-onjanao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-onjanako
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| pa(XVI)
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-onjanapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-onjanamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + -onjana)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yeonjana
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-oonjana
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-oonjana
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-yoonjana
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-loonjana
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-yoonjana
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-choonjana
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-vyoonjana
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| n(IX/X)
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-yoonjana
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-zoonjana
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| u(XI)
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-oonjana
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-koonjana
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| pa(XVI)
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-poonjana
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| mu(XVIII)
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-moonjana
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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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