Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-wania (infinitive kuwania)
- to compete or fight for something
- alternative form of -ania
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -wania
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| Positive present
|
-nawania
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| Subjunctive
|
-wanie
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| Negative
|
-wanii
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| Imperative singular
|
wania
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| Infinitives
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| Positive
|
kuwania
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| Negative
|
kutowania
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
|
wania
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| Plural
|
wanieni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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huwania
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| Positive past
|
positive subject concord + -liwania
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kuwania
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nawania)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninawania/nawania
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tunawania
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| 2nd person
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unawania
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mnawania
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anawania
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wanawania
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nawania
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -wanii)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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siwanii
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hatuwanii
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| 2nd person
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huwanii
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hamuwanii
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hawanii
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hawawanii
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -wanii
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tawania
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tawania
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -wanie)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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niwanie
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tuwanie
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| 2nd person
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uwanie
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muwanie
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
awanie
|
wawanie
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -wanie
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -siwanie
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngewania
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singewania
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngaliwania
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singaliwania
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -awania)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nawania
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twawania
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| 2nd person
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wawania
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mwawania
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
awania
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wawania
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wawania
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yawania
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lawania
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yawania
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chawania
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vyawania
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| n(IX/X)
|
yawania
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zawania
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| u(XI)
|
wawania
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwawania
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| pa(XVI)
|
pawania
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| mu(XVIII)
|
mwawania
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mewania
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshawania
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jawania
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kiwania
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipowania
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| Consecutive
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kawania / positive subject concord + -kawania
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kawanie
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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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-niwania
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-tuwania
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| 2nd person
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-kuwania
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-wawania/-kuwanieni/-wawanieni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-muwania
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-wawania
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-uwania
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-iwania
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-liwania
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-yawania
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kiwania
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-viwania
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| n(IX/X)
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-iwania
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-ziwania
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| u(XI)
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-uwania
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kuwania
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| pa(XVI)
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-pawania
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| mu(XVIII)
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-muwania
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| Reflexive
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-jiwania
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -wania- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-waniaye
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-waniao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-waniao
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-waniayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-wanialo
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-waniayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-waniacho
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-waniavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-waniayo
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-waniazo
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| u(XI)
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-waniao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-waniako
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| pa(XVI)
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-waniapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-waniamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -wania)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yewania
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-owania
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-owania
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-yowania
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lowania
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-yowania
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chowania
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-vyowania
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| n(IX/X)
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-yowania
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-zowania
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| u(XI)
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-owania
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kowania
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| pa(XVI)
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-powania
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mowania
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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
See also