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Swahili
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Proto-Bantu *-túnda.
Verb
-funza (infinitive kufunza)
- to educate, teach
- (reflexive) to learn
Usage notes
This verb is principally used as a reflexive -jifunza ("to learn"); the original sense "to teach" is much rarer than the usual -fundisha and is mainly used in reference to teaching someone manners.
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -funza
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| Positive present
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-nafunza
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| Subjunctive
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-funze
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| Negative
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-funzi
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| Imperative singular
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funza
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hufunza
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -lifunza
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kufunza
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nafunza)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninafunza/nafunza
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tunafunza
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| 2nd person
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unafunza
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mnafunza
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anafunza
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wanafunza
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nafunza
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -funzi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sifunzi
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hatufunzi
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| 2nd person
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hufunzi
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hamfunzi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hafunzi
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hawafunzi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -funzi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tafunza
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tafunza
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -funze)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nifunze
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tufunze
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| 2nd person
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ufunze
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mfunze
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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afunze
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wafunze
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -funze
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sifunze
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngefunza
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singefunza
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalifunza
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalifunza
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mefunza
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshafunza
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jafunza
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kifunza
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipofunza
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| Consecutive
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kafunza / positive subject concord + -kafunza
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kafunze
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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
Etymology 2
Noun
funza (ma class, plural mafunza)
- worm, grub, caterpillar
Venda
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *-túnda.
Verb
funza
- to learn