futana

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Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-futana (infinitive kufutana)

  1. Reciprocal form of -futa

Conjugation

Conjugation of -futana
Positive present -nafutana
Subjunctive -futane
Negative -futani
Imperative singular futana
Infinitives
Positive kufutana
Negative kutofutana
Imperatives
Singular futana
Plural futaneni
Tensed forms
Habitual hufutana
Positive past positive subject concord + -lifutana
Negative past negative subject concord + -kufutana
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nafutana)
Singular Plural
1st person ninafutana/nafutana tunafutana
2nd person unafutana mnafutana
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anafutana wanafutana
other classes positive subject concord + -nafutana
Negative present (negative subject concord + -futani)
Singular Plural
1st person sifutani hatufutani
2nd person hufutani hamfutani
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hafutani hawafutani
other classes negative subject concord + -futani
Positive future positive subject concord + -tafutana
Negative future negative subject concord + -tafutana
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -futane)
Singular Plural
1st person nifutane tufutane
2nd person ufutane mfutane
3rd person m-wa(I/II) afutane wafutane
other classes positive subject concord + -futane
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sifutane
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngefutana
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singefutana
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalifutana
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalifutana
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -afutana)
Singular Plural
1st person nafutana twafutana
2nd person wafutana mwafutana
3rd person m-wa(I/II) afutana wafutana
m-mi(III/IV) wafutana yafutana
ji-ma(V/VI) lafutana yafutana
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chafutana vyafutana
n(IX/X) yafutana zafutana
u(XI) wafutana see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwafutana
pa(XVI) pafutana
mu(XVIII) mwafutana
Perfect positive subject concord + -mefutana
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshafutana
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jafutana
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kifutana
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipofutana
Consecutive kafutana / positive subject concord + -kafutana
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kafutane
Object concord —
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + -futana- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -futanaye -futanao
m-mi(III/IV) -futanao -futanayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -futanalo -futanayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -futanacho -futanavyo
n(IX/X) -futanayo -futanazo
u(XI) -futanao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -futanako
pa(XVI) -futanapo
mu(XVIII) -futanamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + -futana)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yefutana -ofutana
m-mi(III/IV) -ofutana -yofutana
ji-ma(V/VI) -lofutana -yofutana
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chofutana -vyofutana
n(IX/X) -yofutana -zofutana
u(XI) -ofutana see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kofutana
pa(XVI) -pofutana
mu(XVIII) -mofutana
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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