inua

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Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-inua (infinitive kuinua)

  1. to lift, elevate, raise

Conjugation

Conjugation of -inua
Positive present -nainua
Subjunctive -inue
Negative -inui
Imperative singular inua
Infinitives
Positive kuinua
Negative kutoinua
Imperatives
Singular inua
Plural inueni
Tensed forms
Habitual huinua
Positive past positive subject concord + -liinua
Negative past negative subject concord + -kuinua
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nainua)
Singular Plural
1st person ninainua/nainua tunainua
2nd person unainua mnainua
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anainua wanainua
other classes positive subject concord + -nainua
Negative present (negative subject concord + -inui)
Singular Plural
1st person siinui hatuinui
2nd person huinui hamwinui
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hainui hawainui
other classes negative subject concord + -inui
Positive future positive subject concord + -tainua
Negative future negative subject concord + -tainua
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -inue)
Singular Plural
1st person niinue tuinue
2nd person uinue mwinue
3rd person m-wa(I/II) ainue wainue
other classes positive subject concord + -inue
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siinue
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeinua
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeinua
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliinua
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliinua
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -ainua)
Singular Plural
1st person nainua twainua
2nd person wainua mwainua
3rd person m-wa(I/II) ainua wainua
m-mi(III/IV) wainua yainua
ji-ma(V/VI) lainua yainua
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chainua vyainua
n(IX/X) yainua zainua
u(XI) wainua see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwainua
pa(XVI) painua
mu(XVIII) mwainua
Perfect positive subject concord + -meinua
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshainua
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jainua
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kiinua
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipoinua
Consecutive kainua / positive subject concord + -kainua
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kainue
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -niinua -tuinua
2nd person -kuinua -wainua/-kuinueni/-wainueni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mwinua -wainua
m-mi(III/IV) -uinua -iinua
ji-ma(V/VI) -liinua -yainua
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiinua -viinua
n(IX/X) -iinua -ziinua
u(XI) -uinua see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kuinua
pa(XVI) -painua
mu(XVIII) -muinua
Reflexive -jiinua
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -inua- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -inuaye -inuao
m-mi(III/IV) -inuao -inuayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -inualo -inuayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -inuacho -inuavyo
n(IX/X) -inuayo -inuazo
u(XI) -inuao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -inuako
pa(XVI) -inuapo
mu(XVIII) -inuamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -inua)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yeinua -oinua
m-mi(III/IV) -oinua -yoinua
ji-ma(V/VI) -loinua -yoinua
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choinua -vyoinua
n(IX/X) -yoinua -zoinua
u(XI) -oinua see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -koinua
pa(XVI) -poinua
mu(XVIII) -moinua
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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