kinai

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Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-kinai (infinitive kukinai)

  1. to be satisfied, be contented, be satiated

Conjugation

Conjugation of -kinai
Positive present -nakinai
Subjunctive -kinai
Negative -kinai
Imperative singular kinai
Infinitives
Positive kukinai
Negative kutokinai
Imperatives
Singular kinai
Plural kinaini
Tensed forms
Habitual hukinai
Positive past positive subject concord + -likinai
Negative past negative subject concord + -kukinai
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nakinai)
Singular Plural
1st person ninakinai/nakinai tunakinai
2nd person unakinai mnakinai
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anakinai wanakinai
other classes positive subject concord + -nakinai
Negative present (negative subject concord + -kinai)
Singular Plural
1st person sikinai hatukinai
2nd person hukinai hamkinai
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hakinai hawakinai
other classes negative subject concord + -kinai
Positive future positive subject concord + -takinai
Negative future negative subject concord + -takinai
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -kinai)
Singular Plural
1st person nikinai tukinai
2nd person ukinai mkinai
3rd person m-wa(I/II) akinai wakinai
other classes positive subject concord + -kinai
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sikinai
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngekinai
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singekinai
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalikinai
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalikinai
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -akinai)
Singular Plural
1st person nakinai twakinai
2nd person wakinai mwakinai
3rd person m-wa(I/II) akinai wakinai
m-mi(III/IV) wakinai yakinai
ji-ma(V/VI) lakinai yakinai
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chakinai vyakinai
n(IX/X) yakinai zakinai
u(XI) wakinai see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwakinai
pa(XVI) pakinai
mu(XVIII) mwakinai
Perfect positive subject concord + -mekinai
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshakinai
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jakinai
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kikinai
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipokinai
Consecutive kakinai / positive subject concord + -kakinai
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kakinai
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nikinai -tukinai
2nd person -kukinai -wakinai/-kukinaini/-wakinaini
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mkinai -wakinai
m-mi(III/IV) -ukinai -ikinai
ji-ma(V/VI) -likinai -yakinai
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kikinai -vikinai
n(IX/X) -ikinai -zikinai
u(XI) -ukinai see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kukinai
pa(XVI) -pakinai
mu(XVIII) -mukinai
Reflexive -jikinai
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -kinai- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -kinaiye -kinaio
m-mi(III/IV) -kinaio -kinaiyo
ji-ma(V/VI) -kinailo -kinaiyo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kinaicho -kinaivyo
n(IX/X) -kinaiyo -kinaizo
u(XI) -kinaio see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kinaiko
pa(XVI) -kinaipo
mu(XVIII) -kinaimo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -kinai)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yekinai -okinai
m-mi(III/IV) -okinai -yokinai
ji-ma(V/VI) -lokinai -yokinai
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chokinai -vyokinai
n(IX/X) -yokinai -zokinai
u(XI) -okinai see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kokinai
pa(XVI) -pokinai
mu(XVIII) -mokinai
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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