kinzana

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Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-kinzana (infinitive kukinzana)

  1. Reciprocal form of -kinza

Conjugation

Conjugation of -kinzana
Positive present -nakinzana
Subjunctive -kinzane
Negative -kinzani
Imperative singular kinzana
Infinitives
Positive kukinzana
Negative kutokinzana
Imperatives
Singular kinzana
Plural kinzaneni
Tensed forms
Habitual hukinzana
Positive past positive subject concord + -likinzana
Negative past negative subject concord + -kukinzana
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nakinzana)
Singular Plural
1st person ninakinzana/nakinzana tunakinzana
2nd person unakinzana mnakinzana
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anakinzana wanakinzana
other classes positive subject concord + -nakinzana
Negative present (negative subject concord + -kinzani)
Singular Plural
1st person sikinzani hatukinzani
2nd person hukinzani hamkinzani
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hakinzani hawakinzani
other classes negative subject concord + -kinzani
Positive future positive subject concord + -takinzana
Negative future negative subject concord + -takinzana
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -kinzane)
Singular Plural
1st person nikinzane tukinzane
2nd person ukinzane mkinzane
3rd person m-wa(I/II) akinzane wakinzane
other classes positive subject concord + -kinzane
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sikinzane
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngekinzana
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singekinzana
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalikinzana
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalikinzana
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -akinzana)
Singular Plural
1st person nakinzana twakinzana
2nd person wakinzana mwakinzana
3rd person m-wa(I/II) akinzana wakinzana
m-mi(III/IV) wakinzana yakinzana
ji-ma(V/VI) lakinzana yakinzana
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chakinzana vyakinzana
n(IX/X) yakinzana zakinzana
u(XI) wakinzana see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwakinzana
pa(XVI) pakinzana
mu(XVIII) mwakinzana
Perfect positive subject concord + -mekinzana
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshakinzana
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jakinzana
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kikinzana
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipokinzana
Consecutive kakinzana / positive subject concord + -kakinzana
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kakinzane
Object concord
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + -kinzana- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -kinzanaye -kinzanao
m-mi(III/IV) -kinzanao -kinzanayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -kinzanalo -kinzanayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kinzanacho -kinzanavyo
n(IX/X) -kinzanayo -kinzanazo
u(XI) -kinzanao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kinzanako
pa(XVI) -kinzanapo
mu(XVIII) -kinzanamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + -kinzana)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yekinzana -okinzana
m-mi(III/IV) -okinzana -yokinzana
ji-ma(V/VI) -lokinzana -yokinzana
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chokinzana -vyokinzana
n(IX/X) -yokinzana -zokinzana
u(XI) -okinzana see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kokinzana
pa(XVI) -pokinzana
mu(XVIII) -mokinzana
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms