kunjua

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Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-kunjua (infinitive kukunjua)

  1. Conversive form of -kunja: to unfold

Conjugation

Conjugation of -kunjua
Positive present -nakunjua
Subjunctive -kunjue
Negative -kunjui
Imperative singular kunjua
Infinitives
Positive kukunjua
Negative kutokunjua
Imperatives
Singular kunjua
Plural kunjueni
Tensed forms
Habitual hukunjua
Positive past positive subject concord + -likunjua
Negative past negative subject concord + -kukunjua
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nakunjua)
Singular Plural
1st person ninakunjua/nakunjua tunakunjua
2nd person unakunjua mnakunjua
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anakunjua wanakunjua
other classes positive subject concord + -nakunjua
Negative present (negative subject concord + -kunjui)
Singular Plural
1st person sikunjui hatukunjui
2nd person hukunjui hamkunjui
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hakunjui hawakunjui
other classes negative subject concord + -kunjui
Positive future positive subject concord + -takunjua
Negative future negative subject concord + -takunjua
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -kunjue)
Singular Plural
1st person nikunjue tukunjue
2nd person ukunjue mkunjue
3rd person m-wa(I/II) akunjue wakunjue
other classes positive subject concord + -kunjue
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sikunjue
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngekunjua
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singekunjua
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalikunjua
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalikunjua
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -akunjua)
Singular Plural
1st person nakunjua twakunjua
2nd person wakunjua mwakunjua
3rd person m-wa(I/II) akunjua wakunjua
m-mi(III/IV) wakunjua yakunjua
ji-ma(V/VI) lakunjua yakunjua
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chakunjua vyakunjua
n(IX/X) yakunjua zakunjua
u(XI) wakunjua see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwakunjua
pa(XVI) pakunjua
mu(XVIII) mwakunjua
Perfect positive subject concord + -mekunjua
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshakunjua
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jakunjua
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kikunjua
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipokunjua
Consecutive kakunjua / positive subject concord + -kakunjua
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kakunjue
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nikunjua -tukunjua
2nd person -kukunjua -wakunjua/-kukunjueni/-wakunjueni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mkunjua -wakunjua
m-mi(III/IV) -ukunjua -ikunjua
ji-ma(V/VI) -likunjua -yakunjua
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kikunjua -vikunjua
n(IX/X) -ikunjua -zikunjua
u(XI) -ukunjua see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kukunjua
pa(XVI) -pakunjua
mu(XVIII) -mukunjua
Reflexive -jikunjua
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -kunjua- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -kunjuaye -kunjuao
m-mi(III/IV) -kunjuao -kunjuayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -kunjualo -kunjuayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kunjuacho -kunjuavyo
n(IX/X) -kunjuayo -kunjuazo
u(XI) -kunjuao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kunjuako
pa(XVI) -kunjuapo
mu(XVIII) -kunjuamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -kunjua)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yekunjua -okunjua
m-mi(III/IV) -okunjua -yokunjua
ji-ma(V/VI) -lokunjua -yokunjua
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chokunjua -vyokunjua
n(IX/X) -yokunjua -zokunjua
u(XI) -okunjua see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kokunjua
pa(XVI) -pokunjua
mu(XVIII) -mokunjua
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms