ng'wafua

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Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-ng'wafua (infinitive kung'wafua)

  1. to snatch, snap at something (like an animal)

Conjugation

Conjugation of -ng'wafua
Positive present -nang'wafua
Subjunctive -ng'wafue
Negative -ng'wafui
Imperative singular ng'wafua
Infinitives
Positive kung'wafua
Negative kutong'wafua
Imperatives
Singular ng'wafua
Plural ng'wafueni
Tensed forms
Habitual hung'wafua
Positive past positive subject concord + -ling'wafua
Negative past negative subject concord + -kung'wafua
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nang'wafua)
Singular Plural
1st person ninang'wafua/nang'wafua tunang'wafua
2nd person unang'wafua mnang'wafua
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anang'wafua wanang'wafua
other classes positive subject concord + -nang'wafua
Negative present (negative subject concord + -ng'wafui)
Singular Plural
1st person sing'wafui hatung'wafui
2nd person hung'wafui hamng'wafui
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hang'wafui hawang'wafui
other classes negative subject concord + -ng'wafui
Positive future positive subject concord + -tang'wafua
Negative future negative subject concord + -tang'wafua
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -ng'wafue)
Singular Plural
1st person ning'wafue tung'wafue
2nd person ung'wafue mng'wafue
3rd person m-wa(I/II) ang'wafue wang'wafue
other classes positive subject concord + -ng'wafue
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sing'wafue
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeng'wafua
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeng'wafua
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaling'wafua
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaling'wafua
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -ang'wafua)
Singular Plural
1st person nang'wafua twang'wafua
2nd person wang'wafua mwang'wafua
3rd person m-wa(I/II) ang'wafua wang'wafua
m-mi(III/IV) wang'wafua yang'wafua
ji-ma(V/VI) lang'wafua yang'wafua
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chang'wafua vyang'wafua
n(IX/X) yang'wafua zang'wafua
u(XI) wang'wafua see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwang'wafua
pa(XVI) pang'wafua
mu(XVIII) mwang'wafua
Perfect positive subject concord + -meng'wafua
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshang'wafua
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jang'wafua
"If/When" positive subject concord + -king'wafua
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipong'wafua
Consecutive kang'wafua / positive subject concord + -kang'wafua
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kang'wafue
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -ning'wafua -tung'wafua
2nd person -kung'wafua -wang'wafua/-kung'wafueni/-wang'wafueni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mng'wafua -wang'wafua
m-mi(III/IV) -ung'wafua -ing'wafua
ji-ma(V/VI) -ling'wafua -yang'wafua
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -king'wafua -ving'wafua
n(IX/X) -ing'wafua -zing'wafua
u(XI) -ung'wafua see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kung'wafua
pa(XVI) -pang'wafua
mu(XVIII) -mung'wafua
Reflexive -jing'wafua
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -ng'wafua- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -ng'wafuaye -ng'wafuao
m-mi(III/IV) -ng'wafuao -ng'wafuayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -ng'wafualo -ng'wafuayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -ng'wafuacho -ng'wafuavyo
n(IX/X) -ng'wafuayo -ng'wafuazo
u(XI) -ng'wafuao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -ng'wafuako
pa(XVI) -ng'wafuapo
mu(XVIII) -ng'wafuamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -ng'wafua)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yeng'wafua -ong'wafua
m-mi(III/IV) -ong'wafua -yong'wafua
ji-ma(V/VI) -long'wafua -yong'wafua
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chong'wafua -vyong'wafua
n(IX/X) -yong'wafua -zong'wafua
u(XI) -ong'wafua see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kong'wafua
pa(XVI) -pong'wafua
mu(XVIII) -mong'wafua
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.