nukia

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Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-nukia (infinitive kunukia)

  1. Applicative form of -nuka: to smell good

Conjugation

Conjugation of -nukia
Positive present -nanukia
Subjunctive -nukie
Negative -nukii
Imperative singular nukia
Infinitives
Positive kunukia
Negative kutonukia
Imperatives
Singular nukia
Plural nukieni
Tensed forms
Habitual hunukia
Positive past positive subject concord + -linukia
Negative past negative subject concord + -kunukia
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nanukia)
Singular Plural
1st person ninanukia/nanukia tunanukia
2nd person unanukia mnanukia
3rd person m-wa(I/II) ananukia wananukia
other classes positive subject concord + -nanukia
Negative present (negative subject concord + -nukii)
Singular Plural
1st person sinukii hatunukii
2nd person hunukii hamnukii
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hanukii hawanukii
other classes negative subject concord + -nukii
Positive future positive subject concord + -tanukia
Negative future negative subject concord + -tanukia
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -nukie)
Singular Plural
1st person ninukie tunukie
2nd person unukie mnukie
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anukie wanukie
other classes positive subject concord + -nukie
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sinukie
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngenukia
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singenukia
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalinukia
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalinukia
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -anukia)
Singular Plural
1st person nanukia twanukia
2nd person wanukia mwanukia
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anukia wanukia
m-mi(III/IV) wanukia yanukia
ji-ma(V/VI) lanukia yanukia
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chanukia vyanukia
n(IX/X) yanukia zanukia
u(XI) wanukia see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwanukia
pa(XVI) panukia
mu(XVIII) mwanukia
Perfect positive subject concord + -menukia
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshanukia
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -janukia
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kinukia
"If not" positive subject concord + -siponukia
Consecutive kanukia / positive subject concord + -kanukia
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kanukie
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -ninukia -tunukia
2nd person -kunukia -wanukia/-kunukieni/-wanukieni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mnukia -wanukia
m-mi(III/IV) -unukia -inukia
ji-ma(V/VI) -linukia -yanukia
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kinukia -vinukia
n(IX/X) -inukia -zinukia
u(XI) -unukia see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kunukia
pa(XVI) -panukia
mu(XVIII) -munukia
Reflexive -jinukia
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -nukia- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -nukiaye -nukiao
m-mi(III/IV) -nukiao -nukiayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -nukialo -nukiayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -nukiacho -nukiavyo
n(IX/X) -nukiayo -nukiazo
u(XI) -nukiao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -nukiako
pa(XVI) -nukiapo
mu(XVIII) -nukiamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -nukia)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yenukia -onukia
m-mi(III/IV) -onukia -yonukia
ji-ma(V/VI) -lonukia -yonukia
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chonukia -vyonukia
n(IX/X) -yonukia -zonukia
u(XI) -onukia see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -konukia
pa(XVI) -ponukia
mu(XVIII) -monukia
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

Wikious
Boobota
Sagapedia