nyenga

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Chichewa

Pronunciation

Verb

-nyengá (infinitive kunyéngá)

  1. deceive, trick
  2. cheat (someone)

Shona

Verb

-nyéngá (infinitive kunyéngá)

  1. woo, court
  2. gain favor with someone
  3. (informal) have sex

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-nyenga (infinitive kunyenga)

  1. to cheat (someone)
  2. to harass, persecute, force something out of someone
  3. (street slang) to anally penetrate (in homosexual contexts, but regarded as a non-homosexual activity)

Conjugation

Conjugation of -nyenga
Positive present -nanyenga
Subjunctive -nyenge
Negative -nyengi
Imperative singular nyenga
Infinitives
Positive kunyenga
Negative kutonyenga
Imperatives
Singular nyenga
Plural nyengeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hunyenga
Positive past positive subject concord + -linyenga
Negative past negative subject concord + -kunyenga
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nanyenga)
Singular Plural
1st person ninanyenga/nanyenga tunanyenga
2nd person unanyenga mnanyenga
3rd person m-wa(I/II) ananyenga wananyenga
other classes positive subject concord + -nanyenga
Negative present (negative subject concord + -nyengi)
Singular Plural
1st person sinyengi hatunyengi
2nd person hunyengi hamnyengi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hanyengi hawanyengi
other classes negative subject concord + -nyengi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tanyenga
Negative future negative subject concord + -tanyenga
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -nyenge)
Singular Plural
1st person ninyenge tunyenge
2nd person unyenge mnyenge
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anyenge wanyenge
other classes positive subject concord + -nyenge
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sinyenge
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngenyenga
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singenyenga
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalinyenga
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalinyenga
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -anyenga)
Singular Plural
1st person nanyenga twanyenga
2nd person wanyenga mwanyenga
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anyenga wanyenga
m-mi(III/IV) wanyenga yanyenga
ji-ma(V/VI) lanyenga yanyenga
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chanyenga vyanyenga
n(IX/X) yanyenga zanyenga
u(XI) wanyenga see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwanyenga
pa(XVI) panyenga
mu(XVIII) mwanyenga
Perfect positive subject concord + -menyenga
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshanyenga
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -janyenga
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kinyenga
"If not" positive subject concord + -siponyenga
Consecutive kanyenga / positive subject concord + -kanyenga
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kanyenge
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -ninyenga -tunyenga
2nd person -kunyenga -wanyenga/-kunyengeni/-wanyengeni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mnyenga -wanyenga
m-mi(III/IV) -unyenga -inyenga
ji-ma(V/VI) -linyenga -yanyenga
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kinyenga -vinyenga
n(IX/X) -inyenga -zinyenga
u(XI) -unyenga see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kunyenga
pa(XVI) -panyenga
mu(XVIII) -munyenga
Reflexive -jinyenga
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -nyenga- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -nyengaye -nyengao
m-mi(III/IV) -nyengao -nyengayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -nyengalo -nyengayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -nyengacho -nyengavyo
n(IX/X) -nyengayo -nyengazo
u(XI) -nyengao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -nyengako
pa(XVI) -nyengapo
mu(XVIII) -nyengamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -nyenga)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yenyenga -onyenga
m-mi(III/IV) -onyenga -yonyenga
ji-ma(V/VI) -lonyenga -yonyenga
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chonyenga -vyonyenga
n(IX/X) -yonyenga -zonyenga
u(XI) -onyenga see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -konyenga
pa(XVI) -ponyenga
mu(XVIII) -monyenga
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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