nyongeka

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Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-nyongeka (infinitive kunyongeka)

  1. Stative form of -nyonga: to be twisted

Conjugation

Conjugation of -nyongeka
Positive present -nanyongeka
Subjunctive -nyongeke
Negative -nyongeki
Imperative singular nyongeka
Infinitives
Positive kunyongeka
Negative kutonyongeka
Imperatives
Singular nyongeka
Plural nyongekeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hunyongeka
Positive past positive subject concord + -linyongeka
Negative past negative subject concord + -kunyongeka
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nanyongeka)
Singular Plural
1st person ninanyongeka/nanyongeka tunanyongeka
2nd person unanyongeka mnanyongeka
3rd person m-wa(I/II) ananyongeka wananyongeka
other classes positive subject concord + -nanyongeka
Negative present (negative subject concord + -nyongeki)
Singular Plural
1st person sinyongeki hatunyongeki
2nd person hunyongeki hamnyongeki
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hanyongeki hawanyongeki
other classes negative subject concord + -nyongeki
Positive future positive subject concord + -tanyongeka
Negative future negative subject concord + -tanyongeka
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -nyongeke)
Singular Plural
1st person ninyongeke tunyongeke
2nd person unyongeke mnyongeke
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anyongeke wanyongeke
other classes positive subject concord + -nyongeke
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sinyongeke
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngenyongeka
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singenyongeka
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalinyongeka
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalinyongeka
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -anyongeka)
Singular Plural
1st person nanyongeka twanyongeka
2nd person wanyongeka mwanyongeka
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anyongeka wanyongeka
m-mi(III/IV) wanyongeka yanyongeka
ji-ma(V/VI) lanyongeka yanyongeka
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chanyongeka vyanyongeka
n(IX/X) yanyongeka zanyongeka
u(XI) wanyongeka see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwanyongeka
pa(XVI) panyongeka
mu(XVIII) mwanyongeka
Perfect positive subject concord + -menyongeka
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshanyongeka
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -janyongeka
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kinyongeka
"If not" positive subject concord + -siponyongeka
Consecutive kanyongeka / positive subject concord + -kanyongeka
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kanyongeke
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -ninyongeka -tunyongeka
2nd person -kunyongeka -wanyongeka/-kunyongekeni/-wanyongekeni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mnyongeka -wanyongeka
m-mi(III/IV) -unyongeka -inyongeka
ji-ma(V/VI) -linyongeka -yanyongeka
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kinyongeka -vinyongeka
n(IX/X) -inyongeka -zinyongeka
u(XI) -unyongeka see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kunyongeka
pa(XVI) -panyongeka
mu(XVIII) -munyongeka
Reflexive -jinyongeka
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -nyongeka- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -nyongekaye -nyongekao
m-mi(III/IV) -nyongekao -nyongekayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -nyongekalo -nyongekayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -nyongekacho -nyongekavyo
n(IX/X) -nyongekayo -nyongekazo
u(XI) -nyongekao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -nyongekako
pa(XVI) -nyongekapo
mu(XVIII) -nyongekamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -nyongeka)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yenyongeka -onyongeka
m-mi(III/IV) -onyongeka -yonyongeka
ji-ma(V/VI) -lonyongeka -yonyongeka
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chonyongeka -vyonyongeka
n(IX/X) -yonyongeka -zonyongeka
u(XI) -onyongeka see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -konyongeka
pa(XVI) -ponyongeka
mu(XVIII) -monyongeka
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.