pungwa

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Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-pungwa (infinitive kupungwa)

  1. Passive form of -punga: to be exorcised; to undergo exorcism

Conjugation

Conjugation of -pungwa
Positive present -napungwa
Subjunctive -pungwe
Negative -pungwi
Imperative singular pungwa
Infinitives
Positive kupungwa
Negative kutopungwa
Imperatives
Singular pungwa
Plural pungweni
Tensed forms
Habitual hupungwa
Positive past positive subject concord + -lipungwa
Negative past negative subject concord + -kupungwa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -napungwa)
Singular Plural
1st person ninapungwa/napungwa tunapungwa
2nd person unapungwa mnapungwa
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anapungwa wanapungwa
other classes positive subject concord + -napungwa
Negative present (negative subject concord + -pungwi)
Singular Plural
1st person sipungwi hatupungwi
2nd person hupungwi hampungwi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hapungwi hawapungwi
other classes negative subject concord + -pungwi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tapungwa
Negative future negative subject concord + -tapungwa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -pungwe)
Singular Plural
1st person nipungwe tupungwe
2nd person upungwe mpungwe
3rd person m-wa(I/II) apungwe wapungwe
other classes positive subject concord + -pungwe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sipungwe
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngepungwa
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singepungwa
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalipungwa
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalipungwa
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -apungwa)
Singular Plural
1st person napungwa twapungwa
2nd person wapungwa mwapungwa
3rd person m-wa(I/II) apungwa wapungwa
m-mi(III/IV) wapungwa yapungwa
ji-ma(V/VI) lapungwa yapungwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chapungwa vyapungwa
n(IX/X) yapungwa zapungwa
u(XI) wapungwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwapungwa
pa(XVI) papungwa
mu(XVIII) mwapungwa
Perfect positive subject concord + -mepungwa
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshapungwa
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -japungwa
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kipungwa
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipopungwa
Consecutive kapungwa / positive subject concord + -kapungwa
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kapungwe
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nipungwa -tupungwa
2nd person -kupungwa -wapungwa/-kupungweni/-wapungweni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mpungwa -wapungwa
m-mi(III/IV) -upungwa -ipungwa
ji-ma(V/VI) -lipungwa -yapungwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kipungwa -vipungwa
n(IX/X) -ipungwa -zipungwa
u(XI) -upungwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kupungwa
pa(XVI) -papungwa
mu(XVIII) -mupungwa
Reflexive -jipungwa
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -pungwa- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -pungwaye -pungwao
m-mi(III/IV) -pungwao -pungwayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -pungwalo -pungwayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -pungwacho -pungwavyo
n(IX/X) -pungwayo -pungwazo
u(XI) -pungwao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -pungwako
pa(XVI) -pungwapo
mu(XVIII) -pungwamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -pungwa)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yepungwa -opungwa
m-mi(III/IV) -opungwa -yopungwa
ji-ma(V/VI) -lopungwa -yopungwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chopungwa -vyopungwa
n(IX/X) -yopungwa -zopungwa
u(XI) -opungwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kopungwa
pa(XVI) -popungwa
mu(XVIII) -mopungwa
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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