Shona
Etymology
From English iron.
Noun
áini class 9 (plural áini class 10)
- iron (tool for ironing clothes)
- Synonym: simbi
Swahili
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic عَيَّنَ (ʕayyana).
Pronunciation
Verb
-aini (infinitive kuaini)
- to specify
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -aini
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| Positive present
|
-naaini
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| Subjunctive
|
-aini
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| Negative
|
-aini
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| Imperative singular
|
aini
|
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| Infinitives
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| Positive
|
kuaini
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| Negative
|
kutoaini
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
|
aini
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| Plural
|
ainini
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
|
huaini
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| Positive past
|
positive subject concord + -liaini
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| Negative past
|
negative subject concord + -kuaini
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -naaini)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
|
ninaaini/naaini
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tunaaini
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| 2nd person
|
unaaini
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mnaaini
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| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
anaaini
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wanaaini
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| other classes
|
positive subject concord + -naaini
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -aini)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
|
siaini
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hatuaini
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| 2nd person
|
huaini
|
hamwaini
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| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
haaini
|
hawaaini
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| other classes
|
negative subject concord + -aini
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| Positive future
|
positive subject concord + -taaini
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| Negative future
|
negative subject concord + -taaini
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -aini)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
|
niaini
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tuaini
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| 2nd person
|
uaini
|
mwaini
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| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
aaini
|
waaini
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| other classes
|
positive subject concord + -aini
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| Negative subjunctive
|
positive subject concord + -siaini
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| Positive present conditional
|
positive subject concord + -ngeaini
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singeaini
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| Positive past conditional
|
positive subject concord + -ngaliaini
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| Negative past conditional
|
positive subject concord + -singaliaini
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aaini)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
|
naaini
|
twaaini
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| 2nd person
|
waaini
|
mwaaini
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| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
aaini
|
waaini
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| m-mi(III/IV)
|
waaini
|
yaaini
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
laaini
|
yaaini
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
chaaini
|
vyaaini
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| n(IX/X)
|
yaaini
|
zaaini
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| u(XI)
|
waaini
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
kwaaini
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| pa(XVI)
|
paaini
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| mu(XVIII)
|
mwaaini
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| Perfect
|
positive subject concord + -meaini
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshaaini
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jaaini
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kiaini
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipoaini
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| Consecutive
|
kaaini / positive subject concord + -kaaini
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| Consecutive subjunctive
|
positive subject concord + -kaaini
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| Object concord (indicative positive)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
|
-niaini
|
-tuaini
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| 2nd person
|
-kuaini
|
-waaini/-kuainini/-waainini
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| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
-mwaini
|
-waaini
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| m-mi(III/IV)
|
-uaini
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-iaini
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
-liaini
|
-yaaini
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
-kiaini
|
-viaini
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| n(IX/X)
|
-iaini
|
-ziaini
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| u(XI)
|
-uaini
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-kuaini
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| pa(XVI)
|
-paaini
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| mu(XVIII)
|
-muaini
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| Reflexive
|
-jiaini
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -aini- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
|
-ainiye
|
-ainio
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| m-mi(III/IV)
|
-ainio
|
-ainiyo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
-ainilo
|
-ainiyo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
-ainicho
|
-ainivyo
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| n(IX/X)
|
-ainiyo
|
-ainizo
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| u(XI)
|
-ainio
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-ainiko
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| pa(XVI)
|
-ainipo
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| mu(XVIII)
|
-ainimo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -aini)
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Singular
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Plural
|
| m-wa(I/II)
|
-yeaini
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-oaini
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| m-mi(III/IV)
|
-oaini
|
-yoaini
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
-loaini
|
-yoaini
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
-choaini
|
-vyoaini
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| n(IX/X)
|
-yoaini
|
-zoaini
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| u(XI)
|
-oaini
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-koaini
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| pa(XVI)
|
-poaini
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| mu(XVIII)
|
-moaini
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| 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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