Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-onana (infinitive kuonana)
- Reciprocal form of -ona: to see each other, meet
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -onana
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| Positive present
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-naonana
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| Subjunctive
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-onane
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| Negative
|
-onani
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| Imperative singular
|
onana
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| Infinitives
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| Positive
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kuonana
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| Negative
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kutoonana
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
|
onana
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| Plural
|
onaneni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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huonana
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -lionana
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kuonana
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -naonana)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninaonana/naonana
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tunaonana
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| 2nd person
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unaonana
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mnaonana
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anaonana
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wanaonana
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -naonana
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -onani)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sionani
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hatuonani
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| 2nd person
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huonani
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hamwonani
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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haonani
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hawaonani
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -onani
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -taonana
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -taonana
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -onane)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nionane
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tuonane
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| 2nd person
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uonane
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mwonane
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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aonane
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waonane
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -onane
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sionane
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngeonana
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singeonana
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalionana
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalionana
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aonana)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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naonana
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twaonana
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| 2nd person
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waonana
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mwaonana
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
aonana
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waonana
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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waonana
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yaonana
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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laonana
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yaonana
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chaonana
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vyaonana
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| n(IX/X)
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yaonana
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zaonana
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| u(XI)
|
waonana
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwaonana
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| pa(XVI)
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paonana
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwaonana
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -meonana
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshaonana
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jaonana
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kionana
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipoonana
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| Consecutive
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kaonana / positive subject concord + -kaonana
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kaonane
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| Object concord
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—
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + -onana- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-onanaye
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-onanao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-onanao
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-onanayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-onanalo
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-onanayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-onanacho
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-onanavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-onanayo
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-onanazo
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| u(XI)
|
-onanao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-onanako
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| pa(XVI)
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-onanapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-onanamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + -onana)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yeonana
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-oonana
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-oonana
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-yoonana
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-loonana
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-yoonana
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-choonana
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-vyoonana
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| n(IX/X)
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-yoonana
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-zoonana
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| u(XI)
|
-oonana
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-koonana
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| pa(XVI)
|
-poonana
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| mu(XVIII)
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-moonana
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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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