Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-ungana (infinitive kuungana)
- Reciprocal form of -unga: to join together
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -ungana
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| Positive present
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-naungana
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| Subjunctive
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-ungane
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| Negative
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-ungani
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| Imperative singular
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ungana
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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ungana
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| Plural
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unganeni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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huungana
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -liungana
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kuungana
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -naungana)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninaungana/naungana
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tunaungana
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| 2nd person
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unaungana
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mnaungana
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anaungana
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wanaungana
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -naungana
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -ungani)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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siungani
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hatuungani
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| 2nd person
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huungani
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hamuungani
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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haungani
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hawaungani
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -ungani
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -taungana
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -taungana
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -ungane)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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niungane
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tuungane
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| 2nd person
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uungane
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muungane
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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aungane
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waungane
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -ungane
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -siungane
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngeungana
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singeungana
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngaliungana
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singaliungana
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aungana)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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naungana
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twaungana
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| 2nd person
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waungana
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mwaungana
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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aungana
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waungana
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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waungana
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yaungana
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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laungana
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yaungana
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chaungana
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vyaungana
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| n(IX/X)
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yaungana
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zaungana
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| u(XI)
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waungana
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwaungana
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| pa(XVI)
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paungana
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwaungana
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -meungana
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshaungana
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jaungana
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kiungana
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipoungana
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| Consecutive
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kaungana / positive subject concord + -kaungana
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kaungane
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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 + -ungana- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-unganaye
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-unganao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-unganao
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-unganayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-unganalo
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-unganayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-unganacho
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-unganavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-unganayo
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-unganazo
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| u(XI)
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-unganao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-unganako
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| pa(XVI)
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-unganapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-unganamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + -ungana)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yeungana
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-oungana
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-oungana
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-youngana
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-loungana
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-youngana
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-choungana
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-vyoungana
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| n(IX/X)
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-youngana
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-zoungana
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| u(XI)
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-oungana
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-koungana
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| pa(XVI)
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-poungana
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| mu(XVIII)
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-moungana
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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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Derived terms