donoa

Swahili

Etymology

From -dona.

Pronunciation

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Verb

-donoa (infinitive kudonoa)

1. to peck, to take little bites

Conjugation

Conjugation of -donoa
Positive present -nadonoa Subjunctive -donoe Negative -donoi Imperative singular donoa
Infinitives
Positive kudonoa Negative kutodonoa
Imperatives
Singular donoa Plural donoeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hudonoa Positive past positive subject concord + -lidonoa Negative past negative subject concord + -kudonoa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nadonoa) Singular Plural 1st person ninadonoa/nadonoa tunadonoa 2nd person unadonoa mnadonoa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anadonoa wanadonoa other classes positive subject concord + -nadonoa
Negative present (negative subject concord + -donoi) Singular Plural 1st person sidonoi hatudonoi 2nd person hudonoi hamdonoi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hadonoi hawadonoi other classes negative subject concord + -donoi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tadonoa Negative future negative subject concord + -tadonoa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -donoe) Singular Plural 1st person nidonoe tudonoe 2nd person udonoe mdonoe 3rd person m-wa(I/II) adonoe wadonoe other classes positive subject concord + -donoe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sidonoe Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngedonoa Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singedonoa Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalidonoa Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalidonoa
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -adonoa) Singular Plural 1st person nadonoa twadonoa 2nd person wadonoa mwadonoa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) adonoa wadonoa m-mi(III/IV) wadonoa yadonoa ji-ma(V/VI) ladonoa yadonoa ki-vi(VII/VIII) chadonoa vyadonoa n(IX/X) yadonoa zadonoa u(XI) wadonoa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwadonoa pa(XVI) padonoa mu(XVIII) mwadonoa
Perfect positive subject concord + -medonoa "Already" positive subject concord + -meshadonoa "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jadonoa "If/When" positive subject concord + -kidonoa "If not" positive subject concord + -sipodonoa Consecutive kadonoa / positive subject concord + -kadonoa Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kadonoe
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nidonoa -tudonoa 2nd person -kudonoa -wadonoa/-kudonoeni/-wadonoeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mdonoa -wadonoa m-mi(III/IV) -udonoa -idonoa ji-ma(V/VI) -lidonoa -yadonoa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kidonoa -vidonoa n(IX/X) -idonoa -zidonoa u(XI) -udonoa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kudonoa pa(XVI) -padonoa mu(XVIII) -mudonoa Reflexive -jidonoa
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -donoa- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -donoaye -donoao m-mi(III/IV) -donoao -donoayo ji-ma(V/VI) -donoalo -donoayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -donoacho -donoavyo n(IX/X) -donoayo -donoazo u(XI) -donoao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -donoako pa(XVI) -donoapo mu(XVIII) -donoamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -donoa) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yedonoa -odonoa m-mi(III/IV) -odonoa -yodonoa ji-ma(V/VI) -lodonoa -yodonoa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chodonoa -vyodonoa n(IX/X) -yodonoa -zodonoa u(XI) -odonoa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kodonoa pa(XVI) -podonoa mu(XVIII) -modonoa
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.