finya

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-finya (infinitive kufinya)

1. to pinch

Conjugation

Conjugation of -finya
Positive present -nafinya Subjunctive -finye Negative -finyi Imperative singular finya
Infinitives
Positive kufinya Negative kutofinya
Imperatives
Singular finya Plural finyeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hufinya Positive past positive subject concord + -lifinya Negative past negative subject concord + -kufinya
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nafinya) Singular Plural 1st person ninafinya/nafinya tunafinya 2nd person unafinya mnafinya 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anafinya wanafinya other classes positive subject concord + -nafinya
Negative present (negative subject concord + -finyi) Singular Plural 1st person sifinyi hatufinyi 2nd person hufinyi hamfinyi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hafinyi hawafinyi other classes negative subject concord + -finyi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tafinya Negative future negative subject concord + -tafinya
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -finye) Singular Plural 1st person nifinye tufinye 2nd person ufinye mfinye 3rd person m-wa(I/II) afinye wafinye other classes positive subject concord + -finye
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sifinye Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngefinya Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singefinya Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalifinya Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalifinya
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -afinya) Singular Plural 1st person nafinya twafinya 2nd person wafinya mwafinya 3rd person m-wa(I/II) afinya wafinya m-mi(III/IV) wafinya yafinya ji-ma(V/VI) lafinya yafinya ki-vi(VII/VIII) chafinya vyafinya n(IX/X) yafinya zafinya u(XI) wafinya see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwafinya pa(XVI) pafinya mu(XVIII) mwafinya
Perfect positive subject concord + -mefinya "Already" positive subject concord + -meshafinya "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jafinya "If/When" positive subject concord + -kifinya "If not" positive subject concord + -sipofinya Consecutive kafinya / positive subject concord + -kafinya Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kafinye
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nifinya -tufinya 2nd person -kufinya -wafinya/-kufinyeni/-wafinyeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mfinya -wafinya m-mi(III/IV) -ufinya -ifinya ji-ma(V/VI) -lifinya -yafinya ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kifinya -vifinya n(IX/X) -ifinya -zifinya u(XI) -ufinya see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kufinya pa(XVI) -pafinya mu(XVIII) -mufinya Reflexive -jifinya
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -finya- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -finyaye -finyao m-mi(III/IV) -finyao -finyayo ji-ma(V/VI) -finyalo -finyayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -finyacho -finyavyo n(IX/X) -finyayo -finyazo u(XI) -finyao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -finyako pa(XVI) -finyapo mu(XVIII) -finyamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -finya) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yefinya -ofinya m-mi(III/IV) -ofinya -yofinya ji-ma(V/VI) -lofinya -yofinya ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chofinya -vyofinya n(IX/X) -yofinya -zofinya u(XI) -ofinya see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kofinya pa(XVI) -pofinya mu(XVIII) -mofinya
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.