finyanga

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-finyanga (infinitive kufinyanga)

1. to make pottery, to mold

Conjugation

Conjugation of -finyanga
Positive present -nafinyanga Subjunctive -finyange Negative -finyangi Imperative singular finyanga
Infinitives
Positive kufinyanga Negative kutofinyanga
Imperatives
Singular finyanga Plural finyangeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hufinyanga Positive past positive subject concord + -lifinyanga Negative past negative subject concord + -kufinyanga
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nafinyanga) Singular Plural 1st person ninafinyanga/nafinyanga tunafinyanga 2nd person unafinyanga mnafinyanga 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anafinyanga wanafinyanga other classes positive subject concord + -nafinyanga
Negative present (negative subject concord + -finyangi) Singular Plural 1st person sifinyangi hatufinyangi 2nd person hufinyangi hamfinyangi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hafinyangi hawafinyangi other classes negative subject concord + -finyangi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tafinyanga Negative future negative subject concord + -tafinyanga
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -finyange) Singular Plural 1st person nifinyange tufinyange 2nd person ufinyange mfinyange 3rd person m-wa(I/II) afinyange wafinyange other classes positive subject concord + -finyange
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sifinyange Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngefinyanga Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singefinyanga Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalifinyanga Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalifinyanga
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -afinyanga) Singular Plural 1st person nafinyanga twafinyanga 2nd person wafinyanga mwafinyanga 3rd person m-wa(I/II) afinyanga wafinyanga m-mi(III/IV) wafinyanga yafinyanga ji-ma(V/VI) lafinyanga yafinyanga ki-vi(VII/VIII) chafinyanga vyafinyanga n(IX/X) yafinyanga zafinyanga u(XI) wafinyanga see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwafinyanga pa(XVI) pafinyanga mu(XVIII) mwafinyanga
Perfect positive subject concord + -mefinyanga "Already" positive subject concord + -meshafinyanga "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jafinyanga "If/When" positive subject concord + -kifinyanga "If not" positive subject concord + -sipofinyanga Consecutive kafinyanga / positive subject concord + -kafinyanga Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kafinyange
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nifinyanga -tufinyanga 2nd person -kufinyanga -wafinyanga/-kufinyangeni/-wafinyangeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mfinyanga -wafinyanga m-mi(III/IV) -ufinyanga -ifinyanga ji-ma(V/VI) -lifinyanga -yafinyanga ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kifinyanga -vifinyanga n(IX/X) -ifinyanga -zifinyanga u(XI) -ufinyanga see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kufinyanga pa(XVI) -pafinyanga mu(XVIII) -mufinyanga Reflexive -jifinyanga
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -finyanga- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -finyangaye -finyangao m-mi(III/IV) -finyangao -finyangayo ji-ma(V/VI) -finyangalo -finyangayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -finyangacho -finyangavyo n(IX/X) -finyangayo -finyangazo u(XI) -finyangao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -finyangako pa(XVI) -finyangapo mu(XVIII) -finyangamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -finyanga) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yefinyanga -ofinyanga m-mi(III/IV) -ofinyanga -yofinyanga ji-ma(V/VI) -lofinyanga -yofinyanga ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chofinyanga -vyofinyanga n(IX/X) -yofinyanga -zofinyanga u(XI) -ofinyanga see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kofinyanga pa(XVI) -pofinyanga mu(XVIII) -mofinyanga
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

• Nominal derivations:
  • mfinyanzi (“potter”)
  • ufinyanzi (“pottery”)