fungamana

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-fungamana (infinitive kufungamana)

1. Reciprocal form of -fungama: to be intertwined, be jammed up
2. to be allied

Conjugation

Conjugation of -fungamana
Positive present -nafungamana Subjunctive -fungamane Negative -fungamani Imperative singular fungamana
Infinitives
Positive kufungamana Negative kutofungamana
Imperatives
Singular fungamana Plural fungamaneni
Tensed forms
Habitual hufungamana Positive past positive subject concord + -lifungamana Negative past negative subject concord + -kufungamana
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nafungamana) Singular Plural 1st person ninafungamana/nafungamana tunafungamana 2nd person unafungamana mnafungamana 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anafungamana wanafungamana other classes positive subject concord + -nafungamana
Negative present (negative subject concord + -fungamani) Singular Plural 1st person sifungamani hatufungamani 2nd person hufungamani hamfungamani 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hafungamani hawafungamani other classes negative subject concord + -fungamani
Positive future positive subject concord + -tafungamana Negative future negative subject concord + -tafungamana
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -fungamane) Singular Plural 1st person nifungamane tufungamane 2nd person ufungamane mfungamane 3rd person m-wa(I/II) afungamane wafungamane other classes positive subject concord + -fungamane
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sifungamane Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngefungamana Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singefungamana Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalifungamana Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalifungamana
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -afungamana) Singular Plural 1st person nafungamana twafungamana 2nd person wafungamana mwafungamana 3rd person m-wa(I/II) afungamana wafungamana m-mi(III/IV) wafungamana yafungamana ji-ma(V/VI) lafungamana yafungamana ki-vi(VII/VIII) chafungamana vyafungamana n(IX/X) yafungamana zafungamana u(XI) wafungamana see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwafungamana pa(XVI) pafungamana mu(XVIII) mwafungamana
Perfect positive subject concord + -mefungamana "Already" positive subject concord + -meshafungamana "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jafungamana "If/When" positive subject concord + -kifungamana "If not" positive subject concord + -sipofungamana Consecutive kafungamana / positive subject concord + -kafungamana Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kafungamane
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nifungamana -tufungamana 2nd person -kufungamana -wafungamana/-kufungamaneni/-wafungamaneni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mfungamana -wafungamana m-mi(III/IV) -ufungamana -ifungamana ji-ma(V/VI) -lifungamana -yafungamana ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kifungamana -vifungamana n(IX/X) -ifungamana -zifungamana u(XI) -ufungamana see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kufungamana pa(XVI) -pafungamana mu(XVIII) -mufungamana Reflexive -jifungamana
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -fungamana- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -fungamanaye -fungamanao m-mi(III/IV) -fungamanao -fungamanayo ji-ma(V/VI) -fungamanalo -fungamanayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -fungamanacho -fungamanavyo n(IX/X) -fungamanayo -fungamanazo u(XI) -fungamanao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -fungamanako pa(XVI) -fungamanapo mu(XVIII) -fungamanamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -fungamana) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yefungamana -ofungamana m-mi(III/IV) -ofungamana -yofungamana ji-ma(V/VI) -lofungamana -yofungamana ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chofungamana -vyofungamana n(IX/X) -yofungamana -zofungamana u(XI) -ofungamana see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kofungamana pa(XVI) -pofungamana mu(XVIII) -mofungamana
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:
  • fungamano (“alliance”)
  • mfungamano