fungwa

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-fungwa (infinitive kufungwa)

1. Passive form of -funga: to be closed, to be imprisoned

   kufungwa gerezani ― to be locked up in jail

2. (sports) to be defeated, to lose a game

   Synonym: -shindwa

Conjugation

Conjugation of -fungwa
Positive present -nafungwa Subjunctive -fungwe Negative -fungwi Imperative singular fungwa
Infinitives
Positive kufungwa Negative kutofungwa
Imperatives
Singular fungwa Plural fungweni
Tensed forms
Habitual hufungwa Positive past positive subject concord + -lifungwa Negative past negative subject concord + -kufungwa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nafungwa) Singular Plural 1st person ninafungwa/nafungwa tunafungwa 2nd person unafungwa mnafungwa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anafungwa wanafungwa other classes positive subject concord + -nafungwa
Negative present (negative subject concord + -fungwi) Singular Plural 1st person sifungwi hatufungwi 2nd person hufungwi hamfungwi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hafungwi hawafungwi other classes negative subject concord + -fungwi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tafungwa Negative future negative subject concord + -tafungwa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -fungwe) Singular Plural 1st person nifungwe tufungwe 2nd person ufungwe mfungwe 3rd person m-wa(I/II) afungwe wafungwe other classes positive subject concord + -fungwe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sifungwe Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngefungwa Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singefungwa Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalifungwa Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalifungwa
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -afungwa) Singular Plural 1st person nafungwa twafungwa 2nd person wafungwa mwafungwa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) afungwa wafungwa m-mi(III/IV) wafungwa yafungwa ji-ma(V/VI) lafungwa yafungwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) chafungwa vyafungwa n(IX/X) yafungwa zafungwa u(XI) wafungwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwafungwa pa(XVI) pafungwa mu(XVIII) mwafungwa
Perfect positive subject concord + -mefungwa "Already" positive subject concord + -meshafungwa "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jafungwa "If/When" positive subject concord + -kifungwa "If not" positive subject concord + -sipofungwa Consecutive kafungwa / positive subject concord + -kafungwa Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kafungwe
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nifungwa -tufungwa 2nd person -kufungwa -wafungwa/-kufungweni/-wafungweni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mfungwa -wafungwa m-mi(III/IV) -ufungwa -ifungwa ji-ma(V/VI) -lifungwa -yafungwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kifungwa -vifungwa n(IX/X) -ifungwa -zifungwa u(XI) -ufungwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kufungwa pa(XVI) -pafungwa mu(XVIII) -mufungwa Reflexive -jifungwa
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -fungwa- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -fungwaye -fungwao m-mi(III/IV) -fungwao -fungwayo ji-ma(V/VI) -fungwalo -fungwayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -fungwacho -fungwavyo n(IX/X) -fungwayo -fungwazo u(XI) -fungwao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -fungwako pa(XVI) -fungwapo mu(XVIII) -fungwamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -fungwa) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yefungwa -ofungwa m-mi(III/IV) -ofungwa -yofungwa ji-ma(V/VI) -lofungwa -yofungwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chofungwa -vyofungwa n(IX/X) -yofungwa -zofungwa u(XI) -ofungwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kofungwa pa(XVI) -pofungwa mu(XVIII) -mofungwa
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:
  • mfungwa (“prisoner, captive”)