inua

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-inua (infinitive kuinua)

1. to lift, elevate, raise

Conjugation

Conjugation of -inua
Positive present -nainua Subjunctive -inue Negative -inui Imperative singular inua
Infinitives
Positive kuinua Negative kutoinua
Imperatives
Singular inua Plural inueni
Tensed forms
Habitual huinua Positive past positive subject concord + -liinua Negative past negative subject concord + -kuinua
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nainua) Singular Plural 1st person ninainua/nainua tunainua 2nd person unainua mnainua 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anainua wanainua other classes positive subject concord + -nainua
Negative present (negative subject concord + -inui) Singular Plural 1st person siinui hatuinui 2nd person huinui hamwinui 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hainui hawainui other classes negative subject concord + -inui
Positive future positive subject concord + -tainua Negative future negative subject concord + -tainua
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -inue) Singular Plural 1st person niinue tuinue 2nd person uinue mwinue 3rd person m-wa(I/II) ainue wainue other classes positive subject concord + -inue
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siinue Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeinua Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeinua Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliinua Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliinua
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -ainua) Singular Plural 1st person nainua twainua 2nd person wainua mwainua 3rd person m-wa(I/II) ainua wainua m-mi(III/IV) wainua yainua ji-ma(V/VI) lainua yainua ki-vi(VII/VIII) chainua vyainua n(IX/X) yainua zainua u(XI) wainua see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwainua pa(XVI) painua mu(XVIII) mwainua
Perfect positive subject concord + -meinua "Already" positive subject concord + -meshainua "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jainua "If/When" positive subject concord + -kiinua "If not" positive subject concord + -sipoinua Consecutive kainua / positive subject concord + -kainua Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kainue
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -niinua -tuinua 2nd person -kuinua -wainua/-kuinueni/-wainueni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mwinua -wainua m-mi(III/IV) -uinua -iinua ji-ma(V/VI) -liinua -yainua ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiinua -viinua n(IX/X) -iinua -ziinua u(XI) -uinua see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuinua pa(XVI) -painua mu(XVIII) -muinua Reflexive -jiinua
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -inua- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -inuaye -inuao m-mi(III/IV) -inuao -inuayo ji-ma(V/VI) -inualo -inuayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -inuacho -inuavyo n(IX/X) -inuayo -inuazo u(XI) -inuao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -inuako pa(XVI) -inuapo mu(XVIII) -inuamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -inua) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yeinua -oinua m-mi(III/IV) -oinua -yoinua ji-ma(V/VI) -loinua -yoinua ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choinua -vyoinua n(IX/X) -yoinua -zoinua u(XI) -oinua see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -koinua pa(XVI) -poinua mu(XVIII) -moinua
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

• Verbal derivations:
  • Applicative: -inulia
  • Causative: -inuza
  • Passive: -inuliwa
  • Reciprocal: -inuana
  • Stative: -inuka