inuana

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-inuana (infinitive kuinuana)

1. Reciprocal form of -inua

Conjugation

Conjugation of -inuana
Positive present -nainuana Subjunctive -inuane Negative -inuani Imperative singular inuana
Infinitives
Positive kuinuana Negative kutoinuana
Imperatives
Singular inuana Plural inuaneni
Tensed forms
Habitual huinuana Positive past positive subject concord + -liinuana Negative past negative subject concord + -kuinuana
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nainuana) Singular Plural 1st person ninainuana/nainuana tunainuana 2nd person unainuana mnainuana 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anainuana wanainuana other classes positive subject concord + -nainuana
Negative present (negative subject concord + -inuani) Singular Plural 1st person siinuani hatuinuani 2nd person huinuani hamwinuani 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hainuani hawainuani other classes negative subject concord + -inuani
Positive future positive subject concord + -tainuana Negative future negative subject concord + -tainuana
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -inuane) Singular Plural 1st person niinuane tuinuane 2nd person uinuane mwinuane 3rd person m-wa(I/II) ainuane wainuane other classes positive subject concord + -inuane
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siinuane Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeinuana Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeinuana Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliinuana Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliinuana
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -ainuana) Singular Plural 1st person nainuana twainuana 2nd person wainuana mwainuana 3rd person m-wa(I/II) ainuana wainuana m-mi(III/IV) wainuana yainuana ji-ma(V/VI) lainuana yainuana ki-vi(VII/VIII) chainuana vyainuana n(IX/X) yainuana zainuana u(XI) wainuana see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwainuana pa(XVI) painuana mu(XVIII) mwainuana
Perfect positive subject concord + -meinuana "Already" positive subject concord + -meshainuana "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jainuana "If/When" positive subject concord + -kiinuana "If not" positive subject concord + -sipoinuana Consecutive kainuana / positive subject concord + -kainuana Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kainuane Object concord —
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + -inuana- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -inuanaye -inuanao m-mi(III/IV) -inuanao -inuanayo ji-ma(V/VI) -inuanalo -inuanayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -inuanacho -inuanavyo n(IX/X) -inuanayo -inuanazo u(XI) -inuanao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -inuanako pa(XVI) -inuanapo mu(XVIII) -inuanamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + -inuana) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yeinuana -oinuana m-mi(III/IV) -oinuana -yoinuana ji-ma(V/VI) -loinuana -yoinuana ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choinuana -vyoinuana n(IX/X) -yoinuana -zoinuana u(XI) -oinuana see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -koinuana pa(XVI) -poinuana mu(XVIII) -moinuana
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.