juana

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-juana (infinitive kujuana)

1. Reciprocal form of -jua: to understand one another, to compromise
2. to have sex

Conjugation

Conjugation of -juana
Positive present -najuana Subjunctive -juane Negative -juani Imperative singular juana
Infinitives
Positive kujuana Negative kutojuana
Imperatives
Singular juana Plural juaneni
Tensed forms
Habitual hujuana Positive past positive subject concord + -lijuana Negative past negative subject concord + -kujuana
Positive present (positive subject concord + -najuana) Singular Plural 1st person ninajuana/najuana tunajuana 2nd person unajuana mnajuana 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anajuana wanajuana other classes positive subject concord + -najuana
Negative present (negative subject concord + -juani) Singular Plural 1st person sijuani hatujuani 2nd person hujuani hamjuani 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hajuani hawajuani other classes negative subject concord + -juani
Positive future positive subject concord + -tajuana Negative future negative subject concord + -tajuana
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -juane) Singular Plural 1st person nijuane tujuane 2nd person ujuane mjuane 3rd person m-wa(I/II) ajuane wajuane other classes positive subject concord + -juane
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sijuane Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngejuana Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singejuana Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalijuana Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalijuana
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -ajuana) Singular Plural 1st person najuana twajuana 2nd person wajuana mwajuana 3rd person m-wa(I/II) ajuana wajuana m-mi(III/IV) wajuana yajuana ji-ma(V/VI) lajuana yajuana ki-vi(VII/VIII) chajuana vyajuana n(IX/X) yajuana zajuana u(XI) wajuana see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwajuana pa(XVI) pajuana mu(XVIII) mwajuana
Perfect positive subject concord + -mejuana "Already" positive subject concord + -meshajuana "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jajuana "If/When" positive subject concord + -kijuana "If not" positive subject concord + -sipojuana Consecutive kajuana / positive subject concord + -kajuana Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kajuane Object concord —
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + -juana- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -juanaye -juanao m-mi(III/IV) -juanao -juanayo ji-ma(V/VI) -juanalo -juanayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -juanacho -juanavyo n(IX/X) -juanayo -juanazo u(XI) -juanao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -juanako pa(XVI) -juanapo mu(XVIII) -juanamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + -juana) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yejuana -ojuana m-mi(III/IV) -ojuana -yojuana ji-ma(V/VI) -lojuana -yojuana ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chojuana -vyojuana n(IX/X) -yojuana -zojuana u(XI) -ojuana see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kojuana pa(XVI) -pojuana mu(XVIII) -mojuana
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.