kanyaga

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-kanyaga (infinitive kukanyaga)

1. to step on
2. to trample
3. to defeat
4. to oppress

Conjugation

Conjugation of -kanyaga
Positive present -nakanyaga Subjunctive -kanyage Negative -kanyagi Imperative singular kanyaga
Infinitives
Positive kukanyaga Negative kutokanyaga
Imperatives
Singular kanyaga Plural kanyageni
Tensed forms
Habitual hukanyaga Positive past positive subject concord + -likanyaga Negative past negative subject concord + -kukanyaga
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nakanyaga) Singular Plural 1st person ninakanyaga/nakanyaga tunakanyaga 2nd person unakanyaga mnakanyaga 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anakanyaga wanakanyaga other classes positive subject concord + -nakanyaga
Negative present (negative subject concord + -kanyagi) Singular Plural 1st person sikanyagi hatukanyagi 2nd person hukanyagi hamkanyagi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hakanyagi hawakanyagi other classes negative subject concord + -kanyagi
Positive future positive subject concord + -takanyaga Negative future negative subject concord + -takanyaga
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -kanyage) Singular Plural 1st person nikanyage tukanyage 2nd person ukanyage mkanyage 3rd person m-wa(I/II) akanyage wakanyage other classes positive subject concord + -kanyage
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sikanyage Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngekanyaga Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singekanyaga Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalikanyaga Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalikanyaga
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -akanyaga) Singular Plural 1st person nakanyaga twakanyaga 2nd person wakanyaga mwakanyaga 3rd person m-wa(I/II) akanyaga wakanyaga m-mi(III/IV) wakanyaga yakanyaga ji-ma(V/VI) lakanyaga yakanyaga ki-vi(VII/VIII) chakanyaga vyakanyaga n(IX/X) yakanyaga zakanyaga u(XI) wakanyaga see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwakanyaga pa(XVI) pakanyaga mu(XVIII) mwakanyaga
Perfect positive subject concord + -mekanyaga "Already" positive subject concord + -meshakanyaga "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jakanyaga "If/When" positive subject concord + -kikanyaga "If not" positive subject concord + -sipokanyaga Consecutive kakanyaga / positive subject concord + -kakanyaga Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kakanyage
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nikanyaga -tukanyaga 2nd person -kukanyaga -wakanyaga/-kukanyageni/-wakanyageni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mkanyaga -wakanyaga m-mi(III/IV) -ukanyaga -ikanyaga ji-ma(V/VI) -likanyaga -yakanyaga ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kikanyaga -vikanyaga n(IX/X) -ikanyaga -zikanyaga u(XI) -ukanyaga see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kukanyaga pa(XVI) -pakanyaga mu(XVIII) -mukanyaga Reflexive -jikanyaga
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -kanyaga- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -kanyagaye -kanyagao m-mi(III/IV) -kanyagao -kanyagayo ji-ma(V/VI) -kanyagalo -kanyagayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kanyagacho -kanyagavyo n(IX/X) -kanyagayo -kanyagazo u(XI) -kanyagao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kanyagako pa(XVI) -kanyagapo mu(XVIII) -kanyagamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -kanyaga) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yekanyaga -okanyaga m-mi(III/IV) -okanyaga -yokanyaga ji-ma(V/VI) -lokanyaga -yokanyaga ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chokanyaga -vyokanyaga n(IX/X) -yokanyaga -zokanyaga u(XI) -okanyaga see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kokanyaga pa(XVI) -pokanyaga mu(XVIII) -mokanyaga
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:
  • Passive: -kanyagwa (“to be trampled”)
  • Reciprocal: -kanyagana (“to step on each other, to trample each other”)