kinai

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-kinai (infinitive kukinai)

1. to be satisfied, be contented, be satiated

Conjugation

Conjugation of -kinai
Positive present -nakinai Subjunctive -kinai Negative -kinai Imperative singular kinai
Infinitives
Positive kukinai Negative kutokinai
Imperatives
Singular kinai Plural kinaini
Tensed forms
Habitual hukinai Positive past positive subject concord + -likinai Negative past negative subject concord + -kukinai
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nakinai) Singular Plural 1st person ninakinai/nakinai tunakinai 2nd person unakinai mnakinai 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anakinai wanakinai other classes positive subject concord + -nakinai
Negative present (negative subject concord + -kinai) Singular Plural 1st person sikinai hatukinai 2nd person hukinai hamkinai 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hakinai hawakinai other classes negative subject concord + -kinai
Positive future positive subject concord + -takinai Negative future negative subject concord + -takinai
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -kinai) Singular Plural 1st person nikinai tukinai 2nd person ukinai mkinai 3rd person m-wa(I/II) akinai wakinai other classes positive subject concord + -kinai
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sikinai Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngekinai Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singekinai Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalikinai Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalikinai
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -akinai) Singular Plural 1st person nakinai twakinai 2nd person wakinai mwakinai 3rd person m-wa(I/II) akinai wakinai m-mi(III/IV) wakinai yakinai ji-ma(V/VI) lakinai yakinai ki-vi(VII/VIII) chakinai vyakinai n(IX/X) yakinai zakinai u(XI) wakinai see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwakinai pa(XVI) pakinai mu(XVIII) mwakinai
Perfect positive subject concord + -mekinai "Already" positive subject concord + -meshakinai "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jakinai "If/When" positive subject concord + -kikinai "If not" positive subject concord + -sipokinai Consecutive kakinai / positive subject concord + -kakinai Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kakinai
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nikinai -tukinai 2nd person -kukinai -wakinai/-kukinaini/-wakinaini 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mkinai -wakinai m-mi(III/IV) -ukinai -ikinai ji-ma(V/VI) -likinai -yakinai ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kikinai -vikinai n(IX/X) -ikinai -zikinai u(XI) -ukinai see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kukinai pa(XVI) -pakinai mu(XVIII) -mukinai Reflexive -jikinai
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -kinai- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -kinaiye -kinaio m-mi(III/IV) -kinaio -kinaiyo ji-ma(V/VI) -kinailo -kinaiyo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kinaicho -kinaivyo n(IX/X) -kinaiyo -kinaizo u(XI) -kinaio see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kinaiko pa(XVI) -kinaipo mu(XVIII) -kinaimo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -kinai) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yekinai -okinai m-mi(III/IV) -okinai -yokinai ji-ma(V/VI) -lokinai -yokinai ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chokinai -vyokinai n(IX/X) -yokinai -zokinai u(XI) -okinai see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kokinai pa(XVI) -pokinai mu(XVIII) -mokinai
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:
  • Causative: -kinaisha
  • Passive: -kinaiwa
  • Stative: -kinaika