kinzana

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-kinzana (infinitive kukinzana)

1. Reciprocal form of -kinza

Conjugation

Conjugation of -kinzana
Positive present -nakinzana Subjunctive -kinzane Negative -kinzani Imperative singular kinzana
Infinitives
Positive kukinzana Negative kutokinzana
Imperatives
Singular kinzana Plural kinzaneni
Tensed forms
Habitual hukinzana Positive past positive subject concord + -likinzana Negative past negative subject concord + -kukinzana
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nakinzana) Singular Plural 1st person ninakinzana/nakinzana tunakinzana 2nd person unakinzana mnakinzana 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anakinzana wanakinzana other classes positive subject concord + -nakinzana
Negative present (negative subject concord + -kinzani) Singular Plural 1st person sikinzani hatukinzani 2nd person hukinzani hamkinzani 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hakinzani hawakinzani other classes negative subject concord + -kinzani
Positive future positive subject concord + -takinzana Negative future negative subject concord + -takinzana
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -kinzane) Singular Plural 1st person nikinzane tukinzane 2nd person ukinzane mkinzane 3rd person m-wa(I/II) akinzane wakinzane other classes positive subject concord + -kinzane
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sikinzane Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngekinzana Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singekinzana Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalikinzana Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalikinzana
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -akinzana) Singular Plural 1st person nakinzana twakinzana 2nd person wakinzana mwakinzana 3rd person m-wa(I/II) akinzana wakinzana m-mi(III/IV) wakinzana yakinzana ji-ma(V/VI) lakinzana yakinzana ki-vi(VII/VIII) chakinzana vyakinzana n(IX/X) yakinzana zakinzana u(XI) wakinzana see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwakinzana pa(XVI) pakinzana mu(XVIII) mwakinzana
Perfect positive subject concord + -mekinzana "Already" positive subject concord + -meshakinzana "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jakinzana "If/When" positive subject concord + -kikinzana "If not" positive subject concord + -sipokinzana Consecutive kakinzana / positive subject concord + -kakinzana Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kakinzane Object concord —
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + -kinzana- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -kinzanaye -kinzanao m-mi(III/IV) -kinzanao -kinzanayo ji-ma(V/VI) -kinzanalo -kinzanayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kinzanacho -kinzanavyo n(IX/X) -kinzanayo -kinzanazo u(XI) -kinzanao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kinzanako pa(XVI) -kinzanapo mu(XVIII) -kinzanamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + -kinzana) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yekinzana -okinzana m-mi(III/IV) -okinzana -yokinzana ji-ma(V/VI) -lokinzana -yokinzana ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chokinzana -vyokinzana n(IX/X) -yokinzana -zokinzana u(XI) -okinzana see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kokinzana pa(XVI) -pokinzana mu(XVIII) -mokinzana
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

• Nominal derivations:
  • ukinzani