kongamana

Swahili

Verb

-kongamana (infinitive kukongamana)

1. to hold a symposium

Conjugation

Conjugation of -kongamana
Positive present -nakongamana Subjunctive -kongamane Negative -kongamani Imperative singular kongamana
Infinitives
Positive kukongamana Negative kutokongamana
Imperatives
Singular kongamana Plural kongamaneni
Tensed forms
Habitual hukongamana Positive past positive subject concord + -likongamana Negative past negative subject concord + -kukongamana
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nakongamana) Singular Plural 1st person ninakongamana/nakongamana tunakongamana 2nd person unakongamana mnakongamana 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anakongamana wanakongamana other classes positive subject concord + -nakongamana
Negative present (negative subject concord + -kongamani) Singular Plural 1st person sikongamani hatukongamani 2nd person hukongamani hamkongamani 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hakongamani hawakongamani other classes negative subject concord + -kongamani
Positive future positive subject concord + -takongamana Negative future negative subject concord + -takongamana
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -kongamane) Singular Plural 1st person nikongamane tukongamane 2nd person ukongamane mkongamane 3rd person m-wa(I/II) akongamane wakongamane other classes positive subject concord + -kongamane
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sikongamane Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngekongamana Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singekongamana Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalikongamana Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalikongamana
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -akongamana) Singular Plural 1st person nakongamana twakongamana 2nd person wakongamana mwakongamana 3rd person m-wa(I/II) akongamana wakongamana m-mi(III/IV) wakongamana yakongamana ji-ma(V/VI) lakongamana yakongamana ki-vi(VII/VIII) chakongamana vyakongamana n(IX/X) yakongamana zakongamana u(XI) wakongamana see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwakongamana pa(XVI) pakongamana mu(XVIII) mwakongamana
Perfect positive subject concord + -mekongamana "Already" positive subject concord + -meshakongamana "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jakongamana "If/When" positive subject concord + -kikongamana "If not" positive subject concord + -sipokongamana Consecutive kakongamana / positive subject concord + -kakongamana Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kakongamane
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nikongamana -tukongamana 2nd person -kukongamana -wakongamana/-kukongamaneni/-wakongamaneni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mkongamana -wakongamana m-mi(III/IV) -ukongamana -ikongamana ji-ma(V/VI) -likongamana -yakongamana ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kikongamana -vikongamana n(IX/X) -ikongamana -zikongamana u(XI) -ukongamana see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kukongamana pa(XVI) -pakongamana mu(XVIII) -mukongamana Reflexive -jikongamana
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -kongamana- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -kongamanaye -kongamanao m-mi(III/IV) -kongamanao -kongamanayo ji-ma(V/VI) -kongamanalo -kongamanayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kongamanacho -kongamanavyo n(IX/X) -kongamanayo -kongamanazo u(XI) -kongamanao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kongamanako pa(XVI) -kongamanapo mu(XVIII) -kongamanamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -kongamana) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yekongamana -okongamana m-mi(III/IV) -okongamana -yokongamana ji-ma(V/VI) -lokongamana -yokongamana ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chokongamana -vyokongamana n(IX/X) -yokongamana -zokongamana u(XI) -okongamana see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kokongamana pa(XVI) -pokongamana mu(XVIII) -mokongamana
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:
  • kongamano (“symposium”)