konyeza

Swahili

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

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Verb

-konyeza (infinitive kukonyeza)

1. to wink

Conjugation

Conjugation of -konyeza
Positive present -nakonyeza Subjunctive -konyeze Negative -konyezi Imperative singular konyeza
Infinitives
Positive kukonyeza Negative kutokonyeza
Imperatives
Singular konyeza Plural konyezeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hukonyeza Positive past positive subject concord + -likonyeza Negative past negative subject concord + -kukonyeza
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nakonyeza) Singular Plural 1st person ninakonyeza/nakonyeza tunakonyeza 2nd person unakonyeza mnakonyeza 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anakonyeza wanakonyeza other classes positive subject concord + -nakonyeza
Negative present (negative subject concord + -konyezi) Singular Plural 1st person sikonyezi hatukonyezi 2nd person hukonyezi hamkonyezi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hakonyezi hawakonyezi other classes negative subject concord + -konyezi
Positive future positive subject concord + -takonyeza Negative future negative subject concord + -takonyeza
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -konyeze) Singular Plural 1st person nikonyeze tukonyeze 2nd person ukonyeze mkonyeze 3rd person m-wa(I/II) akonyeze wakonyeze other classes positive subject concord + -konyeze
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sikonyeze Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngekonyeza Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singekonyeza Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalikonyeza Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalikonyeza
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -akonyeza) Singular Plural 1st person nakonyeza twakonyeza 2nd person wakonyeza mwakonyeza 3rd person m-wa(I/II) akonyeza wakonyeza m-mi(III/IV) wakonyeza yakonyeza ji-ma(V/VI) lakonyeza yakonyeza ki-vi(VII/VIII) chakonyeza vyakonyeza n(IX/X) yakonyeza zakonyeza u(XI) wakonyeza see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwakonyeza pa(XVI) pakonyeza mu(XVIII) mwakonyeza
Perfect positive subject concord + -mekonyeza "Already" positive subject concord + -meshakonyeza "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jakonyeza "If/When" positive subject concord + -kikonyeza "If not" positive subject concord + -sipokonyeza Consecutive kakonyeza / positive subject concord + -kakonyeza Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kakonyeze
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nikonyeza -tukonyeza 2nd person -kukonyeza -wakonyeza/-kukonyezeni/-wakonyezeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mkonyeza -wakonyeza m-mi(III/IV) -ukonyeza -ikonyeza ji-ma(V/VI) -likonyeza -yakonyeza ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kikonyeza -vikonyeza n(IX/X) -ikonyeza -zikonyeza u(XI) -ukonyeza see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kukonyeza pa(XVI) -pakonyeza mu(XVIII) -mukonyeza Reflexive -jikonyeza
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -konyeza- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -konyezaye -konyezao m-mi(III/IV) -konyezao -konyezayo ji-ma(V/VI) -konyezalo -konyezayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -konyezacho -konyezavyo n(IX/X) -konyezayo -konyezazo u(XI) -konyezao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -konyezako pa(XVI) -konyezapo mu(XVIII) -konyezamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -konyeza) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yekonyeza -okonyeza m-mi(III/IV) -okonyeza -yokonyeza ji-ma(V/VI) -lokonyeza -yokonyeza ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chokonyeza -vyokonyeza n(IX/X) -yokonyeza -zokonyeza u(XI) -okonyeza see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kokonyeza pa(XVI) -pokonyeza mu(XVIII) -mokonyeza
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:
  • ukonyezo (“winking”)