ng'aa

Swahili

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu [Term?].

Pronunciation

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Verb

-ng'aa (infinitive kung'aa)

1. to shine, glitter, gleam

Conjugation

Conjugation of -ng'aa
Positive present -nang'aa Subjunctive -ng'ae Negative -ng'ai Imperative singular ng'aa
Infinitives
Positive kung'aa Negative kutong'aa
Imperatives
Singular ng'aa Plural ng'aeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hung'aa Positive past positive subject concord + -ling'aa Negative past negative subject concord + -kung'aa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nang'aa) Singular Plural 1st person ninang'aa/nang'aa tunang'aa 2nd person unang'aa mnang'aa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anang'aa wanang'aa other classes positive subject concord + -nang'aa
Negative present (negative subject concord + -ng'ai) Singular Plural 1st person sing'ai hatung'ai 2nd person hung'ai hamng'ai 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hang'ai hawang'ai other classes negative subject concord + -ng'ai
Positive future positive subject concord + -tang'aa Negative future negative subject concord + -tang'aa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -ng'ae) Singular Plural 1st person ning'ae tung'ae 2nd person ung'ae mng'ae 3rd person m-wa(I/II) ang'ae wang'ae other classes positive subject concord + -ng'ae
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sing'ae Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeng'aa Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeng'aa Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaling'aa Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaling'aa
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -ang'aa) Singular Plural 1st person nang'aa twang'aa 2nd person wang'aa mwang'aa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) ang'aa wang'aa m-mi(III/IV) wang'aa yang'aa ji-ma(V/VI) lang'aa yang'aa ki-vi(VII/VIII) chang'aa vyang'aa n(IX/X) yang'aa zang'aa u(XI) wang'aa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwang'aa pa(XVI) pang'aa mu(XVIII) mwang'aa
Perfect positive subject concord + -meng'aa "Already" positive subject concord + -meshang'aa "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jang'aa "If/When" positive subject concord + -king'aa "If not" positive subject concord + -sipong'aa Consecutive kang'aa / positive subject concord + -kang'aa Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kang'ae
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -ning'aa -tung'aa 2nd person -kung'aa -wang'aa/-kung'aeni/-wang'aeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mng'aa -wang'aa m-mi(III/IV) -ung'aa -ing'aa ji-ma(V/VI) -ling'aa -yang'aa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -king'aa -ving'aa n(IX/X) -ing'aa -zing'aa u(XI) -ung'aa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kung'aa pa(XVI) -pang'aa mu(XVIII) -mung'aa Reflexive -jing'aa
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -ng'aa- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -ng'aaye -ng'aao m-mi(III/IV) -ng'aao -ng'aayo ji-ma(V/VI) -ng'aalo -ng'aayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -ng'aacho -ng'aavyo n(IX/X) -ng'aayo -ng'aazo u(XI) -ng'aao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -ng'aako pa(XVI) -ng'aapo mu(XVIII) -ng'aamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -ng'aa) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yeng'aa -ong'aa m-mi(III/IV) -ong'aa -yong'aa ji-ma(V/VI) -long'aa -yong'aa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chong'aa -vyong'aa n(IX/X) -yong'aa -zong'aa u(XI) -ong'aa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kong'aa pa(XVI) -pong'aa mu(XVIII) -mong'aa
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.