nunulia

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-nunulia (infinitive kununulia)

1. Applicative form of -nunua: to buy for (someone or something)

Conjugation

Conjugation of -nunulia
Positive present -nanunulia Subjunctive -nunulie Negative -nunulii Imperative singular nunulia
Infinitives
Positive kununulia Negative kutonunulia
Imperatives
Singular nunulia Plural nunulieni
Tensed forms
Habitual hununulia Positive past positive subject concord + -linunulia Negative past negative subject concord + -kununulia
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nanunulia) Singular Plural 1st person ninanunulia/nanunulia tunanunulia 2nd person unanunulia mnanunulia 3rd person m-wa(I/II) ananunulia wananunulia other classes positive subject concord + -nanunulia
Negative present (negative subject concord + -nunulii) Singular Plural 1st person sinunulii hatununulii 2nd person hununulii hamnunulii 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hanunulii hawanunulii other classes negative subject concord + -nunulii
Positive future positive subject concord + -tanunulia Negative future negative subject concord + -tanunulia
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -nunulie) Singular Plural 1st person ninunulie tununulie 2nd person ununulie mnunulie 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anunulie wanunulie other classes positive subject concord + -nunulie
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sinunulie Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngenunulia Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singenunulia Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalinunulia Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalinunulia
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -anunulia) Singular Plural 1st person nanunulia twanunulia 2nd person wanunulia mwanunulia 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anunulia wanunulia m-mi(III/IV) wanunulia yanunulia ji-ma(V/VI) lanunulia yanunulia ki-vi(VII/VIII) chanunulia vyanunulia n(IX/X) yanunulia zanunulia u(XI) wanunulia see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwanunulia pa(XVI) panunulia mu(XVIII) mwanunulia
Perfect positive subject concord + -menunulia "Already" positive subject concord + -meshanunulia "Not yet" negative subject concord + -janunulia "If/When" positive subject concord + -kinunulia "If not" positive subject concord + -siponunulia Consecutive kanunulia / positive subject concord + -kanunulia Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kanunulie
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -ninunulia -tununulia 2nd person -kununulia -wanunulia/-kununulieni/-wanunulieni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mnunulia -wanunulia m-mi(III/IV) -ununulia -inunulia ji-ma(V/VI) -linunulia -yanunulia ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kinunulia -vinunulia n(IX/X) -inunulia -zinunulia u(XI) -ununulia see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kununulia pa(XVI) -panunulia mu(XVIII) -mununulia Reflexive -jinunulia
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -nunulia- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -nunuliaye -nunuliao m-mi(III/IV) -nunuliao -nunuliayo ji-ma(V/VI) -nunulialo -nunuliayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -nunuliacho -nunuliavyo n(IX/X) -nunuliayo -nunuliazo u(XI) -nunuliao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -nunuliako pa(XVI) -nunuliapo mu(XVIII) -nunuliamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -nunulia) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yenunulia -onunulia m-mi(III/IV) -onunulia -yonunulia ji-ma(V/VI) -lonunulia -yonunulia ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chonunulia -vyonunulia n(IX/X) -yonunulia -zonunulia u(XI) -onunulia see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -konunulia pa(XVI) -ponunulia mu(XVIII) -monunulia
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:
  • Reciprocal: -nunuliana (“to buy for each other”)