onja

See also: -onja, ónǰa, and оня

Swahili

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

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Verb

-onja (infinitive kuonja)

1. to taste, try, test; investigate, examine

Conjugation

Conjugation of -onja
Positive present -naonja Subjunctive -onje Negative -onji Imperative singular onja
Infinitives
Positive kuonja Negative kutoonja
Imperatives
Singular onja Plural onjeni
Tensed forms
Habitual huonja Positive past positive subject concord + -lionja Negative past negative subject concord + -kuonja
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naonja) Singular Plural 1st person ninaonja/naonja tunaonja 2nd person unaonja mnaonja 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaonja wanaonja other classes positive subject concord + -naonja
Negative present (negative subject concord + -onji) Singular Plural 1st person sionji hatuonji 2nd person huonji hamwonji 3rd person m-wa(I/II) haonji hawaonji other classes negative subject concord + -onji
Positive future positive subject concord + -taonja Negative future negative subject concord + -taonja
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -onje) Singular Plural 1st person nionje tuonje 2nd person uonje mwonje 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aonje waonje other classes positive subject concord + -onje
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sionje Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeonja Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeonja Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalionja Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalionja
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aonja) Singular Plural 1st person naonja twaonja 2nd person waonja mwaonja 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aonja waonja m-mi(III/IV) waonja yaonja ji-ma(V/VI) laonja yaonja ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaonja vyaonja n(IX/X) yaonja zaonja u(XI) waonja see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwaonja pa(XVI) paonja mu(XVIII) mwaonja
Perfect positive subject concord + -meonja "Already" positive subject concord + -meshaonja "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jaonja "If/When" positive subject concord + -kionja "If not" positive subject concord + -sipoonja Consecutive kaonja / positive subject concord + -kaonja Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaonje
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nionja -tuonja 2nd person -kuonja -waonja/-kuonjeni/-waonjeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mwonja -waonja m-mi(III/IV) -uonja -ionja ji-ma(V/VI) -lionja -yaonja ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kionja -vionja n(IX/X) -ionja -zionja u(XI) -uonja see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuonja pa(XVI) -paonja mu(XVIII) -muonja Reflexive -jionja
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -onja- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -onjaye -onjao m-mi(III/IV) -onjao -onjayo ji-ma(V/VI) -onjalo -onjayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -onjacho -onjavyo n(IX/X) -onjayo -onjazo u(XI) -onjao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -onjako pa(XVI) -onjapo mu(XVIII) -onjamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -onja) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yeonja -oonja m-mi(III/IV) -oonja -yoonja ji-ma(V/VI) -loonja -yoonja ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choonja -vyoonja n(IX/X) -yoonja -zoonja u(XI) -oonja see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -koonja pa(XVI) -poonja mu(XVIII) -moonja
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:
  • Applicative: -onjea
  • Causative: -onjesha
  • Passive: -onjwa
  • Reciprocal: -onjana
  • Stative: -onjeka