onjana

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-onjana (infinitive kuonjana)

1. Reciprocal form of -onja

Conjugation

Conjugation of -onjana
Positive present -naonjana Subjunctive -onjane Negative -onjani Imperative singular onjana
Infinitives
Positive kuonjana Negative kutoonjana
Imperatives
Singular onjana Plural onjaneni
Tensed forms
Habitual huonjana Positive past positive subject concord + -lionjana Negative past negative subject concord + -kuonjana
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naonjana) Singular Plural 1st person ninaonjana/naonjana tunaonjana 2nd person unaonjana mnaonjana 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaonjana wanaonjana other classes positive subject concord + -naonjana
Negative present (negative subject concord + -onjani) Singular Plural 1st person sionjani hatuonjani 2nd person huonjani hamwonjani 3rd person m-wa(I/II) haonjani hawaonjani other classes negative subject concord + -onjani
Positive future positive subject concord + -taonjana Negative future negative subject concord + -taonjana
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -onjane) Singular Plural 1st person nionjane tuonjane 2nd person uonjane mwonjane 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aonjane waonjane other classes positive subject concord + -onjane
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sionjane Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeonjana Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeonjana Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalionjana Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalionjana
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aonjana) Singular Plural 1st person naonjana twaonjana 2nd person waonjana mwaonjana 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aonjana waonjana m-mi(III/IV) waonjana yaonjana ji-ma(V/VI) laonjana yaonjana ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaonjana vyaonjana n(IX/X) yaonjana zaonjana u(XI) waonjana see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwaonjana pa(XVI) paonjana mu(XVIII) mwaonjana
Perfect positive subject concord + -meonjana "Already" positive subject concord + -meshaonjana "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jaonjana "If/When" positive subject concord + -kionjana "If not" positive subject concord + -sipoonjana Consecutive kaonjana / positive subject concord + -kaonjana Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaonjane Object concord —
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + -onjana- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -onjanaye -onjanao m-mi(III/IV) -onjanao -onjanayo ji-ma(V/VI) -onjanalo -onjanayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -onjanacho -onjanavyo n(IX/X) -onjanayo -onjanazo u(XI) -onjanao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -onjanako pa(XVI) -onjanapo mu(XVIII) -onjanamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + -onjana) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yeonjana -oonjana m-mi(III/IV) -oonjana -yoonjana ji-ma(V/VI) -loonjana -yoonjana ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choonjana -vyoonjana n(IX/X) -yoonjana -zoonjana u(XI) -oonjana see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -koonjana pa(XVI) -poonjana mu(XVIII) -moonjana
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.