onjeka

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-onjeka (infinitive kuonjeka)

1. Stative form of -onja: to be tasteable

Conjugation

Conjugation of -onjeka
Positive present -naonjeka Subjunctive -onjeke Negative -onjeki Imperative singular onjeka
Infinitives
Positive kuonjeka Negative kutoonjeka
Imperatives
Singular onjeka Plural onjekeni
Tensed forms
Habitual huonjeka Positive past positive subject concord + -lionjeka Negative past negative subject concord + -kuonjeka
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naonjeka) Singular Plural 1st person ninaonjeka/naonjeka tunaonjeka 2nd person unaonjeka mnaonjeka 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaonjeka wanaonjeka other classes positive subject concord + -naonjeka
Negative present (negative subject concord + -onjeki) Singular Plural 1st person sionjeki hatuonjeki 2nd person huonjeki hamwonjeki 3rd person m-wa(I/II) haonjeki hawaonjeki other classes negative subject concord + -onjeki
Positive future positive subject concord + -taonjeka Negative future negative subject concord + -taonjeka
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -onjeke) Singular Plural 1st person nionjeke tuonjeke 2nd person uonjeke mwonjeke 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aonjeke waonjeke other classes positive subject concord + -onjeke
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sionjeke Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeonjeka Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeonjeka Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalionjeka Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalionjeka
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aonjeka) Singular Plural 1st person naonjeka twaonjeka 2nd person waonjeka mwaonjeka 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aonjeka waonjeka m-mi(III/IV) waonjeka yaonjeka ji-ma(V/VI) laonjeka yaonjeka ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaonjeka vyaonjeka n(IX/X) yaonjeka zaonjeka u(XI) waonjeka see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwaonjeka pa(XVI) paonjeka mu(XVIII) mwaonjeka
Perfect positive subject concord + -meonjeka "Already" positive subject concord + -meshaonjeka "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jaonjeka "If/When" positive subject concord + -kionjeka "If not" positive subject concord + -sipoonjeka Consecutive kaonjeka / positive subject concord + -kaonjeka Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaonjeke
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nionjeka -tuonjeka 2nd person -kuonjeka -waonjeka/-kuonjekeni/-waonjekeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mwonjeka -waonjeka m-mi(III/IV) -uonjeka -ionjeka ji-ma(V/VI) -lionjeka -yaonjeka ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kionjeka -vionjeka n(IX/X) -ionjeka -zionjeka u(XI) -uonjeka see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuonjeka pa(XVI) -paonjeka mu(XVIII) -muonjeka Reflexive -jionjeka
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -onjeka- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -onjekaye -onjekao m-mi(III/IV) -onjekao -onjekayo ji-ma(V/VI) -onjekalo -onjekayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -onjekacho -onjekavyo n(IX/X) -onjekayo -onjekazo u(XI) -onjekao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -onjekako pa(XVI) -onjekapo mu(XVIII) -onjekamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -onjeka) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yeonjeka -oonjeka m-mi(III/IV) -oonjeka -yoonjeka ji-ma(V/VI) -loonjeka -yoonjeka ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choonjeka -vyoonjeka n(IX/X) -yoonjeka -zoonjeka u(XI) -oonjeka see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -koonjeka pa(XVI) -poonjeka mu(XVIII) -moonjeka
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.