ungama

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-ungama (infinitive kuungama)

1. to confess, admit

Conjugation

Conjugation of -ungama
Positive present -naungama Subjunctive -ungame Negative -ungami Imperative singular ungama
Infinitives
Positive kuungama Negative kutoungama
Imperatives
Singular ungama Plural ungameni
Tensed forms
Habitual huungama Positive past positive subject concord + -liungama Negative past negative subject concord + -kuungama
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naungama) Singular Plural 1st person ninaungama/naungama tunaungama 2nd person unaungama mnaungama 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaungama wanaungama other classes positive subject concord + -naungama
Negative present (negative subject concord + -ungami) Singular Plural 1st person siungami hatuungami 2nd person huungami hamuungami 3rd person m-wa(I/II) haungami hawaungami other classes negative subject concord + -ungami
Positive future positive subject concord + -taungama Negative future negative subject concord + -taungama
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -ungame) Singular Plural 1st person niungame tuungame 2nd person uungame muungame 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aungame waungame other classes positive subject concord + -ungame
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siungame Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeungama Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeungama Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliungama Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliungama
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aungama) Singular Plural 1st person naungama twaungama 2nd person waungama mwaungama 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aungama waungama m-mi(III/IV) waungama yaungama ji-ma(V/VI) laungama yaungama ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaungama vyaungama n(IX/X) yaungama zaungama u(XI) waungama see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwaungama pa(XVI) paungama mu(XVIII) mwaungama
Perfect positive subject concord + -meungama "Already" positive subject concord + -meshaungama "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jaungama "If/When" positive subject concord + -kiungama "If not" positive subject concord + -sipoungama Consecutive kaungama / positive subject concord + -kaungama Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaungame
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -niungama -tuungama 2nd person -kuungama -waungama/-kuungameni/-waungameni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -muungama -waungama m-mi(III/IV) -uungama -iungama ji-ma(V/VI) -liungama -yaungama ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiungama -viungama n(IX/X) -iungama -ziungama u(XI) -uungama see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuungama pa(XVI) -paungama mu(XVIII) -muungama Reflexive -jiungama
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -ungama- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -ungamaye -ungamao m-mi(III/IV) -ungamao -ungamayo ji-ma(V/VI) -ungamalo -ungamayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -ungamacho -ungamavyo n(IX/X) -ungamayo -ungamazo u(XI) -ungamao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -ungamako pa(XVI) -ungamapo mu(XVIII) -ungamamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -ungama) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yeungama -oungama m-mi(III/IV) -oungama -youngama ji-ma(V/VI) -loungama -youngama ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choungama -vyoungama n(IX/X) -youngama -zoungama u(XI) -oungama see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -koungama pa(XVI) -poungama mu(XVIII) -moungama
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

• Nominal derivations:
  • ungamo (“confession, admission”)