vinjari

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-vinjari (infinitive kuvinjari)

1. to scout
2. to loiter
3. (Internet) to browse

Conjugation

Conjugation of -vinjari
Positive present -navinjari Subjunctive -vinjari Negative -vinjari Imperative singular vinjari
Infinitives
Positive kuvinjari Negative kutovinjari
Imperatives
Singular vinjari Plural vinjarini
Tensed forms
Habitual huvinjari Positive past positive subject concord + -livinjari Negative past negative subject concord + -kuvinjari
Positive present (positive subject concord + -navinjari) Singular Plural 1st person ninavinjari/navinjari tunavinjari 2nd person unavinjari mnavinjari 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anavinjari wanavinjari other classes positive subject concord + -navinjari
Negative present (negative subject concord + -vinjari) Singular Plural 1st person sivinjari hatuvinjari 2nd person huvinjari hamvinjari 3rd person m-wa(I/II) havinjari hawavinjari other classes negative subject concord + -vinjari
Positive future positive subject concord + -tavinjari Negative future negative subject concord + -tavinjari
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -vinjari) Singular Plural 1st person nivinjari tuvinjari 2nd person uvinjari mvinjari 3rd person m-wa(I/II) avinjari wavinjari other classes positive subject concord + -vinjari
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sivinjari Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngevinjari Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singevinjari Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalivinjari Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalivinjari
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -avinjari) Singular Plural 1st person navinjari twavinjari 2nd person wavinjari mwavinjari 3rd person m-wa(I/II) avinjari wavinjari m-mi(III/IV) wavinjari yavinjari ji-ma(V/VI) lavinjari yavinjari ki-vi(VII/VIII) chavinjari vyavinjari n(IX/X) yavinjari zavinjari u(XI) wavinjari see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwavinjari pa(XVI) pavinjari mu(XVIII) mwavinjari
Perfect positive subject concord + -mevinjari "Already" positive subject concord + -meshavinjari "Not yet" negative subject concord + -javinjari "If/When" positive subject concord + -kivinjari "If not" positive subject concord + -sipovinjari Consecutive kavinjari / positive subject concord + -kavinjari Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kavinjari
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nivinjari -tuvinjari 2nd person -kuvinjari -wavinjari/-kuvinjarini/-wavinjarini 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mvinjari -wavinjari m-mi(III/IV) -uvinjari -ivinjari ji-ma(V/VI) -livinjari -yavinjari ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kivinjari -vivinjari n(IX/X) -ivinjari -zivinjari u(XI) -uvinjari see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuvinjari pa(XVI) -pavinjari mu(XVIII) -muvinjari Reflexive -jivinjari
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -vinjari- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -vinjariye -vinjario m-mi(III/IV) -vinjario -vinjariyo ji-ma(V/VI) -vinjarilo -vinjariyo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -vinjaricho -vinjarivyo n(IX/X) -vinjariyo -vinjarizo u(XI) -vinjario see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -vinjariko pa(XVI) -vinjaripo mu(XVIII) -vinjarimo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -vinjari) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yevinjari -ovinjari m-mi(III/IV) -ovinjari -yovinjari ji-ma(V/VI) -lovinjari -yovinjari ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chovinjari -vyovinjari n(IX/X) -yovinjari -zovinjari u(XI) -ovinjari see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kovinjari pa(XVI) -povinjari mu(XVIII) -movinjari
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.