wania

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-wania (infinitive kuwania)

1. to compete or fight for something
2. Alternative form of -ania

Conjugation

Conjugation of -wania
Positive present -nawania Subjunctive -wanie Negative -wanii Imperative singular wania
Infinitives
Positive kuwania Negative kutowania
Imperatives
Singular wania Plural wanieni
Tensed forms
Habitual huwania Positive past positive subject concord + -liwania Negative past negative subject concord + -kuwania
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nawania) Singular Plural 1st person ninawania/nawania tunawania 2nd person unawania mnawania 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anawania wanawania other classes positive subject concord + -nawania
Negative present (negative subject concord + -wanii) Singular Plural 1st person siwanii hatuwanii 2nd person huwanii hamuwanii 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hawanii hawawanii other classes negative subject concord + -wanii
Positive future positive subject concord + -tawania Negative future negative subject concord + -tawania
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -wanie) Singular Plural 1st person niwanie tuwanie 2nd person uwanie muwanie 3rd person m-wa(I/II) awanie wawanie other classes positive subject concord + -wanie
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siwanie Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngewania Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singewania Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliwania Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliwania
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -awania) Singular Plural 1st person nawania twawania 2nd person wawania mwawania 3rd person m-wa(I/II) awania wawania m-mi(III/IV) wawania yawania ji-ma(V/VI) lawania yawania ki-vi(VII/VIII) chawania vyawania n(IX/X) yawania zawania u(XI) wawania see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwawania pa(XVI) pawania mu(XVIII) mwawania
Perfect positive subject concord + -mewania "Already" positive subject concord + -meshawania "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jawania "If/When" positive subject concord + -kiwania "If not" positive subject concord + -sipowania Consecutive kawania / positive subject concord + -kawania Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kawanie
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -niwania -tuwania 2nd person -kuwania -wawania/-kuwanieni/-wawanieni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -muwania -wawania m-mi(III/IV) -uwania -iwania ji-ma(V/VI) -liwania -yawania ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiwania -viwania n(IX/X) -iwania -ziwania u(XI) -uwania see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuwania pa(XVI) -pawania mu(XVIII) -muwania Reflexive -jiwania
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -wania- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -waniaye -waniao m-mi(III/IV) -waniao -waniayo ji-ma(V/VI) -wanialo -waniayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -waniacho -waniavyo n(IX/X) -waniayo -waniazo u(XI) -waniao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -waniako pa(XVI) -waniapo mu(XVIII) -waniamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -wania) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yewania -owania m-mi(III/IV) -owania -yowania ji-ma(V/VI) -lowania -yowania ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chowania -vyowania n(IX/X) -yowania -zowania u(XI) -owania see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kowania pa(XVI) -powania mu(XVIII) -mowania
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:
  • mwaniaji (“contestant, candidate”)

See also

• -shindana