zunguka

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-zunguka (infinitive kuzunguka)

1. to go around, circle, surround
2. to wander about, to loiter

Conjugation

Conjugation of -zunguka
Positive present -nazunguka Subjunctive -zunguke Negative -zunguki Imperative singular zunguka
Infinitives
Positive kuzunguka Negative kutozunguka
Imperatives
Singular zunguka Plural zungukeni
Tensed forms
Habitual huzunguka Positive past positive subject concord + -lizunguka Negative past negative subject concord + -kuzunguka
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nazunguka) Singular Plural 1st person ninazunguka/nazunguka tunazunguka 2nd person unazunguka mnazunguka 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anazunguka wanazunguka other classes positive subject concord + -nazunguka
Negative present (negative subject concord + -zunguki) Singular Plural 1st person sizunguki hatuzunguki 2nd person huzunguki hamzunguki 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hazunguki hawazunguki other classes negative subject concord + -zunguki
Positive future positive subject concord + -tazunguka Negative future negative subject concord + -tazunguka
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -zunguke) Singular Plural 1st person nizunguke tuzunguke 2nd person uzunguke mzunguke 3rd person m-wa(I/II) azunguke wazunguke other classes positive subject concord + -zunguke
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sizunguke Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngezunguka Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singezunguka Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalizunguka Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalizunguka
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -azunguka) Singular Plural 1st person nazunguka twazunguka 2nd person wazunguka mwazunguka 3rd person m-wa(I/II) azunguka wazunguka m-mi(III/IV) wazunguka yazunguka ji-ma(V/VI) lazunguka yazunguka ki-vi(VII/VIII) chazunguka vyazunguka n(IX/X) yazunguka zazunguka u(XI) wazunguka see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwazunguka pa(XVI) pazunguka mu(XVIII) mwazunguka
Perfect positive subject concord + -mezunguka "Already" positive subject concord + -meshazunguka "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jazunguka "If/When" positive subject concord + -kizunguka "If not" positive subject concord + -sipozunguka Consecutive kazunguka / positive subject concord + -kazunguka Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kazunguke
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nizunguka -tuzunguka 2nd person -kuzunguka -wazunguka/-kuzungukeni/-wazungukeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mzunguka -wazunguka m-mi(III/IV) -uzunguka -izunguka ji-ma(V/VI) -lizunguka -yazunguka ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kizunguka -vizunguka n(IX/X) -izunguka -zizunguka u(XI) -uzunguka see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuzunguka pa(XVI) -pazunguka mu(XVIII) -muzunguka Reflexive -jizunguka
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -zunguka- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -zungukaye -zungukao m-mi(III/IV) -zungukao -zungukayo ji-ma(V/VI) -zungukalo -zungukayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -zungukacho -zungukavyo n(IX/X) -zungukayo -zungukazo u(XI) -zungukao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -zungukako pa(XVI) -zungukapo mu(XVIII) -zungukamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -zunguka) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yezunguka -ozunguka m-mi(III/IV) -ozunguka -yozunguka ji-ma(V/VI) -lozunguka -yozunguka ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chozunguka -vyozunguka n(IX/X) -yozunguka -zozunguka u(XI) -ozunguka see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kozunguka pa(XVI) -pozunguka mu(XVIII) -mozunguka
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

• Verbal derivations:
  • Applicative: -zungukia
  • Causative: -zungukisha
  • Passive: -zungukwa

• Nominal derivations:
  • mzunguko