kunjua

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-kunjua (infinitive kukunjua)

1. Conversive form of -kunja: to unfold

Conjugation

Conjugation of -kunjua
Positive present -nakunjua Subjunctive -kunjue Negative -kunjui Imperative singular kunjua
Infinitives
Positive kukunjua Negative kutokunjua
Imperatives
Singular kunjua Plural kunjueni
Tensed forms
Habitual hukunjua Positive past positive subject concord + -likunjua Negative past negative subject concord + -kukunjua
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nakunjua) Singular Plural 1st person ninakunjua/nakunjua tunakunjua 2nd person unakunjua mnakunjua 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anakunjua wanakunjua other classes positive subject concord + -nakunjua
Negative present (negative subject concord + -kunjui) Singular Plural 1st person sikunjui hatukunjui 2nd person hukunjui hamkunjui 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hakunjui hawakunjui other classes negative subject concord + -kunjui
Positive future positive subject concord + -takunjua Negative future negative subject concord + -takunjua
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -kunjue) Singular Plural 1st person nikunjue tukunjue 2nd person ukunjue mkunjue 3rd person m-wa(I/II) akunjue wakunjue other classes positive subject concord + -kunjue
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sikunjue Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngekunjua Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singekunjua Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalikunjua Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalikunjua
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -akunjua) Singular Plural 1st person nakunjua twakunjua 2nd person wakunjua mwakunjua 3rd person m-wa(I/II) akunjua wakunjua m-mi(III/IV) wakunjua yakunjua ji-ma(V/VI) lakunjua yakunjua ki-vi(VII/VIII) chakunjua vyakunjua n(IX/X) yakunjua zakunjua u(XI) wakunjua see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwakunjua pa(XVI) pakunjua mu(XVIII) mwakunjua
Perfect positive subject concord + -mekunjua "Already" positive subject concord + -meshakunjua "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jakunjua "If/When" positive subject concord + -kikunjua "If not" positive subject concord + -sipokunjua Consecutive kakunjua / positive subject concord + -kakunjua Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kakunjue
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nikunjua -tukunjua 2nd person -kukunjua -wakunjua/-kukunjueni/-wakunjueni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mkunjua -wakunjua m-mi(III/IV) -ukunjua -ikunjua ji-ma(V/VI) -likunjua -yakunjua ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kikunjua -vikunjua n(IX/X) -ikunjua -zikunjua u(XI) -ukunjua see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kukunjua pa(XVI) -pakunjua mu(XVIII) -mukunjua Reflexive -jikunjua
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -kunjua- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -kunjuaye -kunjuao m-mi(III/IV) -kunjuao -kunjuayo ji-ma(V/VI) -kunjualo -kunjuayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kunjuacho -kunjuavyo n(IX/X) -kunjuayo -kunjuazo u(XI) -kunjuao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kunjuako pa(XVI) -kunjuapo mu(XVIII) -kunjuamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -kunjua) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yekunjua -okunjua m-mi(III/IV) -okunjua -yokunjua ji-ma(V/VI) -lokunjua -yokunjua ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chokunjua -vyokunjua n(IX/X) -yokunjua -zokunjua u(XI) -okunjua see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kokunjua pa(XVI) -pokunjua mu(XVIII) -mokunjua
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:
  • Stative: -kunjuka