futana

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-futana (infinitive kufutana)

1. Reciprocal form of -futa

Conjugation

Conjugation of -futana
Positive present -nafutana Subjunctive -futane Negative -futani Imperative singular futana
Infinitives
Positive kufutana Negative kutofutana
Imperatives
Singular futana Plural futaneni
Tensed forms
Habitual hufutana Positive past positive subject concord + -lifutana Negative past negative subject concord + -kufutana
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nafutana) Singular Plural 1st person ninafutana/nafutana tunafutana 2nd person unafutana mnafutana 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anafutana wanafutana other classes positive subject concord + -nafutana
Negative present (negative subject concord + -futani) Singular Plural 1st person sifutani hatufutani 2nd person hufutani hamfutani 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hafutani hawafutani other classes negative subject concord + -futani
Positive future positive subject concord + -tafutana Negative future negative subject concord + -tafutana
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -futane) Singular Plural 1st person nifutane tufutane 2nd person ufutane mfutane 3rd person m-wa(I/II) afutane wafutane other classes positive subject concord + -futane
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sifutane Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngefutana Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singefutana Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalifutana Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalifutana
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -afutana) Singular Plural 1st person nafutana twafutana 2nd person wafutana mwafutana 3rd person m-wa(I/II) afutana wafutana m-mi(III/IV) wafutana yafutana ji-ma(V/VI) lafutana yafutana ki-vi(VII/VIII) chafutana vyafutana n(IX/X) yafutana zafutana u(XI) wafutana see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwafutana pa(XVI) pafutana mu(XVIII) mwafutana
Perfect positive subject concord + -mefutana "Already" positive subject concord + -meshafutana "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jafutana "If/When" positive subject concord + -kifutana "If not" positive subject concord + -sipofutana Consecutive kafutana / positive subject concord + -kafutana Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kafutane Object concord —
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + -futana- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -futanaye -futanao m-mi(III/IV) -futanao -futanayo ji-ma(V/VI) -futanalo -futanayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -futanacho -futanavyo n(IX/X) -futanayo -futanazo u(XI) -futanao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -futanako pa(XVI) -futanapo mu(XVIII) -futanamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + -futana) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yefutana -ofutana m-mi(III/IV) -ofutana -yofutana ji-ma(V/VI) -lofutana -yofutana ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chofutana -vyofutana n(IX/X) -yofutana -zofutana u(XI) -ofutana see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kofutana pa(XVI) -pofutana mu(XVIII) -mofutana
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.