wania

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Swahili

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Pronunciation

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  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Verb

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-wania (infinitive kuwania)

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

Conjugation

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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.

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