tafunwa

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Swahili

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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-tafunwa (infinitive kutafunwa)

  1. Passive form of -tafuna

Conjugation

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Conjugation of -tafunwa
Positive present -natafunwa
Subjunctive -tafunwe
Negative -tafunwi
Imperative singular tafunwa
Infinitives
Positive kutafunwa
Negative kutotafunwa
Imperatives
Singular tafunwa
Plural tafunweni
Tensed forms
Habitual hutafunwa
Positive past positive subject concord + -litafunwa
Negative past negative subject concord + -kutafunwa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -natafunwa)
Singular Plural
1st person ninatafunwa/natafunwa tunatafunwa
2nd person unatafunwa mnatafunwa
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anatafunwa wanatafunwa
other classes positive subject concord + -natafunwa
Negative present (negative subject concord + -tafunwi)
Singular Plural
1st person sitafunwi hatutafunwi
2nd person hutafunwi hamtafunwi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hatafunwi hawatafunwi
other classes negative subject concord + -tafunwi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tatafunwa
Negative future negative subject concord + -tatafunwa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -tafunwe)
Singular Plural
1st person nitafunwe tutafunwe
2nd person utafunwe mtafunwe
3rd person m-wa(I/II) atafunwe watafunwe
other classes positive subject concord + -tafunwe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sitafunwe
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngetafunwa
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singetafunwa
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalitafunwa
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalitafunwa
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -atafunwa)
Singular Plural
1st person natafunwa twatafunwa
2nd person watafunwa mwatafunwa
3rd person m-wa(I/II) atafunwa watafunwa
m-mi(III/IV) watafunwa yatafunwa
ji-ma(V/VI) latafunwa yatafunwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chatafunwa vyatafunwa
n(IX/X) yatafunwa zatafunwa
u(XI) watafunwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwatafunwa
pa(XVI) patafunwa
mu(XVIII) mwatafunwa
Perfect positive subject concord + -metafunwa
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshatafunwa
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jatafunwa
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kitafunwa
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipotafunwa
Consecutive katafunwa / positive subject concord + -katafunwa
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -katafunwe
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nitafunwa -tutafunwa
2nd person -kutafunwa -watafunwa/-kutafunweni/-watafunweni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mtafunwa -watafunwa
m-mi(III/IV) -utafunwa -itafunwa
ji-ma(V/VI) -litafunwa -yatafunwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kitafunwa -vitafunwa
n(IX/X) -itafunwa -zitafunwa
u(XI) -utafunwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kutafunwa
pa(XVI) -patafunwa
mu(XVIII) -mutafunwa
Reflexive -jitafunwa
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -tafunwa- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -tafunwaye -tafunwao
m-mi(III/IV) -tafunwao -tafunwayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -tafunwalo -tafunwayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -tafunwacho -tafunwavyo
n(IX/X) -tafunwayo -tafunwazo
u(XI) -tafunwao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -tafunwako
pa(XVI) -tafunwapo
mu(XVIII) -tafunwamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -tafunwa)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yetafunwa -otafunwa
m-mi(III/IV) -otafunwa -yotafunwa
ji-ma(V/VI) -lotafunwa -yotafunwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chotafunwa -vyotafunwa
n(IX/X) -yotafunwa -zotafunwa
u(XI) -otafunwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kotafunwa
pa(XVI) -potafunwa
mu(XVIII) -motafunwa
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.