nunua

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Swahili

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Pronunciation

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  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Verb

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-nunua (infinitive kununua)

  1. to buy

Conjugation

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Conjugation of -nunua
Positive present -nanunua
Subjunctive -nunue
Negative -nunui
Imperative singular nunua
Infinitives
Positive kununua
Negative kutonunua
Imperatives
Singular nunua
Plural nunueni
Tensed forms
Habitual hununua
Positive past positive subject concord + -linunua
Negative past negative subject concord + -kununua
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nanunua)
Singular Plural
1st person ninanunua/nanunua tunanunua
2nd person unanunua mnanunua
3rd person m-wa(I/II) ananunua wananunua
other classes positive subject concord + -nanunua
Negative present (negative subject concord + -nunui)
Singular Plural
1st person sinunui hatununui
2nd person hununui hamnunui
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hanunui hawanunui
other classes negative subject concord + -nunui
Positive future positive subject concord + -tanunua
Negative future negative subject concord + -tanunua
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -nunue)
Singular Plural
1st person ninunue tununue
2nd person ununue mnunue
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anunue wanunue
other classes positive subject concord + -nunue
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sinunue
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngenunua
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singenunua
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalinunua
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalinunua
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -anunua)
Singular Plural
1st person nanunua twanunua
2nd person wanunua mwanunua
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anunua wanunua
m-mi(III/IV) wanunua yanunua
ji-ma(V/VI) lanunua yanunua
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chanunua vyanunua
n(IX/X) yanunua zanunua
u(XI) wanunua see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwanunua
pa(XVI) panunua
mu(XVIII) mwanunua
Perfect positive subject concord + -menunua
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshanunua
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -janunua
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kinunua
"If not" positive subject concord + -siponunua
Consecutive kanunua / positive subject concord + -kanunua
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kanunue
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -ninunua -tununua
2nd person -kununua -wanunua/-kununueni/-wanunueni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mnunua -wanunua
m-mi(III/IV) -ununua -inunua
ji-ma(V/VI) -linunua -yanunua
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kinunua -vinunua
n(IX/X) -inunua -zinunua
u(XI) -ununua see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kununua
pa(XVI) -panunua
mu(XVIII) -mununua
Reflexive -jinunua
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -nunua- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -nunuaye -nunuao
m-mi(III/IV) -nunuao -nunuayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -nunualo -nunuayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -nunuacho -nunuavyo
n(IX/X) -nunuayo -nunuazo
u(XI) -nunuao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -nunuako
pa(XVI) -nunuapo
mu(XVIII) -nunuamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -nunua)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yenunua -onunua
m-mi(III/IV) -onunua -yonunua
ji-ma(V/VI) -lonunua -yonunua
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chonunua -vyonunua
n(IX/X) -yonunua -zonunua
u(XI) -onunua see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -konunua
pa(XVI) -ponunua
mu(XVIII) -monunua
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

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