danganya

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-danganya (infinitive kudanganya)

1. to lie, to deceive

   Synonym: -rubuni

2. to cheat

Conjugation

Conjugation of -danganya
Positive present -nadanganya Subjunctive -danganye Negative -danganyi Imperative singular danganya
Infinitives
Positive kudanganya Negative kutodanganya
Imperatives
Singular danganya Plural danganyeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hudanganya Positive past positive subject concord + -lidanganya Negative past negative subject concord + -kudanganya
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nadanganya) Singular Plural 1st person ninadanganya/nadanganya tunadanganya 2nd person unadanganya mnadanganya 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anadanganya wanadanganya other classes positive subject concord + -nadanganya
Negative present (negative subject concord + -danganyi) Singular Plural 1st person sidanganyi hatudanganyi 2nd person hudanganyi hamdanganyi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hadanganyi hawadanganyi other classes negative subject concord + -danganyi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tadanganya Negative future negative subject concord + -tadanganya
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -danganye) Singular Plural 1st person nidanganye tudanganye 2nd person udanganye mdanganye 3rd person m-wa(I/II) adanganye wadanganye other classes positive subject concord + -danganye
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sidanganye Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngedanganya Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singedanganya Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalidanganya Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalidanganya
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -adanganya) Singular Plural 1st person nadanganya twadanganya 2nd person wadanganya mwadanganya 3rd person m-wa(I/II) adanganya wadanganya m-mi(III/IV) wadanganya yadanganya ji-ma(V/VI) ladanganya yadanganya ki-vi(VII/VIII) chadanganya vyadanganya n(IX/X) yadanganya zadanganya u(XI) wadanganya see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwadanganya pa(XVI) padanganya mu(XVIII) mwadanganya
Perfect positive subject concord + -medanganya "Already" positive subject concord + -meshadanganya "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jadanganya "If/When" positive subject concord + -kidanganya "If not" positive subject concord + -sipodanganya Consecutive kadanganya / positive subject concord + -kadanganya Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kadanganye
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nidanganya -tudanganya 2nd person -kudanganya -wadanganya/-kudanganyeni/-wadanganyeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mdanganya -wadanganya m-mi(III/IV) -udanganya -idanganya ji-ma(V/VI) -lidanganya -yadanganya ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kidanganya -vidanganya n(IX/X) -idanganya -zidanganya u(XI) -udanganya see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kudanganya pa(XVI) -padanganya mu(XVIII) -mudanganya Reflexive -jidanganya
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -danganya- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -danganyaye -danganyao m-mi(III/IV) -danganyao -danganyayo ji-ma(V/VI) -danganyalo -danganyayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -danganyacho -danganyavyo n(IX/X) -danganyayo -danganyazo u(XI) -danganyao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -danganyako pa(XVI) -danganyapo mu(XVIII) -danganyamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -danganya) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yedanganya -odanganya m-mi(III/IV) -odanganya -yodanganya ji-ma(V/VI) -lodanganya -yodanganya ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chodanganya -vyodanganya n(IX/X) -yodanganya -zodanganya u(XI) -odanganya see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kodanganya pa(XVI) -podanganya mu(XVIII) -modanganya
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:
  • Passive: -danganywa (“to be deceived, to be falsified”)