funguka

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-funguka (infinitive kufunguka)

1. Stative form of -fungua: to be opened

Conjugation

Conjugation of -funguka
Positive present -nafunguka Subjunctive -funguke Negative -funguki Imperative singular funguka
Infinitives
Positive kufunguka Negative kutofunguka
Imperatives
Singular funguka Plural fungukeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hufunguka Positive past positive subject concord + -lifunguka Negative past negative subject concord + -kufunguka
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nafunguka) Singular Plural 1st person ninafunguka/nafunguka tunafunguka 2nd person unafunguka mnafunguka 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anafunguka wanafunguka other classes positive subject concord + -nafunguka
Negative present (negative subject concord + -funguki) Singular Plural 1st person sifunguki hatufunguki 2nd person hufunguki hamfunguki 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hafunguki hawafunguki other classes negative subject concord + -funguki
Positive future positive subject concord + -tafunguka Negative future negative subject concord + -tafunguka
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -funguke) Singular Plural 1st person nifunguke tufunguke 2nd person ufunguke mfunguke 3rd person m-wa(I/II) afunguke wafunguke other classes positive subject concord + -funguke
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sifunguke Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngefunguka Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singefunguka Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalifunguka Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalifunguka
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -afunguka) Singular Plural 1st person nafunguka twafunguka 2nd person wafunguka mwafunguka 3rd person m-wa(I/II) afunguka wafunguka m-mi(III/IV) wafunguka yafunguka ji-ma(V/VI) lafunguka yafunguka ki-vi(VII/VIII) chafunguka vyafunguka n(IX/X) yafunguka zafunguka u(XI) wafunguka see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwafunguka pa(XVI) pafunguka mu(XVIII) mwafunguka
Perfect positive subject concord + -mefunguka "Already" positive subject concord + -meshafunguka "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jafunguka "If/When" positive subject concord + -kifunguka "If not" positive subject concord + -sipofunguka Consecutive kafunguka / positive subject concord + -kafunguka Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kafunguke
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nifunguka -tufunguka 2nd person -kufunguka -wafunguka/-kufungukeni/-wafungukeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mfunguka -wafunguka m-mi(III/IV) -ufunguka -ifunguka ji-ma(V/VI) -lifunguka -yafunguka ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kifunguka -vifunguka n(IX/X) -ifunguka -zifunguka u(XI) -ufunguka see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kufunguka pa(XVI) -pafunguka mu(XVIII) -mufunguka Reflexive -jifunguka
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -funguka- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -fungukaye -fungukao m-mi(III/IV) -fungukao -fungukayo ji-ma(V/VI) -fungukalo -fungukayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -fungukacho -fungukavyo n(IX/X) -fungukayo -fungukazo u(XI) -fungukao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -fungukako pa(XVI) -fungukapo mu(XVIII) -fungukamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -funguka) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yefunguka -ofunguka m-mi(III/IV) -ofunguka -yofunguka ji-ma(V/VI) -lofunguka -yofunguka ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chofunguka -vyofunguka n(IX/X) -yofunguka -zofunguka u(XI) -ofunguka see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kofunguka pa(XVI) -pofunguka mu(XVIII) -mofunguka
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.