kinga

See also: Kinga and Kingą

Estonian

Noun

kinga

1. genitive singular of king
2. partitive singular of king
3. illative singular of king

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-kinga (infinitive kukinga)

1. to protect, shield
2. to ward off, obstruct, thwart

Conjugation

Conjugation of -kinga
Positive present -nakinga Subjunctive -kinge Negative -kingi Imperative singular kinga
Infinitives
Positive kukinga Negative kutokinga
Imperatives
Singular kinga Plural kingeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hukinga Positive past positive subject concord + -likinga Negative past negative subject concord + -kukinga
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nakinga) Singular Plural 1st person ninakinga/nakinga tunakinga 2nd person unakinga mnakinga 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anakinga wanakinga other classes positive subject concord + -nakinga
Negative present (negative subject concord + -kingi) Singular Plural 1st person sikingi hatukingi 2nd person hukingi hamkingi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hakingi hawakingi other classes negative subject concord + -kingi
Positive future positive subject concord + -takinga Negative future negative subject concord + -takinga
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -kinge) Singular Plural 1st person nikinge tukinge 2nd person ukinge mkinge 3rd person m-wa(I/II) akinge wakinge other classes positive subject concord + -kinge
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sikinge Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngekinga Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singekinga Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalikinga Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalikinga
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -akinga) Singular Plural 1st person nakinga twakinga 2nd person wakinga mwakinga 3rd person m-wa(I/II) akinga wakinga m-mi(III/IV) wakinga yakinga ji-ma(V/VI) lakinga yakinga ki-vi(VII/VIII) chakinga vyakinga n(IX/X) yakinga zakinga u(XI) wakinga see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwakinga pa(XVI) pakinga mu(XVIII) mwakinga
Perfect positive subject concord + -mekinga "Already" positive subject concord + -meshakinga "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jakinga "If/When" positive subject concord + -kikinga "If not" positive subject concord + -sipokinga Consecutive kakinga / positive subject concord + -kakinga Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kakinge
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nikinga -tukinga 2nd person -kukinga -wakinga/-kukingeni/-wakingeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mkinga -wakinga m-mi(III/IV) -ukinga -ikinga ji-ma(V/VI) -likinga -yakinga ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kikinga -vikinga n(IX/X) -ikinga -zikinga u(XI) -ukinga see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kukinga pa(XVI) -pakinga mu(XVIII) -mukinga Reflexive -jikinga
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -kinga- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -kingaye -kingao m-mi(III/IV) -kingao -kingayo ji-ma(V/VI) -kingalo -kingayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kingacho -kingavyo n(IX/X) -kingayo -kingazo u(XI) -kingao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kingako pa(XVI) -kingapo mu(XVIII) -kingamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -kinga) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yekinga -okinga m-mi(III/IV) -okinga -yokinga ji-ma(V/VI) -lokinga -yokinga ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chokinga -vyokinga n(IX/X) -yokinga -zokinga u(XI) -okinga see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kokinga pa(XVI) -pokinga mu(XVIII) -mokinga
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Noun

kinga (n class, plural kinga) or kinga (ki-vi class, plural vinga)

1. protection, defence, prophylactic
2. obstruction

Synonyms

• mkinga

Derived terms

• mfumo wa kinga (“immune system”)