ng'wafua

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-ng'wafua (infinitive kung'wafua)

1. to snatch, snap at something (like an animal)

Conjugation

Conjugation of -ng'wafua
Positive present -nang'wafua Subjunctive -ng'wafue Negative -ng'wafui Imperative singular ng'wafua
Infinitives
Positive kung'wafua Negative kutong'wafua
Imperatives
Singular ng'wafua Plural ng'wafueni
Tensed forms
Habitual hung'wafua Positive past positive subject concord + -ling'wafua Negative past negative subject concord + -kung'wafua
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nang'wafua) Singular Plural 1st person ninang'wafua/nang'wafua tunang'wafua 2nd person unang'wafua mnang'wafua 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anang'wafua wanang'wafua other classes positive subject concord + -nang'wafua
Negative present (negative subject concord + -ng'wafui) Singular Plural 1st person sing'wafui hatung'wafui 2nd person hung'wafui hamng'wafui 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hang'wafui hawang'wafui other classes negative subject concord + -ng'wafui
Positive future positive subject concord + -tang'wafua Negative future negative subject concord + -tang'wafua
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -ng'wafue) Singular Plural 1st person ning'wafue tung'wafue 2nd person ung'wafue mng'wafue 3rd person m-wa(I/II) ang'wafue wang'wafue other classes positive subject concord + -ng'wafue
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sing'wafue Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeng'wafua Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeng'wafua Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaling'wafua Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaling'wafua
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -ang'wafua) Singular Plural 1st person nang'wafua twang'wafua 2nd person wang'wafua mwang'wafua 3rd person m-wa(I/II) ang'wafua wang'wafua m-mi(III/IV) wang'wafua yang'wafua ji-ma(V/VI) lang'wafua yang'wafua ki-vi(VII/VIII) chang'wafua vyang'wafua n(IX/X) yang'wafua zang'wafua u(XI) wang'wafua see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwang'wafua pa(XVI) pang'wafua mu(XVIII) mwang'wafua
Perfect positive subject concord + -meng'wafua "Already" positive subject concord + -meshang'wafua "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jang'wafua "If/When" positive subject concord + -king'wafua "If not" positive subject concord + -sipong'wafua Consecutive kang'wafua / positive subject concord + -kang'wafua Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kang'wafue
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -ning'wafua -tung'wafua 2nd person -kung'wafua -wang'wafua/-kung'wafueni/-wang'wafueni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mng'wafua -wang'wafua m-mi(III/IV) -ung'wafua -ing'wafua ji-ma(V/VI) -ling'wafua -yang'wafua ki-vi(VII/VIII) -king'wafua -ving'wafua n(IX/X) -ing'wafua -zing'wafua u(XI) -ung'wafua see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kung'wafua pa(XVI) -pang'wafua mu(XVIII) -mung'wafua Reflexive -jing'wafua
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -ng'wafua- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -ng'wafuaye -ng'wafuao m-mi(III/IV) -ng'wafuao -ng'wafuayo ji-ma(V/VI) -ng'wafualo -ng'wafuayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -ng'wafuacho -ng'wafuavyo n(IX/X) -ng'wafuayo -ng'wafuazo u(XI) -ng'wafuao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -ng'wafuako pa(XVI) -ng'wafuapo mu(XVIII) -ng'wafuamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -ng'wafua) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yeng'wafua -ong'wafua m-mi(III/IV) -ong'wafua -yong'wafua ji-ma(V/VI) -long'wafua -yong'wafua ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chong'wafua -vyong'wafua n(IX/X) -yong'wafua -zong'wafua u(XI) -ong'wafua see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kong'wafua pa(XVI) -pong'wafua mu(XVIII) -mong'wafua
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.