nunua

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-nunua (infinitive kununua)

1. to buy

Conjugation

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

• Verbal derivations:
  • Applicative: -nunulia
  • Causative: -nunulisha
  • Passive: -nunuliwa

• Nominal derivations:
  • mnunuzi (“buyer”)
  • ununuzi (“buying”)