nyanyua

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-nyanyua (infinitive kunyanyua)

1. to raise, lift

Conjugation

Conjugation of -nyanyua
Positive present -nanyanyua Subjunctive -nyanyue Negative -nyanyui Imperative singular nyanyua
Infinitives
Positive kunyanyua Negative kutonyanyua
Imperatives
Singular nyanyua Plural nyanyueni
Tensed forms
Habitual hunyanyua Positive past positive subject concord + -linyanyua Negative past negative subject concord + -kunyanyua
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nanyanyua) Singular Plural 1st person ninanyanyua/nanyanyua tunanyanyua 2nd person unanyanyua mnanyanyua 3rd person m-wa(I/II) ananyanyua wananyanyua other classes positive subject concord + -nanyanyua
Negative present (negative subject concord + -nyanyui) Singular Plural 1st person sinyanyui hatunyanyui 2nd person hunyanyui hamnyanyui 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hanyanyui hawanyanyui other classes negative subject concord + -nyanyui
Positive future positive subject concord + -tanyanyua Negative future negative subject concord + -tanyanyua
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -nyanyue) Singular Plural 1st person ninyanyue tunyanyue 2nd person unyanyue mnyanyue 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anyanyue wanyanyue other classes positive subject concord + -nyanyue
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sinyanyue Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngenyanyua Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singenyanyua Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalinyanyua Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalinyanyua
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -anyanyua) Singular Plural 1st person nanyanyua twanyanyua 2nd person wanyanyua mwanyanyua 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anyanyua wanyanyua m-mi(III/IV) wanyanyua yanyanyua ji-ma(V/VI) lanyanyua yanyanyua ki-vi(VII/VIII) chanyanyua vyanyanyua n(IX/X) yanyanyua zanyanyua u(XI) wanyanyua see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwanyanyua pa(XVI) panyanyua mu(XVIII) mwanyanyua
Perfect positive subject concord + -menyanyua "Already" positive subject concord + -meshanyanyua "Not yet" negative subject concord + -janyanyua "If/When" positive subject concord + -kinyanyua "If not" positive subject concord + -siponyanyua Consecutive kanyanyua / positive subject concord + -kanyanyua Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kanyanyue
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -ninyanyua -tunyanyua 2nd person -kunyanyua -wanyanyua/-kunyanyueni/-wanyanyueni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mnyanyua -wanyanyua m-mi(III/IV) -unyanyua -inyanyua ji-ma(V/VI) -linyanyua -yanyanyua ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kinyanyua -vinyanyua n(IX/X) -inyanyua -zinyanyua u(XI) -unyanyua see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kunyanyua pa(XVI) -panyanyua mu(XVIII) -munyanyua Reflexive -jinyanyua
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -nyanyua- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -nyanyuaye -nyanyuao m-mi(III/IV) -nyanyuao -nyanyuayo ji-ma(V/VI) -nyanyualo -nyanyuayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -nyanyuacho -nyanyuavyo n(IX/X) -nyanyuayo -nyanyuazo u(XI) -nyanyuao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -nyanyuako pa(XVI) -nyanyuapo mu(XVIII) -nyanyuamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -nyanyua) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yenyanyua -onyanyua m-mi(III/IV) -onyanyua -yonyanyua ji-ma(V/VI) -lonyanyua -yonyanyua ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chonyanyua -vyonyanyua n(IX/X) -yonyanyua -zonyanyua u(XI) -onyanyua see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -konyanyua pa(XVI) -ponyanyua mu(XVIII) -monyanyua
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.