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nyár + -a (possessive suffix)
- IPA(key): [ˈɲɒrɒ]
- Hyphenation: nya‧ra
nyara
- third-person singular single-possession possessive of nyár
nyara
- (demonstrative) that over there
Kanyaḻa nyara ngalkuṉi.- That euro over there is eating.
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
-nyara (infinitive kunyara)
- to abduct, imprison
| Conjugation of -nyara
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| Positive present
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-nanyara
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| Subjunctive
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-nyare
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| Negative
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-nyari
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| Imperative singular
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nyara
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hunyara
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -linyara
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kunyara
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nanyara)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninanyara/nanyara
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tunanyara
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| 2nd person
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unanyara
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mnanyara
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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ananyara
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wananyara
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nanyara
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -nyari)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sinyari
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hatunyari
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| 2nd person
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hunyari
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hamnyari
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hanyari
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hawanyari
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -nyari
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tanyara
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tanyara
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -nyare)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninyare
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tunyare
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| 2nd person
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unyare
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mnyare
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anyare
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wanyare
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nyare
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sinyare
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngenyara
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singenyara
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalinyara
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalinyara
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -menyara
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshanyara
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -janyara
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kinyara
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -siponyara
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| Consecutive
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kanyara / positive subject concord + -kanyara
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kanyare
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| Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.
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nyara class IX (plural nyara class X)
- plunder, booty
- captive, abductee
- trophy (object taken by a hunter or conqueror of their success)