nyonyana

Swahili

Verb

-nyonyana (infinitive kunyonyana)

1. Reciprocal form of -nyonya

Conjugation

Conjugation of -nyonyana
Positive present -nanyonyana Subjunctive -nyonyane Negative -nyonyani Imperative singular nyonyana
Infinitives
Positive kunyonyana Negative kutonyonyana
Imperatives
Singular nyonyana Plural nyonyaneni
Tensed forms
Habitual hunyonyana Positive past positive subject concord + -linyonyana Negative past negative subject concord + -kunyonyana
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nanyonyana) Singular Plural 1st person ninanyonyana/nanyonyana tunanyonyana 2nd person unanyonyana mnanyonyana 3rd person m-wa(I/II) ananyonyana wananyonyana other classes positive subject concord + -nanyonyana
Negative present (negative subject concord + -nyonyani) Singular Plural 1st person sinyonyani hatunyonyani 2nd person hunyonyani hamnyonyani 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hanyonyani hawanyonyani other classes negative subject concord + -nyonyani
Positive future positive subject concord + -tanyonyana Negative future negative subject concord + -tanyonyana
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -nyonyane) Singular Plural 1st person ninyonyane tunyonyane 2nd person unyonyane mnyonyane 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anyonyane wanyonyane other classes positive subject concord + -nyonyane
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sinyonyane Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngenyonyana Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singenyonyana Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalinyonyana Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalinyonyana
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -anyonyana) Singular Plural 1st person nanyonyana twanyonyana 2nd person wanyonyana mwanyonyana 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anyonyana wanyonyana m-mi(III/IV) wanyonyana yanyonyana ji-ma(V/VI) lanyonyana yanyonyana ki-vi(VII/VIII) chanyonyana vyanyonyana n(IX/X) yanyonyana zanyonyana u(XI) wanyonyana see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwanyonyana pa(XVI) panyonyana mu(XVIII) mwanyonyana
Perfect positive subject concord + -menyonyana "Already" positive subject concord + -meshanyonyana "Not yet" negative subject concord + -janyonyana "If/When" positive subject concord + -kinyonyana "If not" positive subject concord + -siponyonyana Consecutive kanyonyana / positive subject concord + -kanyonyana Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kanyonyane
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -ninyonyana -tunyonyana 2nd person -kunyonyana -wanyonyana/-kunyonyaneni/-wanyonyaneni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mnyonyana -wanyonyana m-mi(III/IV) -unyonyana -inyonyana ji-ma(V/VI) -linyonyana -yanyonyana ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kinyonyana -vinyonyana n(IX/X) -inyonyana -zinyonyana u(XI) -unyonyana see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kunyonyana pa(XVI) -panyonyana mu(XVIII) -munyonyana Reflexive -jinyonyana
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -nyonyana- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -nyonyanaye -nyonyanao m-mi(III/IV) -nyonyanao -nyonyanayo ji-ma(V/VI) -nyonyanalo -nyonyanayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -nyonyanacho -nyonyanavyo n(IX/X) -nyonyanayo -nyonyanazo u(XI) -nyonyanao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -nyonyanako pa(XVI) -nyonyanapo mu(XVIII) -nyonyanamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -nyonyana) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yenyonyana -onyonyana m-mi(III/IV) -onyonyana -yonyonyana ji-ma(V/VI) -lonyonyana -yonyonyana ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chonyonyana -vyonyonyana n(IX/X) -yonyonyana -zonyonyana u(XI) -onyonyana see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -konyonyana pa(XVI) -ponyonyana mu(XVIII) -monyonyana
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.