ungana

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-ungana (infinitive kuungana)

1. Reciprocal form of -unga: to join together

Conjugation

Conjugation of -ungana
Positive present -naungana Subjunctive -ungane Negative -ungani Imperative singular ungana
Infinitives
Positive kuungana Negative kutoungana
Imperatives
Singular ungana Plural unganeni
Tensed forms
Habitual huungana Positive past positive subject concord + -liungana Negative past negative subject concord + -kuungana
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naungana) Singular Plural 1st person ninaungana/naungana tunaungana 2nd person unaungana mnaungana 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaungana wanaungana other classes positive subject concord + -naungana
Negative present (negative subject concord + -ungani) Singular Plural 1st person siungani hatuungani 2nd person huungani hamuungani 3rd person m-wa(I/II) haungani hawaungani other classes negative subject concord + -ungani
Positive future positive subject concord + -taungana Negative future negative subject concord + -taungana
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -ungane) Singular Plural 1st person niungane tuungane 2nd person uungane muungane 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aungane waungane other classes positive subject concord + -ungane
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siungane Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeungana Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeungana Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliungana Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliungana
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aungana) Singular Plural 1st person naungana twaungana 2nd person waungana mwaungana 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aungana waungana m-mi(III/IV) waungana yaungana ji-ma(V/VI) laungana yaungana ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaungana vyaungana n(IX/X) yaungana zaungana u(XI) waungana see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwaungana pa(XVI) paungana mu(XVIII) mwaungana
Perfect positive subject concord + -meungana "Already" positive subject concord + -meshaungana "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jaungana "If/When" positive subject concord + -kiungana "If not" positive subject concord + -sipoungana Consecutive kaungana / positive subject concord + -kaungana Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaungane Object concord —
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + -ungana- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -unganaye -unganao m-mi(III/IV) -unganao -unganayo ji-ma(V/VI) -unganalo -unganayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -unganacho -unganavyo n(IX/X) -unganayo -unganazo u(XI) -unganao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -unganako pa(XVI) -unganapo mu(XVIII) -unganamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + -ungana) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yeungana -oungana m-mi(III/IV) -oungana -youngana ji-ma(V/VI) -loungana -youngana ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choungana -vyoungana n(IX/X) -youngana -zoungana u(XI) -oungana see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -koungana pa(XVI) -poungana mu(XVIII) -moungana
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:
  • Causative: -unganisha

• Nominal derivations:
  • muungano (“union, coalition”)