ungua

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-ungua (infinitive kuungua)

1. to burn, to be on fire

Conjugation

Conjugation of -ungua
Positive present -naungua Subjunctive -ungue Negative -ungui Imperative singular ungua
Infinitives
Positive kuungua Negative kutoungua
Imperatives
Singular ungua Plural ungueni
Tensed forms
Habitual huungua Positive past positive subject concord + -liungua Negative past negative subject concord + -kuungua
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naungua) Singular Plural 1st person ninaungua/naungua tunaungua 2nd person unaungua mnaungua 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaungua wanaungua other classes positive subject concord + -naungua
Negative present (negative subject concord + -ungui) Singular Plural 1st person siungui hatuungui 2nd person huungui hamuungui 3rd person m-wa(I/II) haungui hawaungui other classes negative subject concord + -ungui
Positive future positive subject concord + -taungua Negative future negative subject concord + -taungua
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -ungue) Singular Plural 1st person niungue tuungue 2nd person uungue muungue 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aungue waungue other classes positive subject concord + -ungue
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siungue Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeungua Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeungua Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliungua Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliungua
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aungua) Singular Plural 1st person naungua twaungua 2nd person waungua mwaungua 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aungua waungua m-mi(III/IV) waungua yaungua ji-ma(V/VI) laungua yaungua ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaungua vyaungua n(IX/X) yaungua zaungua u(XI) waungua see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwaungua pa(XVI) paungua mu(XVIII) mwaungua
Perfect positive subject concord + -meungua "Already" positive subject concord + -meshaungua "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jaungua "If/When" positive subject concord + -kiungua "If not" positive subject concord + -sipoungua Consecutive kaungua / positive subject concord + -kaungua Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaungue
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -niungua -tuungua 2nd person -kuungua -waungua/-kuungueni/-waungueni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -muungua -waungua m-mi(III/IV) -uungua -iungua ji-ma(V/VI) -liungua -yaungua ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiungua -viungua n(IX/X) -iungua -ziungua u(XI) -uungua see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuungua pa(XVI) -paungua mu(XVIII) -muungua Reflexive -jiungua
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -ungua- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -unguaye -unguao m-mi(III/IV) -unguao -unguayo ji-ma(V/VI) -ungualo -unguayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -unguacho -unguavyo n(IX/X) -unguayo -unguazo u(XI) -unguao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -unguako pa(XVI) -unguapo mu(XVIII) -unguamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -ungua) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yeungua -oungua m-mi(III/IV) -oungua -youngua ji-ma(V/VI) -loungua -youngua ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choungua -vyoungua n(IX/X) -youngua -zoungua u(XI) -oungua see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -koungua pa(XVI) -poungua mu(XVIII) -moungua
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.