zungukwa

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Swahili

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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-zungukwa (infinitive kuzungukwa)

  1. Passive form of -zunguka: to be surrounded

Conjugation

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Conjugation of -zungukwa
Positive present -nazungukwa
Subjunctive -zungukwe
Negative -zungukwi
Imperative singular zungukwa
Infinitives
Positive kuzungukwa
Negative kutozungukwa
Imperatives
Singular zungukwa
Plural zungukweni
Tensed forms
Habitual huzungukwa
Positive past positive subject concord + -lizungukwa
Negative past negative subject concord + -kuzungukwa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nazungukwa)
Singular Plural
1st person ninazungukwa/nazungukwa tunazungukwa
2nd person unazungukwa mnazungukwa
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anazungukwa wanazungukwa
other classes positive subject concord + -nazungukwa
Negative present (negative subject concord + -zungukwi)
Singular Plural
1st person sizungukwi hatuzungukwi
2nd person huzungukwi hamzungukwi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hazungukwi hawazungukwi
other classes negative subject concord + -zungukwi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tazungukwa
Negative future negative subject concord + -tazungukwa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -zungukwe)
Singular Plural
1st person nizungukwe tuzungukwe
2nd person uzungukwe mzungukwe
3rd person m-wa(I/II) azungukwe wazungukwe
other classes positive subject concord + -zungukwe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sizungukwe
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngezungukwa
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singezungukwa
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalizungukwa
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalizungukwa
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -azungukwa)
Singular Plural
1st person nazungukwa twazungukwa
2nd person wazungukwa mwazungukwa
3rd person m-wa(I/II) azungukwa wazungukwa
m-mi(III/IV) wazungukwa yazungukwa
ji-ma(V/VI) lazungukwa yazungukwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chazungukwa vyazungukwa
n(IX/X) yazungukwa zazungukwa
u(XI) wazungukwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwazungukwa
pa(XVI) pazungukwa
mu(XVIII) mwazungukwa
Perfect positive subject concord + -mezungukwa
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshazungukwa
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jazungukwa
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kizungukwa
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipozungukwa
Consecutive kazungukwa / positive subject concord + -kazungukwa
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kazungukwe
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nizungukwa -tuzungukwa
2nd person -kuzungukwa -wazungukwa/-kuzungukweni/-wazungukweni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mzungukwa -wazungukwa
m-mi(III/IV) -uzungukwa -izungukwa
ji-ma(V/VI) -lizungukwa -yazungukwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kizungukwa -vizungukwa
n(IX/X) -izungukwa -zizungukwa
u(XI) -uzungukwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kuzungukwa
pa(XVI) -pazungukwa
mu(XVIII) -muzungukwa
Reflexive -jizungukwa
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -zungukwa- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -zungukwaye -zungukwao
m-mi(III/IV) -zungukwao -zungukwayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -zungukwalo -zungukwayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -zungukwacho -zungukwavyo
n(IX/X) -zungukwayo -zungukwazo
u(XI) -zungukwao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -zungukwako
pa(XVI) -zungukwapo
mu(XVIII) -zungukwamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -zungukwa)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yezungukwa -ozungukwa
m-mi(III/IV) -ozungukwa -yozungukwa
ji-ma(V/VI) -lozungukwa -yozungukwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chozungukwa -vyozungukwa
n(IX/X) -yozungukwa -zozungukwa
u(XI) -ozungukwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kozungukwa
pa(XVI) -pozungukwa
mu(XVIII) -mozungukwa
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.