funa

See also: fúna, funá, and fuña

Chichewa

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfu.na/

Verb

-funa (infinitive kufúna)

1. to want
2. to need

Derived terms

• Verbal derivations:
  • Applicative: -funira
  • Causative: -funitsa
  • Negative: -safuna
  • Passive: -funidwa
  • Reduplicative: -funafuna
  • Repetitive: -funanso

Fanagalo

Etymology

From Zulu -funa.

Verb

funa

1. to want

Icelandic

Etymology

From funi (“fire”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfʏːna/
• Rhymes: -ʏːna

Verb

funa (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative funaði, supine funað)

1. (intransitive) to blaze, to glow

Conjugation

funa – active voice (germynd)

infinitive nafnháttur		að funa
supine sagnbót		funað
present participle lýsingarháttur nútíðar		funandi
		indicative framsöguháttur			subjunctive viðtengingarháttur
		present nútíð	past þátíð		present nútíð	past þátíð
singular	ég	funa	funaði		funi	funaði
	þú	funar	funaðir		funir	funaðir
	hann, hún, það	funar	funaði		funi	funaði
plural	við	funum	funuðum		funum	funuðum
	þið	funið	funuðuð		funið	funuðuð
	þeir, þær, þau	funa	funuðu		funi	funuðu
		imperative boðháttur
singular	þú	funa (þú), funaðu
plural	þið	funið (þið), funiði1

¹ Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.

funast – mediopassive voice (miðmynd)

infinitive nafnháttur		að funast
supine sagnbót		funast
present participle lýsingarháttur nútíðar		funandist (rare; see appendix)
		indicative framsöguháttur			subjunctive viðtengingarháttur
		present nútíð	past þátíð		present nútíð	past þátíð
singular	ég	funast	funaðist		funist	funaðist
	þú	funast	funaðist		funist	funaðist
	hann, hún, það	funast	funaðist		funist	funaðist
plural	við	funumst	funuðumst		funumst	funuðumst
	þið	funist	funuðust		funist	funuðust
	þeir, þær, þau	funast	funuðust		funist	funuðust
		imperative boðháttur
singular	þú	funast (þú), funastu
plural	þið	funist (þið), funisti1

¹ Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.

funaður — past participle (lýsingarháttur þátíðar)

strong declension (sterk beyging)	singular (eintala)			plural (fleirtala)
	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)
nominative (nefnifall)	funaður	funuð	funað	funaðir	funaðar	funuð
accusative (þolfall)	funaðan	funaða	funað	funaða	funaðar	funuð
dative (þágufall)	funuðum	funaðri	funuðu	funuðum	funuðum	funuðum
genitive (eignarfall)	funaðs	funaðrar	funaðs	funaðra	funaðra	funaðra
weak declension (veik beyging)	singular (eintala)			plural (fleirtala)
	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)
nominative (nefnifall)	funaði	funaða	funaða	funuðu	funuðu	funuðu
accusative (þolfall)	funaða	funuðu	funaða	funuðu	funuðu	funuðu
dative (þágufall)	funaða	funuðu	funaða	funuðu	funuðu	funuðu
genitive (eignarfall)	funaða	funuðu	funaða	funuðu	funuðu	funuðu

Japanese

Romanization

funa

1. Rōmaji transcription of ふな
2. Rōmaji transcription of フナ

Mapudungun

Noun

funa (Unified spelling)

1. manure; natural fertilizer

Northern Ndebele

Verb

-fúna

1. to want

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Old Norse

Noun

funa

1. accusative/dative/genitive singular of funi

Phuthi

Verb

-fúna

1. to want

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Southern Ndebele

Verb

-fúna

1. to want

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfuna/ [ˈfu.na]
• Rhymes: -una
• Syllabification: fu‧na

Etymology 1

Noun

funa f (plural funas)

1. (Chile) a protest
2. (Chile) heckling
3. (Chile) public shaming

Etymology 2

Verb

funa

1. inflection of funar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “funa”, in Diccionario de americanismos [Dictionary of Americanisms] (in Spanish), Association of Academies of the Spanish Language [Spanish: Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española], 2010

Swazi

Verb

-fúna

1. to want
2. to look for
3. to search

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Venda

Verb

funa

1. to love

Derived terms

• lufuno

Xhosa

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [fûːna]

Verb

-fûna

1. (transitive) to want, to desire

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms

• -funeka

Zulu

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /fûːna/

Verb

-fûna

1. (transitive) to want, to desire
2. (transitive) to seek, to look for
3. (intransitive) to search

Inflection

tone HH (infinitive ukufuna)

	positive	negative
infinitive	ukufuna	ukungafuni
imperative
	simple	+ object concord
singular	funa	-fune
plural	funani	-funeni
present
	positive absolute	positive relative	positive participial	negative absolute	negative relative	negative participial
1st singular	ngiyafuna, ngifuna	engifunayo, engifuna	ngifuna	angifuni	engingafuni	ngingafuni
2nd singular	uyafuna, ufuna	ofunayo, ofuna	ufuna	awufuni	ongafuni	ungafuni
1st plural	siyafuna, sifuna	esifunayo, esifuna	sifuna	asifuni	esingafuni	singafuni
2nd plural	niyafuna, nifuna	enifunayo, enifuna	nifuna	anifuni	eningafuni	ningafuni
class 1	uyafuna, ufuna	ofunayo, ofuna	efuna	akafuni	ongafuni	engafuni
class 2	bayafuna, bafuna	abafunayo, abafuna	befuna	abafuni	abangafuni	bengafuni
class 3	uyafuna, ufuna	ofunayo, ofuna	ufuna	awufuni	ongafuni	ungafuni
class 4	iyafuna, ifuna	efunayo, efuna	ifuna	ayifuni	engafuni	ingafuni
class 5	liyafuna, lifuna	elifunayo, elifuna	lifuna	alifuni	elingafuni	lingafuni
class 6	ayafuna, afuna	afunayo, afuna	efuna	awafuni	angafuni	engafuni
class 7	siyafuna, sifuna	esifunayo, esifuna	sifuna	asifuni	esingafuni	singafuni
class 8	ziyafuna, zifuna	ezifunayo, ezifuna	zifuna	azifuni	ezingafuni	zingafuni
class 9	iyafuna, ifuna	efunayo, efuna	ifuna	ayifuni	engafuni	ingafuni
class 10	ziyafuna, zifuna	ezifunayo, ezifuna	zifuna	azifuni	ezingafuni	zingafuni
class 11	luyafuna, lufuna	olufunayo, olufuna	lufuna	alufuni	olungafuni	lungafuni
class 14	buyafuna, bufuna	obufunayo, obufuna	bufuna	abufuni	obungafuni	bungafuni
class 15	kuyafuna, kufuna	okufunayo, okufuna	kufuna	akufuni	okungafuni	kungafuni
class 17	kuyafuna, kufuna	okufunayo, okufuna	kufuna	akufuni	okungafuni	kungafuni
recent past
	positive absolute	positive relative	positive participial	negative absolute	negative relative	negative participial
1st singular	ngifunile, ngifunē	engifunile, engifunē	ngifunile, ngifunē	angifunanga	engingafunanga	ngingafunanga
2nd singular	ufunile, ufunē	ofunile, ofunē	ufunile, ufunē	awufunanga	ongafunanga	ungafunanga
1st plural	sifunile, sifunē	esifunile, esifunē	sifunile, sifunē	asifunanga	esingafunanga	singafunanga
2nd plural	nifunile, nifunē	enifunile, enifunē	nifunile, nifunē	anifunanga	eningafunanga	ningafunanga
class 1	ufunile, ufunē	ofunile, ofunē	efunile, efunē	akafunanga	ongafunanga	engafunanga
class 2	bafunile, bafunē	abafunile, abafunē	befunile, befunē	abafunanga	abangafunanga	bengafunanga
class 3	ufunile, ufunē	ofunile, ofunē	ufunile, ufunē	awufunanga	ongafunanga	ungafunanga
class 4	ifunile, ifunē	efunile, efunē	ifunile, ifunē	ayifunanga	engafunanga	ingafunanga
class 5	lifunile, lifunē	elifunile, elifunē	lifunile, lifunē	alifunanga	elingafunanga	lingafunanga
class 6	afunile, afunē	afunile, afunē	efunile, efunē	awafunanga	angafunanga	engafunanga
class 7	sifunile, sifunē	esifunile, esifunē	sifunile, sifunē	asifunanga	esingafunanga	singafunanga
class 8	zifunile, zifunē	ezifunile, ezifunē	zifunile, zifunē	azifunanga	ezingafunanga	zingafunanga
class 9	ifunile, ifunē	efunile, efunē	ifunile, ifunē	ayifunanga	engafunanga	ingafunanga
class 10	zifunile, zifunē	ezifunile, ezifunē	zifunile, zifunē	azifunanga	ezingafunanga	zingafunanga
class 11	lufunile, lufunē	olufunile, olufunē	lufunile, lufunē	alufunanga	olungafunanga	lungafunanga
class 14	bufunile, bufunē	obufunile, obufunē	bufunile, bufunē	abufunanga	obungafunanga	bungafunanga
class 15	kufunile, kufunē	okufunile, okufunē	kufunile, kufunē	akufunanga	okungafunanga	kungafunanga
class 17	kufunile, kufunē	okufunile, okufunē	kufunile, kufunē	akufunanga	okungafunanga	kungafunanga
remote past
	positive absolute	positive relative	positive participial	negative absolute	negative relative	negative participial
1st singular	ngāfuna	engāfuna	ngāfuna	angifunanga	engingafunanga	ngingafunanga
2nd singular	wāfuna	owāfuna	wāfuna	awufunanga	ongafunanga	ungafunanga
1st plural	sāfuna	esāfuna	sāfuna	asifunanga	esingafunanga	singafunanga
2nd plural	nāfuna	enāfuna	nāfuna	anifunanga	eningafunanga	ningafunanga
class 1	wāfuna	owāfuna	āfuna	akafunanga	ongafunanga	engafunanga
class 2	bāfuna	abāfuna	bāfuna	abafunanga	abangafunanga	bengafunanga
class 3	wāfuna	owāfuna	wāfuna	awufunanga	ongafunanga	ungafunanga
class 4	yāfuna	eyāfuna	yāfuna	ayifunanga	engafunanga	ingafunanga
class 5	lāfuna	elāfuna	lāfuna	alifunanga	elingafunanga	lingafunanga
class 6	āfuna	āfuna	āfuna	awafunanga	angafunanga	engafunanga
class 7	sāfuna	esāfuna	sāfuna	asifunanga	esingafunanga	singafunanga
class 8	zāfuna	ezāfuna	zāfuna	azifunanga	ezingafunanga	zingafunanga
class 9	yāfuna	eyāfuna	yāfuna	ayifunanga	engafunanga	ingafunanga
class 10	zāfuna	ezāfuna	zāfuna	azifunanga	ezingafunanga	zingafunanga
class 11	lwāfuna	olwāfuna	lwāfuna	alufunanga	olungafunanga	lungafunanga
class 14	bāfuna	obāfuna	bāfuna	abufunanga	obungafunanga	bungafunanga
class 15	kwāfuna	okwāfuna	kwāfuna	akufunanga	okungafunanga	kungafunanga
class 17	kwāfuna	okwāfuna	kwāfuna	akufunanga	okungafunanga	kungafunanga
potential
	positive absolute	positive relative	positive participial	negative absolute	negative relative	negative participial
1st singular	ngingafuna	—	ngingafuna	ngingefune	—	ngingefune
2nd singular	ungafuna	—	ungafuna	ungefune	—	ungefune
1st plural	singafuna	—	singafuna	singefune	—	singefune
2nd plural	ningafuna	—	ningafuna	ningefune	—	ningefune
class 1	angafuna	—	engafuna	angefune	—	engefune
class 2	bangafuna	—	bengafuna	bangefune	—	bengefune
class 3	ungafuna	—	ungafuna	ungefune	—	ungefune
class 4	ingafuna	—	ingafuna	ingefune	—	ingefune
class 5	lingafuna	—	lingafuna	lingefune	—	lingefune
class 6	angafuna	—	engafuna	angefune	—	engefune
class 7	singafuna	—	singafuna	singefune	—	singefune
class 8	zingafuna	—	zingafuna	zingefune	—	zingefune
class 9	ingafuna	—	ingafuna	ingefune	—	ingefune
class 10	zingafuna	—	zingafuna	zingefune	—	zingefune
class 11	lungafuna	—	lungafuna	lungefune	—	lungefune
class 14	bungafuna	—	bungafuna	bungefune	—	bungefune
class 15	kungafuna	—	kungafuna	kungefune	—	kungefune
class 17	kungafuna	—	kungafuna	kungefune	—	kungefune
immediate future
	positive absolute	positive relative	positive participial	negative absolute	negative relative	negative participial
1st singular	ngizofuna	engizofuna	ngizofuna	angizufuna	engingezufuna	ngingezufuna
2nd singular	uzofuna	ozofuna	uzofuna	awuzufuna	ongezufuna	ungezufuna
1st plural	sizofuna	esizofuna	sizofuna	asizufuna	esingezufuna	singezufuna
2nd plural	nizofuna	enizofuna	nizofuna	anizufuna	eningezufuna	ningezufuna
class 1	uzofuna	ozofuna	ezofuna	akazufuna	ongezufuna	engezufuna
class 2	bazofuna	abazofuna	bezofuna	abazufuna	abangezufuna	bengezufuna
class 3	uzofuna	ozofuna	uzofuna	awuzufuna	ongezufuna	ungezufuna
class 4	izofuna	ezofuna	izofuna	ayizufuna	engezufuna	ingezufuna
class 5	lizofuna	elizofuna	lizofuna	alizufuna	elingezufuna	lingezufuna
class 6	azofuna	azofuna	ezofuna	awazufuna	angezufuna	engezufuna
class 7	sizofuna	esizofuna	sizofuna	asizufuna	esingezufuna	singezufuna
class 8	zizofuna	ezizofuna	zizofuna	azizufuna	ezingezufuna	zingezufuna
class 9	izofuna	ezofuna	izofuna	ayizufuna	engezufuna	ingezufuna
class 10	zizofuna	ezizofuna	zizofuna	azizufuna	ezingezufuna	zingezufuna
class 11	luzofuna	oluzofuna	luzofuna	aluzufuna	olungezufuna	lungezufuna
class 14	buzofuna	obuzofuna	buzofuna	abuzufuna	obungezufuna	bungezufuna
class 15	kuzofuna	okuzofuna	kuzofuna	akuzufuna	okungezufuna	kungezufuna
class 17	kuzofuna	okuzofuna	kuzofuna	akuzufuna	okungezufuna	kungezufuna
remote future
	positive absolute	positive relative	positive participial	negative absolute	negative relative	negative participial
1st singular	ngiyofuna	engiyofuna	ngiyofuna	angiyufuna	engingeyufuna	ngingeyufuna
2nd singular	uyofuna	oyofuna	uyofuna	awuyufuna	ongeyufuna	ungeyufuna
1st plural	siyofuna	esiyofuna	siyofuna	asiyufuna	esingeyufuna	singeyufuna
2nd plural	niyofuna	eniyofuna	niyofuna	aniyufuna	eningeyufuna	ningeyufuna
class 1	uyofuna	oyofuna	eyofuna	akayufuna	ongeyufuna	engeyufuna
class 2	bayofuna	abayofuna	beyofuna	abayufuna	abangeyufuna	bengeyufuna
class 3	uyofuna	oyofuna	uyofuna	awuyufuna	ongeyufuna	ungeyufuna
class 4	iyofuna	eyofuna	iyofuna	ayiyufuna	engeyufuna	ingeyufuna
class 5	liyofuna	eliyofuna	liyofuna	aliyufuna	elingeyufuna	lingeyufuna
class 6	ayofuna	ayofuna	eyofuna	awayufuna	angeyufuna	engeyufuna
class 7	siyofuna	esiyofuna	siyofuna	asiyufuna	esingeyufuna	singeyufuna
class 8	ziyofuna	eziyofuna	ziyofuna	aziyufuna	ezingeyufuna	zingeyufuna
class 9	iyofuna	eyofuna	iyofuna	ayiyufuna	engeyufuna	ingeyufuna
class 10	ziyofuna	eziyofuna	ziyofuna	aziyufuna	ezingeyufuna	zingeyufuna
class 11	luyofuna	oluyofuna	luyofuna	aluyufuna	olungeyufuna	lungeyufuna
class 14	buyofuna	obuyofuna	buyofuna	abuyufuna	obungeyufuna	bungeyufuna
class 15	kuyofuna	okuyofuna	kuyofuna	akuyufuna	okungeyufuna	kungeyufuna
class 17	kuyofuna	okuyofuna	kuyofuna	akuyufuna	okungeyufuna	kungeyufuna
present subjunctive
	positive	negative
1st singular	ngifune	ngingafuni
2nd singular	ufune	ungafuni
1st plural	sifune	singafuni
2nd plural	nifune	ningafuni
class 1	afune	angafuni
class 2	bafune	bangafuni
class 3	ufune	ungafuni
class 4	ifune	ingafuni
class 5	lifune	lingafuni
class 6	afune	angafuni
class 7	sifune	singafuni
class 8	zifune	zingafuni
class 9	ifune	ingafuni
class 10	zifune	zingafuni
class 11	lufune	lungafuni
class 14	bufune	bungafuni
class 15	kufune	kungafuni
class 17	kufune	kungafuni
past subjunctive
	positive	negative
1st singular	ngafuna	ngangafuna, angafuna, angangafuna
2nd singular	wafuna	wangafuna, awafuna, awangafuna
1st plural	safuna	sangafuna, asafuna, asangafuna
2nd plural	nafuna	nangafuna, anafuna, anangafuna
class 1	wafuna	wangafuna, akafuna, akangafuna
class 2	bafuna	bangafuna, abafuna, abangafuna
class 3	wafuna	wangafuna, awafuna, awangafuna
class 4	yafuna	yangafuna, ayafuna, ayangafuna
class 5	lafuna	langafuna, alafuna, alangafuna
class 6	afuna	angafuna, awafuna, awangafuna
class 7	safuna	sangafuna, asafuna, asangafuna
class 8	zafuna	zangafuna, azafuna, azangafuna
class 9	yafuna	yangafuna, ayafuna, ayangafuna
class 10	zafuna	zangafuna, azafuna, azangafuna
class 11	lwafuna	lwangafuna, alwafuna, alwangafuna
class 14	bafuna	bangafuna, abafuna, abangafuna
class 15	kwafuna	kwangafuna, akwafuna, akwangafuna
class 17	kwafuna	kwangafuna, akwafuna, akwangafuna

Derived terms

• -funeka

References

• C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “funa”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “funa (3.9)”