fyonza

Swahili

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *piont-.

Pronunciation

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Verb

-fyonza (infinitive kufyonza)

1. to suck (instance of drawing something into one's mouth by inhaling)
2. to suck up, absorb

Conjugation

Conjugation of -fyonza
Positive present -nafyonza Subjunctive -fyonze Negative -fyonzi Imperative singular fyonza
Infinitives
Positive kufyonza Negative kutofyonza
Imperatives
Singular fyonza Plural fyonzeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hufyonza Positive past positive subject concord + -lifyonza Negative past negative subject concord + -kufyonza
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nafyonza) Singular Plural 1st person ninafyonza/nafyonza tunafyonza 2nd person unafyonza mnafyonza 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anafyonza wanafyonza other classes positive subject concord + -nafyonza
Negative present (negative subject concord + -fyonzi) Singular Plural 1st person sifyonzi hatufyonzi 2nd person hufyonzi hamfyonzi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hafyonzi hawafyonzi other classes negative subject concord + -fyonzi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tafyonza Negative future negative subject concord + -tafyonza
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -fyonze) Singular Plural 1st person nifyonze tufyonze 2nd person ufyonze mfyonze 3rd person m-wa(I/II) afyonze wafyonze other classes positive subject concord + -fyonze
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sifyonze Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngefyonza Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singefyonza Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalifyonza Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalifyonza
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -afyonza) Singular Plural 1st person nafyonza twafyonza 2nd person wafyonza mwafyonza 3rd person m-wa(I/II) afyonza wafyonza m-mi(III/IV) wafyonza yafyonza ji-ma(V/VI) lafyonza yafyonza ki-vi(VII/VIII) chafyonza vyafyonza n(IX/X) yafyonza zafyonza u(XI) wafyonza see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwafyonza pa(XVI) pafyonza mu(XVIII) mwafyonza
Perfect positive subject concord + -mefyonza "Already" positive subject concord + -meshafyonza "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jafyonza "If/When" positive subject concord + -kifyonza "If not" positive subject concord + -sipofyonza Consecutive kafyonza / positive subject concord + -kafyonza Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kafyonze
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nifyonza -tufyonza 2nd person -kufyonza -wafyonza/-kufyonzeni/-wafyonzeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mfyonza -wafyonza m-mi(III/IV) -ufyonza -ifyonza ji-ma(V/VI) -lifyonza -yafyonza ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kifyonza -vifyonza n(IX/X) -ifyonza -zifyonza u(XI) -ufyonza see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kufyonza pa(XVI) -pafyonza mu(XVIII) -mufyonza Reflexive -jifyonza
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -fyonza- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -fyonzaye -fyonzao m-mi(III/IV) -fyonzao -fyonzayo ji-ma(V/VI) -fyonzalo -fyonzayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -fyonzacho -fyonzavyo n(IX/X) -fyonzayo -fyonzazo u(XI) -fyonzao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -fyonzako pa(XVI) -fyonzapo mu(XVIII) -fyonzamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -fyonza) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yefyonza -ofyonza m-mi(III/IV) -ofyonza -yofyonza ji-ma(V/VI) -lofyonza -yofyonza ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chofyonza -vyofyonza n(IX/X) -yofyonza -zofyonza u(XI) -ofyonza see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kofyonza pa(XVI) -pofyonza mu(XVIII) -mofyonza
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

• Nominal derivations:
  • ufyonzaji (“absorption”)