jengeka

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-jengeka (infinitive kujengeka)

1. Stative form of -jenga

Conjugation

Conjugation of -jengeka
Positive present -najengeka Subjunctive -jengeke Negative -jengeki Imperative singular jengeka
Infinitives
Positive kujengeka Negative kutojengeka
Imperatives
Singular jengeka Plural jengekeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hujengeka Positive past positive subject concord + -lijengeka Negative past negative subject concord + -kujengeka
Positive present (positive subject concord + -najengeka) Singular Plural 1st person ninajengeka/najengeka tunajengeka 2nd person unajengeka mnajengeka 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anajengeka wanajengeka other classes positive subject concord + -najengeka
Negative present (negative subject concord + -jengeki) Singular Plural 1st person sijengeki hatujengeki 2nd person hujengeki hamjengeki 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hajengeki hawajengeki other classes negative subject concord + -jengeki
Positive future positive subject concord + -tajengeka Negative future negative subject concord + -tajengeka
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -jengeke) Singular Plural 1st person nijengeke tujengeke 2nd person ujengeke mjengeke 3rd person m-wa(I/II) ajengeke wajengeke other classes positive subject concord + -jengeke
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sijengeke Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngejengeka Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singejengeka Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalijengeka Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalijengeka
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -ajengeka) Singular Plural 1st person najengeka twajengeka 2nd person wajengeka mwajengeka 3rd person m-wa(I/II) ajengeka wajengeka m-mi(III/IV) wajengeka yajengeka ji-ma(V/VI) lajengeka yajengeka ki-vi(VII/VIII) chajengeka vyajengeka n(IX/X) yajengeka zajengeka u(XI) wajengeka see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwajengeka pa(XVI) pajengeka mu(XVIII) mwajengeka
Perfect positive subject concord + -mejengeka "Already" positive subject concord + -meshajengeka "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jajengeka "If/When" positive subject concord + -kijengeka "If not" positive subject concord + -sipojengeka Consecutive kajengeka / positive subject concord + -kajengeka Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kajengeke
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nijengeka -tujengeka 2nd person -kujengeka -wajengeka/-kujengekeni/-wajengekeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mjengeka -wajengeka m-mi(III/IV) -ujengeka -ijengeka ji-ma(V/VI) -lijengeka -yajengeka ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kijengeka -vijengeka n(IX/X) -ijengeka -zijengeka u(XI) -ujengeka see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kujengeka pa(XVI) -pajengeka mu(XVIII) -mujengeka Reflexive -jijengeka
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -jengeka- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -jengekaye -jengekao m-mi(III/IV) -jengekao -jengekayo ji-ma(V/VI) -jengekalo -jengekayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -jengekacho -jengekavyo n(IX/X) -jengekayo -jengekazo u(XI) -jengekao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -jengekako pa(XVI) -jengekapo mu(XVIII) -jengekamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -jengeka) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yejengeka -ojengeka m-mi(III/IV) -ojengeka -yojengeka ji-ma(V/VI) -lojengeka -yojengeka ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chojengeka -vyojengeka n(IX/X) -yojengeka -zojengeka u(XI) -ojengeka see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kojengeka pa(XVI) -pojengeka mu(XVIII) -mojengeka
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.