Conjugation of -kinza |
Positive present |
-nakinza |
Subjunctive |
-kinze |
Negative |
-kinzi |
Imperative singular |
kinza |
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Infinitives |
Positive |
kukinza |
Negative |
kutokinza |
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Imperatives |
Singular |
kinza |
Plural |
kinzeni |
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Tensed forms |
Habitual |
hukinza |
Positive past |
positive subject concord + -likinza |
Negative past |
negative subject concord + -kukinza |
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Positive present (positive subject concord + -nakinza) |
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Singular |
Plural |
1st person |
ninakinza/nakinza |
tunakinza |
2nd person |
unakinza |
mnakinza |
3rd person |
m-wa(I/II) |
anakinza |
wanakinza |
other classes |
positive subject concord + -nakinza |
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Negative present (negative subject concord + -kinzi) |
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Singular |
Plural |
1st person |
sikinzi |
hatukinzi |
2nd person |
hukinzi |
hamkinzi |
3rd person |
m-wa(I/II) |
hakinzi |
hawakinzi |
other classes |
negative subject concord + -kinzi |
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Positive future |
positive subject concord + -takinza |
Negative future |
negative subject concord + -takinza |
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Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -kinze) |
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Singular |
Plural |
1st person |
nikinze |
tukinze |
2nd person |
ukinze |
mkinze |
3rd person |
m-wa(I/II) |
akinze |
wakinze |
other classes |
positive subject concord + -kinze |
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Negative subjunctive |
positive subject concord + -sikinze |
Positive present conditional |
positive subject concord + -ngekinza |
Negative present conditional |
positive subject concord + -singekinza |
Positive past conditional |
positive subject concord + -ngalikinza |
Negative past conditional |
positive subject concord + -singalikinza |
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Perfect |
positive subject concord + -mekinza |
"Already" |
positive subject concord + -meshakinza |
"Not yet" |
negative subject concord + -jakinza |
"If/When" |
positive subject concord + -kikinza |
"If not" |
positive subject concord + -sipokinza |
Consecutive |
kakinza / positive subject concord + -kakinza |
Consecutive subjunctive |
positive subject concord + -kakinze |
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Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information. |