nyongeka

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-nyongeka (infinitive kunyongeka)

1. Stative form of -nyonga: to be twisted

Conjugation

Conjugation of -nyongeka
Positive present -nanyongeka Subjunctive -nyongeke Negative -nyongeki Imperative singular nyongeka
Infinitives
Positive kunyongeka Negative kutonyongeka
Imperatives
Singular nyongeka Plural nyongekeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hunyongeka Positive past positive subject concord + -linyongeka Negative past negative subject concord + -kunyongeka
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nanyongeka) Singular Plural 1st person ninanyongeka/nanyongeka tunanyongeka 2nd person unanyongeka mnanyongeka 3rd person m-wa(I/II) ananyongeka wananyongeka other classes positive subject concord + -nanyongeka
Negative present (negative subject concord + -nyongeki) Singular Plural 1st person sinyongeki hatunyongeki 2nd person hunyongeki hamnyongeki 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hanyongeki hawanyongeki other classes negative subject concord + -nyongeki
Positive future positive subject concord + -tanyongeka Negative future negative subject concord + -tanyongeka
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -nyongeke) Singular Plural 1st person ninyongeke tunyongeke 2nd person unyongeke mnyongeke 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anyongeke wanyongeke other classes positive subject concord + -nyongeke
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sinyongeke Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngenyongeka Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singenyongeka Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalinyongeka Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalinyongeka
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -anyongeka) Singular Plural 1st person nanyongeka twanyongeka 2nd person wanyongeka mwanyongeka 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anyongeka wanyongeka m-mi(III/IV) wanyongeka yanyongeka ji-ma(V/VI) lanyongeka yanyongeka ki-vi(VII/VIII) chanyongeka vyanyongeka n(IX/X) yanyongeka zanyongeka u(XI) wanyongeka see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwanyongeka pa(XVI) panyongeka mu(XVIII) mwanyongeka
Perfect positive subject concord + -menyongeka "Already" positive subject concord + -meshanyongeka "Not yet" negative subject concord + -janyongeka "If/When" positive subject concord + -kinyongeka "If not" positive subject concord + -siponyongeka Consecutive kanyongeka / positive subject concord + -kanyongeka Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kanyongeke
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -ninyongeka -tunyongeka 2nd person -kunyongeka -wanyongeka/-kunyongekeni/-wanyongekeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mnyongeka -wanyongeka m-mi(III/IV) -unyongeka -inyongeka ji-ma(V/VI) -linyongeka -yanyongeka ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kinyongeka -vinyongeka n(IX/X) -inyongeka -zinyongeka u(XI) -unyongeka see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kunyongeka pa(XVI) -panyongeka mu(XVIII) -munyongeka Reflexive -jinyongeka
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -nyongeka- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -nyongekaye -nyongekao m-mi(III/IV) -nyongekao -nyongekayo ji-ma(V/VI) -nyongekalo -nyongekayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -nyongekacho -nyongekavyo n(IX/X) -nyongekayo -nyongekazo u(XI) -nyongekao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -nyongekako pa(XVI) -nyongekapo mu(XVIII) -nyongekamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -nyongeka) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yenyongeka -onyongeka m-mi(III/IV) -onyongeka -yonyongeka ji-ma(V/VI) -lonyongeka -yonyongeka ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chonyongeka -vyonyongeka n(IX/X) -yonyongeka -zonyongeka u(XI) -onyongeka see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -konyongeka pa(XVI) -ponyongeka mu(XVIII) -monyongeka
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.