sonya

See also: Sonya

Swahili

Verb

-sonya (infinitive kusonya)

1. to whistle or click in contempt

Conjugation

Conjugation of -sonya
Positive present -nasonya Subjunctive -sonye Negative -sonyi Imperative singular sonya
Infinitives
Positive kusonya Negative kutosonya
Imperatives
Singular sonya Plural sonyeni
Tensed forms
Habitual husonya Positive past positive subject concord + -lisonya Negative past negative subject concord + -kusonya
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nasonya) Singular Plural 1st person ninasonya/nasonya tunasonya 2nd person unasonya mnasonya 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anasonya wanasonya other classes positive subject concord + -nasonya
Negative present (negative subject concord + -sonyi) Singular Plural 1st person sisonyi hatusonyi 2nd person husonyi hamsonyi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hasonyi hawasonyi other classes negative subject concord + -sonyi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tasonya Negative future negative subject concord + -tasonya
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -sonye) Singular Plural 1st person nisonye tusonye 2nd person usonye msonye 3rd person m-wa(I/II) asonye wasonye other classes positive subject concord + -sonye
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sisonye Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngesonya Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singesonya Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalisonya Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalisonya
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -asonya) Singular Plural 1st person nasonya twasonya 2nd person wasonya mwasonya 3rd person m-wa(I/II) asonya wasonya m-mi(III/IV) wasonya yasonya ji-ma(V/VI) lasonya yasonya ki-vi(VII/VIII) chasonya vyasonya n(IX/X) yasonya zasonya u(XI) wasonya see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwasonya pa(XVI) pasonya mu(XVIII) mwasonya
Perfect positive subject concord + -mesonya "Already" positive subject concord + -meshasonya "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jasonya "If/When" positive subject concord + -kisonya "If not" positive subject concord + -siposonya Consecutive kasonya / positive subject concord + -kasonya Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kasonye
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nisonya -tusonya 2nd person -kusonya -wasonya/-kusonyeni/-wasonyeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -msonya -wasonya m-mi(III/IV) -usonya -isonya ji-ma(V/VI) -lisonya -yasonya ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kisonya -visonya n(IX/X) -isonya -zisonya u(XI) -usonya see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kusonya pa(XVI) -pasonya mu(XVIII) -musonya Reflexive -jisonya
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -sonya- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -sonyaye -sonyao m-mi(III/IV) -sonyao -sonyayo ji-ma(V/VI) -sonyalo -sonyayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -sonyacho -sonyavyo n(IX/X) -sonyayo -sonyazo u(XI) -sonyao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -sonyako pa(XVI) -sonyapo mu(XVIII) -sonyamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -sonya) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yesonya -osonya m-mi(III/IV) -osonya -yosonya ji-ma(V/VI) -losonya -yosonya ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chosonya -vyosonya n(IX/X) -yosonya -zosonya u(XI) -osonya see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kosonya pa(XVI) -posonya mu(XVIII) -mosonya
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:
  • msonyo