Conjugation of -unda |
Positive present |
-naunda |
Subjunctive |
-unde |
Negative |
-undi |
Imperative singular |
unda |
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Infinitives |
Positive |
kuunda |
Negative |
kutounda |
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Imperatives |
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Tensed forms |
Habitual |
huunda |
Positive past |
positive subject concord + -liunda |
Negative past |
negative subject concord + -kuunda |
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Positive present (positive subject concord + -naunda) |
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Singular |
Plural |
1st person |
ninaunda/naunda |
tunaunda |
2nd person |
unaunda |
mnaunda |
3rd person |
m-wa(I/II) |
anaunda |
wanaunda |
other classes |
positive subject concord + -naunda |
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Negative present (negative subject concord + -undi) |
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Singular |
Plural |
1st person |
siundi |
hatuundi |
2nd person |
huundi |
hamuundi |
3rd person |
m-wa(I/II) |
haundi |
hawaundi |
other classes |
negative subject concord + -undi |
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Positive future |
positive subject concord + -taunda |
Negative future |
negative subject concord + -taunda |
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Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -unde) |
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Singular |
Plural |
1st person |
niunde |
tuunde |
2nd person |
uunde |
muunde |
3rd person |
m-wa(I/II) |
aunde |
waunde |
other classes |
positive subject concord + -unde |
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Negative subjunctive |
positive subject concord + -siunde |
Positive present conditional |
positive subject concord + -ngeunda |
Negative present conditional |
positive subject concord + -singeunda |
Positive past conditional |
positive subject concord + -ngaliunda |
Negative past conditional |
positive subject concord + -singaliunda |
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Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aunda) |
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Singular |
Plural |
1st person |
naunda |
twaunda |
2nd person |
waunda |
mwaunda |
3rd person |
m-wa(I/II) |
aunda |
waunda |
m-mi(III/IV) |
waunda |
yaunda |
ji-ma(V/VI) |
launda |
yaunda |
ki-vi(VII/VIII) |
chaunda |
vyaunda |
n(IX/X) |
yaunda |
zaunda |
u(XI) |
waunda |
see n(X) or ma(VI) class |
ku(XV/XVII) |
kwaunda |
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pa(XVI) |
paunda |
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mu(XVIII) |
mwaunda |
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Perfect |
positive subject concord + -meunda |
"Already" |
positive subject concord + -meshaunda |
"Not yet" |
negative subject concord + -jaunda |
"If/When" |
positive subject concord + -kiunda |
"If not" |
positive subject concord + -sipounda |
Consecutive |
kaunda / positive subject concord + -kaunda |
Consecutive subjunctive |
positive subject concord + -kaunde |
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Object concord (indicative positive) |
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Singular |
Plural |
1st person |
-niunda |
-tuunda |
2nd person |
-kuunda |
-waunda/-kuundeni/-waundeni |
3rd person |
m-wa(I/II) |
-muunda |
-waunda |
m-mi(III/IV) |
-uunda |
-iunda |
ji-ma(V/VI) |
-liunda |
-yaunda |
ki-vi(VII/VIII) |
-kiunda |
-viunda |
n(IX/X) |
-iunda |
-ziunda |
u(XI) |
-uunda |
see n(X) or ma(VI) class |
ku(XV/XVII) |
-kuunda |
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pa(XVI) |
-paunda |
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mu(XVIII) |
-muunda |
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Reflexive |
-jiunda |
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Relative forms |
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -unda- + relative marker) |
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Singular |
Plural |
m-wa(I/II) |
-undaye |
-undao |
m-mi(III/IV) |
-undao |
-undayo |
ji-ma(V/VI) |
-undalo |
-undayo |
ki-vi(VII/VIII) |
-undacho |
-undavyo |
n(IX/X) |
-undayo |
-undazo |
u(XI) |
-undao |
see n(X) or ma(VI) class |
ku(XV/XVII) |
-undako |
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pa(XVI) |
-undapo |
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mu(XVIII) |
-undamo |
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Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -unda) |
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Singular |
Plural |
m-wa(I/II) |
-yeunda |
-ounda |
m-mi(III/IV) |
-ounda |
-younda |
ji-ma(V/VI) |
-lounda |
-younda |
ki-vi(VII/VIII) |
-chounda |
-vyounda |
n(IX/X) |
-younda |
-zounda |
u(XI) |
-ounda |
see n(X) or ma(VI) class |
ku(XV/XVII) |
-kounda |
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pa(XVI) |
-pounda |
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mu(XVIII) |
-mounda |
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Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Swahili verbs for more information. |