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nunua
nunua
Swahili
Verb
-nunua (infinitive kununua)
- to buy
Conjugation
affirmative conjugation of nunua
| infinitive | kununua | |||||||||
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| singular person | ||||||||||
| 1st person mimi |
2nd person wewe |
3rd person/Class 1 yeye/(m) |
Class 3 (m) |
Class 5 (ji) |
Class 7 (ki) |
Class 9 (n) |
Class 11/14 (u) |
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| indicative | general | nanunua | wanunua | anunua | wanunua | lanunua | chanunua | yanunua | wanunua | |
| progressive | ninanunua | unanunua | ananunua | unanunua | linanunua | kinanunua | inanunua | unanunua | ||
| habitual | hununua | |||||||||
| past | nilinunua | ulinunua | alinunua | ulinunua | lilinunua | kilinunua | ilinunua | ulinunua | ||
| perfect | nimenunua | umenunua | amenunua | umenunua | limenunua | kimenunua | imenunua | umenunua | ||
| future | nitanunua | utanunua | atanunua | utanunua | litanunua | kitanunua | itanunua | utanunua | ||
| consecutive | nikanunua | ukanunua | akanunua | ukanunua | likanunua | kikanunua | ikanunua | ukanunua | ||
| conditional | present | ningenunua | ungenunua | angenunua | ungenunua | lingenunua | kingenunua | ingenunua | ungenunua | |
| past | ningalinunua | ungalinunua | angalinunua | ungalinunua | lingalinunua | kingalinunua | ingalinunua | ungalinunua | ||
| subjunctive | general | ninunue | ununue | anunue | ununue | linunue | kinunue | inunue | ununue | |
| consecutive | nikanunue | ukanunue | akanunue | ukanunue | likanunue | kikanunue | ikanunue | ukanunue | ||
| comitative | nikinunua | ukinunua | akinunua | ukinunua | likinunua | kikinunua | ikinunua | ukinunua | ||
| imperative | nunua! __nunue!‡ |
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| plural person | ||||||||||
| 1st person sisi |
2nd person ninyi |
3rd person/Class 2 wao/(wa) |
Class 4 (mi) |
Class 6 (ma) |
Class 8 (vi) |
Class 10 (n) |
Class 10 (n)† |
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| indicative | general | twanunua | mwanunua | wanunua | yanunua | yanunua | vyanunua | zanunua | zanunua | |
| progressive | tunanunua | mnanunua | wananunua | inanunua | yananunua | vinanunua | zinanunua | zinanunua | ||
| habitual | hununua | |||||||||
| past | tulinunua | mlinunua | walinunua | ilinunua | yalinunua | vilinunua | zilinunua | zilinunua | ||
| perfect | tumenunua | mmenunua | wamenunua | imenunua | yamenunua | vimenunua | zimenunua | zimenunua | ||
| future | tutanunua | mtanunua | watanunua | itanunua | yatanunua | vitanunua | zitanunua | zitanunua | ||
| consecutive | tukanunua | mkanunua | wakanunua | ikanunua | yakanunua | vikanunua | zikanunua | zikanunua | ||
| conditional | present | tungenunua | mngenunua | wangenunua | ingenunua | yangenunua | vingenunua | zingenunua | zingenunua | |
| past | tungalinunua | mngalinunua | wangalinunua | ingalinunua | yangalinunua | vingalinunua | zingalinunua | zingalinunua | ||
| subjunctive | general | tununue | mnunue | wanunue | inunue | yanunue | vinunue | zinunue | zinunue | |
| consecutive | tukanunue | mkanunue | wakanunue | ikanunue | yakanunue | vikanunue | zikanunue | zikanunue | ||
| comitative | tukinunua | mkinunua | wakinunua | ikinunua | yakinunua | vikinunua | zikinunua | zikinunua | ||
| imperative | tununue | nunueni! __nunueni!‡ |
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†Plural for Class 11 nouns only; No plural for identical nouns of Class 14 that share the same affix
‡Imperatives that take an object use the second form
negative conjugation of nunua
| infinitive | kutonunua or kutokununua | |||||||||
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| singular person | ||||||||||
| 1st person mimi |
2nd person wewe |
3rd person/Class 1 yeye/(m) |
Class 3 (m) |
Class 5 (ji) |
Class 7 (ki) |
Class 9 (n) |
Class 11/14 (u) |
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| indicative | general | sinunui | hununui | hanunui | haununui | halinunui | hakinunui | hainunui | haununui | |
| progressive | Use General Form | Use General Form | Use General Form | Use General Form | Use General Form | Use General Form | Use General Form | Use General Form | ||
| habitual | Use General Form | |||||||||
| past | sikununua | hukununua | hakununua | haukununua | halikununua | hakikununua | haikununua | haukununua | ||
| perfect | sijanunua | hujanunua | hajanunua | haujanunua | halijanunua | hakijanunua | haijanunua | haujanunua | ||
| future | sitanunua | hutanunua | hatanunua | hautanunua | halitanunua | hakitanunua | haitanunua | hautanunua | ||
| consecutive | Use Subjunctive Form | Use Subjunctive Form | Use Subjunctive Form | Use Subjunctive Form | Use Subjunctive Form | Use Subjunctive Form | Use Subjunctive Form | Use Subjunctive Form | ||
| conditional | present | nisingenunua | usingenunua | asingenunua | usingenunua | lisingenunua | kisingenunua | isingenunua | usingenunua | |
| past | nisingalinunua | usingalinunua | asingalinunua | usingalinunua | lisingalinunua | kisingalinunua | isingalinunua | usingalinunua | ||
| subjunctive | general | nisinunue | usinunue | asinunue | usinunue | lisinunue | kisinunue | isinunue | usinunue | |
| consecutive | Use Subjunctive Form | Use Subjunctive Form | Use Subjunctive Form | Use Subjunctive Form | Use Subjunctive Form | Use Subjunctive Form | Use Subjunctive Form | Use Subjunctive Form | ||
| comitative | nisiponunua | usiponunua | asiponunua | usiponunua | lisiponunua | kisiponunua | isiponunua | usiponunua | ||
| imperative | usinunue!‡ | |||||||||
| plural person | ||||||||||
| 1st person sisi |
2nd person ninyi |
3rd person/Class 2 wao/(wa) |
Class 4 (mi) |
Class 6 (ma) |
Class 8 (vi) |
Class 10 (n) |
Class 10 (n)† |
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| indicative | general | hatununui | hamnunui | hawanunui | hainunui | hayanunui | havinunui | hazinunui | hazinunui | |
| progressive | Use General Form | Use General Form | Use General Form | Use General Form | Use General Form | Use General Form | Use General Form | Use General Form | ||
| habitual | Use General Form | |||||||||
| past | hatukununua | hamkununua | hawakununua | haikununua | hayakununua | havikununua | hazikununua | hazikununua | ||
| perfect | hatujanunua | hamjanunua | hawajanunua | haijanunua | hayajanunua | havijanunua | hazijanunua | hazijanunua | ||
| future | hatutanunua | hamtanunua | hawatanunua | haitanunua | hayatanunua | havitanunua | hazitanunua | hazitanunua | ||
| consecutive | Use Subjunctive Form | Use Subjunctive Form | Use Subjunctive Form | Use Subjunctive Form | Use Subjunctive Form | Use Subjunctive Form | Use Subjunctive Form | Use Subjunctive Form | ||
| conditional | present | tusingenunua | msingenunua | wasingenunua | isingenunua | yasingenunua | visingenunua | zisingenunua | zisingenunua | |
| past | tusingalinunua | msingalinunua | wasingalinunua | isingalinunua | yasingalinunua | visingalinunua | zisingalinunua | zisingalinunua | ||
| subjunctive | general | tusinunue | msinunue | wasinunue | isinunue | yasinunue | visinunue | zisinunue | zisinunue | |
| consecutive | Use Subjunctive Form | Use Subjunctive Form | Use Subjunctive Form | Use Subjunctive Form | Use Subjunctive Form | Use Subjunctive Form | Use Subjunctive Form | Use Subjunctive Form | ||
| comitative | tusiponunua | msiponunua | wasiponunua | isiponunua | yasiponunua | visiponunua | zisiponunua | zisiponunua | ||
| imperative | tusinunue | msinunue!‡ | ||||||||
†Plural for Class 11 nouns only; No plural for identical nouns of Class 14 that share the same affix
‡Imperatives that take an object use the second form
Derived terms
- nunulia