fungua

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-fungua (infinitive kufungua)

1. Conversive form of -funga: to open, to unfasten
2. (in reflexive forms, euphemistic) to give birth

Conjugation

Conjugation of -fungua
Positive present -nafungua Subjunctive -fungue Negative -fungui Imperative singular fungua
Infinitives
Positive kufungua Negative kutofungua
Imperatives
Singular fungua Plural fungueni
Tensed forms
Habitual hufungua Positive past positive subject concord + -lifungua Negative past negative subject concord + -kufungua
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nafungua) Singular Plural 1st person ninafungua/nafungua tunafungua 2nd person unafungua mnafungua 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anafungua wanafungua other classes positive subject concord + -nafungua
Negative present (negative subject concord + -fungui) Singular Plural 1st person sifungui hatufungui 2nd person hufungui hamfungui 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hafungui hawafungui other classes negative subject concord + -fungui
Positive future positive subject concord + -tafungua Negative future negative subject concord + -tafungua
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -fungue) Singular Plural 1st person nifungue tufungue 2nd person ufungue mfungue 3rd person m-wa(I/II) afungue wafungue other classes positive subject concord + -fungue
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sifungue Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngefungua Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singefungua Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalifungua Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalifungua
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -afungua) Singular Plural 1st person nafungua twafungua 2nd person wafungua mwafungua 3rd person m-wa(I/II) afungua wafungua m-mi(III/IV) wafungua yafungua ji-ma(V/VI) lafungua yafungua ki-vi(VII/VIII) chafungua vyafungua n(IX/X) yafungua zafungua u(XI) wafungua see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwafungua pa(XVI) pafungua mu(XVIII) mwafungua
Perfect positive subject concord + -mefungua "Already" positive subject concord + -meshafungua "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jafungua "If/When" positive subject concord + -kifungua "If not" positive subject concord + -sipofungua Consecutive kafungua / positive subject concord + -kafungua Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kafungue
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nifungua -tufungua 2nd person -kufungua -wafungua/-kufungueni/-wafungueni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mfungua -wafungua m-mi(III/IV) -ufungua -ifungua ji-ma(V/VI) -lifungua -yafungua ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kifungua -vifungua n(IX/X) -ifungua -zifungua u(XI) -ufungua see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kufungua pa(XVI) -pafungua mu(XVIII) -mufungua Reflexive -jifungua
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -fungua- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -funguaye -funguao m-mi(III/IV) -funguao -funguayo ji-ma(V/VI) -fungualo -funguayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -funguacho -funguavyo n(IX/X) -funguayo -funguazo u(XI) -funguao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -funguako pa(XVI) -funguapo mu(XVIII) -funguamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -fungua) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yefungua -ofungua m-mi(III/IV) -ofungua -yofungua ji-ma(V/VI) -lofungua -yofungua ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chofungua -vyofungua n(IX/X) -yofungua -zofungua u(XI) -ofungua see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kofungua pa(XVI) -pofungua mu(XVIII) -mofungua
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

• Verbal derivations:
  • Applicative: -fungulia
  • Passive: -funguliwa
  • Stative: -funguka

• Nominal derivations:
  • ufunguo (“key”)
  • ufunguzi (“opening, inauguration”)