jengeka

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-jengeka (infinitive kujengeka)

  1. Stative form of -jenga

Conjugation

Conjugation of -jengeka
Positive present -najengeka
Subjunctive -jengeke
Negative -jengeki
Imperative singular jengeka
Infinitives
Positive kujengeka
Negative kutojengeka
Imperatives
Singular jengeka
Plural jengekeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hujengeka
Positive past positive subject concord + -lijengeka
Negative past negative subject concord + -kujengeka
Positive present (positive subject concord + -najengeka)
Singular Plural
1st person ninajengeka/najengeka tunajengeka
2nd person unajengeka mnajengeka
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anajengeka wanajengeka
other classes positive subject concord + -najengeka
Negative present (negative subject concord + -jengeki)
Singular Plural
1st person sijengeki hatujengeki
2nd person hujengeki hamjengeki
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hajengeki hawajengeki
other classes negative subject concord + -jengeki
Positive future positive subject concord + -tajengeka
Negative future negative subject concord + -tajengeka
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -jengeke)
Singular Plural
1st person nijengeke tujengeke
2nd person ujengeke mjengeke
3rd person m-wa(I/II) ajengeke wajengeke
other classes positive subject concord + -jengeke
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sijengeke
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngejengeka
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singejengeka
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalijengeka
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalijengeka
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -ajengeka)
Singular Plural
1st person najengeka twajengeka
2nd person wajengeka mwajengeka
3rd person m-wa(I/II) ajengeka wajengeka
m-mi(III/IV) wajengeka yajengeka
ji-ma(V/VI) lajengeka yajengeka
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chajengeka vyajengeka
n(IX/X) yajengeka zajengeka
u(XI) wajengeka see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwajengeka
pa(XVI) pajengeka
mu(XVIII) mwajengeka
Perfect positive subject concord + -mejengeka
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshajengeka
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jajengeka
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kijengeka
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipojengeka
Consecutive kajengeka / positive subject concord + -kajengeka
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kajengeke
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nijengeka -tujengeka
2nd person -kujengeka -wajengeka/-kujengekeni/-wajengekeni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mjengeka -wajengeka
m-mi(III/IV) -ujengeka -ijengeka
ji-ma(V/VI) -lijengeka -yajengeka
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kijengeka -vijengeka
n(IX/X) -ijengeka -zijengeka
u(XI) -ujengeka see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kujengeka
pa(XVI) -pajengeka
mu(XVIII) -mujengeka
Reflexive -jijengeka
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -jengeka- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -jengekaye -jengekao
m-mi(III/IV) -jengekao -jengekayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -jengekalo -jengekayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -jengekacho -jengekavyo
n(IX/X) -jengekayo -jengekazo
u(XI) -jengekao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -jengekako
pa(XVI) -jengekapo
mu(XVIII) -jengekamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -jengeka)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yejengeka -ojengeka
m-mi(III/IV) -ojengeka -yojengeka
ji-ma(V/VI) -lojengeka -yojengeka
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chojengeka -vyojengeka
n(IX/X) -yojengeka -zojengeka
u(XI) -ojengeka see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kojengeka
pa(XVI) -pojengeka
mu(XVIII) -mojengeka
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.