kinza

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-kinza (infinitive kukinza)

1. to oppose, object, obstruct

Conjugation

Conjugation of -kinza
Positive present -nakinza Subjunctive -kinze Negative -kinzi Imperative singular kinza
Infinitives
Positive kukinza Negative kutokinza
Imperatives
Singular kinza Plural kinzeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hukinza Positive past positive subject concord + -likinza Negative past negative subject concord + -kukinza
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nakinza) Singular Plural 1st person ninakinza/nakinza tunakinza 2nd person unakinza mnakinza 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anakinza wanakinza other classes positive subject concord + -nakinza
Negative present (negative subject concord + -kinzi) Singular Plural 1st person sikinzi hatukinzi 2nd person hukinzi hamkinzi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hakinzi hawakinzi other classes negative subject concord + -kinzi
Positive future positive subject concord + -takinza Negative future negative subject concord + -takinza
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -kinze) Singular Plural 1st person nikinze tukinze 2nd person ukinze mkinze 3rd person m-wa(I/II) akinze wakinze other classes positive subject concord + -kinze
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sikinze Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngekinza Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singekinza Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalikinza Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalikinza
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -akinza) Singular Plural 1st person nakinza twakinza 2nd person wakinza mwakinza 3rd person m-wa(I/II) akinza wakinza m-mi(III/IV) wakinza yakinza ji-ma(V/VI) lakinza yakinza ki-vi(VII/VIII) chakinza vyakinza n(IX/X) yakinza zakinza u(XI) wakinza see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwakinza pa(XVI) pakinza mu(XVIII) mwakinza
Perfect positive subject concord + -mekinza "Already" positive subject concord + -meshakinza "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jakinza "If/When" positive subject concord + -kikinza "If not" positive subject concord + -sipokinza Consecutive kakinza / positive subject concord + -kakinza Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kakinze
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nikinza -tukinza 2nd person -kukinza -wakinza/-kukinzeni/-wakinzeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mkinza -wakinza m-mi(III/IV) -ukinza -ikinza ji-ma(V/VI) -likinza -yakinza ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kikinza -vikinza n(IX/X) -ikinza -zikinza u(XI) -ukinza see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kukinza pa(XVI) -pakinza mu(XVIII) -mukinza Reflexive -jikinza
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -kinza- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -kinzaye -kinzao m-mi(III/IV) -kinzao -kinzayo ji-ma(V/VI) -kinzalo -kinzayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kinzacho -kinzavyo n(IX/X) -kinzayo -kinzazo u(XI) -kinzao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kinzako pa(XVI) -kinzapo mu(XVIII) -kinzamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -kinza) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yekinza -okinza m-mi(III/IV) -okinza -yokinza ji-ma(V/VI) -lokinza -yokinza ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chokinza -vyokinza n(IX/X) -yokinza -zokinza u(XI) -okinza see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kokinza pa(XVI) -pokinza mu(XVIII) -mokinza
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:
  • Reciprocal: -kinzana