onana

Swahili

Verb

-onana (infinitive kuonana)

Reciprocal form of -ona: see each other, meet

Conjugation

Conjugation of -onana

Non-finite forms

Form

Positive

Negative

Infinitive

kuonana

kutoonana

Simple finite forms

Positive form

Singular

Plural

Imperative

onana

onaneni

Habitual

huonana

Complex finite forms

Polarity

Persons

Persons / Classes

Classes

1st

2nd

3rd / M-wa

M-mi

Ma

Ki-vi

N

U

Ku

Pa

Mu

Sg.

Pl.

Sg.

Pl.

Sg. / 1

Pl. / 2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11 / 14

15 / 17

16

18

Past
Positive	nilionana nalionana	tulionana twalionana	ulionana walionana	mlionana mwalionana	alionana	walionana	ulionana	ilionana	lilionana	yalionana	kilionana	vilionana	ilionana	zilionana	ulionana	kulionana	palionana	mulionana
Relative	nilioonana nalioonana	tulioonana twalioonana	ulioonana walioonana	mlioonana mwalioonana	alioonana	walioonana	ulioonana	ilioonana	lilioonana	yalioonana	kilioonana	vilioonana	ilioonana	zilioonana	ulioonana	kulioonana	palioonana	mulioonana
Negative	sikuonana	hatukuonana	hukuonana	hamkuonana	hakuonana	hawakuonana	haukuonana	haikuonana	halikuonana	hayakuonana	hakikuonana	havikuonana	haikuonana	hazikuonana	haukuonana	hakukuonana	hapakuonana	hamukuonana

Present
Positive	ninaonana naonana	tunaonana	unaonana	mnaonana	anaonana	wanaonana	unaonana	inaonana	linaonana	yanaonana	kinaonana	vinaonana	inaonana	zinaonana	unaonana	kunaonana	panaonana	munaonana
Relative	ninaoonana naoonana	tunaoonana	unaoonana	mnaoonana	anaoonana	wanaoonana	unaoonana	inaoonana	linaoonana	yanaoonana	kinaoonana	vinaoonana	inaoonana	zinaoonana	unaoonana	kunaoonana	panaoonana	munaoonana
Negative	sionani	hatuonani	huonani	hamonani	haonani	hawaonani	hauonani	haionani	halionani	hayaonani	hakionani	havionani	haionani	hazionani	hauonani	hakuonani	hapaonani	hamuonani

Future
Positive	nitaonana	tutaonana	utaonana	mtaonana	ataonana	wataonana	utaonana	itaonana	litaonana	yataonana	kitaonana	vitaonana	itaonana	zitaonana	utaonana	kutaonana	pataonana	mutaonana
Relative	nitakaoonana	tutakaoonana	utakaoonana	mtakaoonana	atakaoonana	watakaoonana	utakaoonana	itakaoonana	litakaoonana	yatakaoonana	kitakaoonana	vitakaoonana	itakaoonana	zitakaoonana	utakaoonana	kutakaoonana	patakaoonana	mutakaoonana
Negative	sitaonana	hatutaonana	hutaonana	hamtaonana	hataonana	hawataonana	hautaonana	haitaonana	halitaonana	hayataonana	hakitaonana	havitaonana	haitaonana	hazitaonana	hautaonana	hakutaonana	hapataonana	hamutaonana

Subjunctive
Positive	nionane	tuonane	uonane	monane	aonane	waonane	uonane	ionane	lionane	yaonane	kionane	vionane	ionane	zionane	uonane	kuonane	paonane	muonane
Negative	nisionane	tusionane	usionane	msionane	asionane	wasionane	usionane	isionane	lisionane	yasionane	kisionane	visionane	isionane	zisionane	usionane	kusionane	pasionane	musionane

Present Conditional
Positive	ningeonana	tungeonana	ungeonana	mngeonana	angeonana	wangeonana	ungeonana	ingeonana	lingeonana	yangeonana	kingeonana	vingeonana	ingeonana	zingeonana	ungeonana	kungeonana	pangeonana	mungeonana
Negative	nisingeonana singeonana	tusingeonana hatungeonana	usingeonana hungeonana	msingeonana hamngeonana	asingeonana hangeonana	wasingeonana hawangeonana	usingeonana haungeonana	isingeonana haingeonana	lisingeonana halingeonana	yasingeonana hayangeonana	kisingeonana hakingeonana	visingeonana havingeonana	isingeonana haingeonana	zisingeonana hazingeonana	usingeonana haungeonana	kusingeonana hakungeonana	pasingeonana hapangeonana	musingeonana hamungeonana

Past Conditional
Positive	ningalionana	tungalionana	ungalionana	mngalionana	angalionana	wangalionana	ungalionana	ingalionana	lingalionana	yangalionana	kingalionana	vingalionana	ingalionana	zingalionana	ungalionana	kungalionana	pangalionana	mungalionana
Negative	nisingalionana singalionana	tusingalionana hatungalionana	usingalionana hungalionana	msingalionana hamngalionana	asingalionana hangalionana	wasingalionana hawangalionana	usingalionana haungalionana	isingalionana haingalionana	lisingalionana halingalionana	yasingalionana hayangalionana	kisingalionana hakingalionana	visingalionana havingalionana	isingalionana haingalionana	zisingalionana hazingalionana	usingalionana haungalionana	kusingalionana hakungalionana	pasingalionana hapangalionana	musingalionana hamungalionana

Conditional Contrary to Fact
Positive	ningelionana	tungelionana	ungelionana	mngelionana	angelionana	wangelionana	ungelionana	ingelionana	lingelionana	yangelionana	kingelionana	vingelionana	ingelionana	zingelionana	ungelionana	kungelionana	pangelionana	mungelionana

General Relative
Positive	nionanao	tuonanao	uonanao	monanao	aonanao	waonanao	uonanao	ionanao	lionanao	yaonanao	kionanao	vionanao	ionanao	zionanao	uonanao	kuonanao	paonanao	muonanao
Negative	nisioonana	tusioonana	usioonana	msioonana	asioonana	wasioonana	usioonana	isioonana	lisioonana	yasioonana	kisioonana	visioonana	isioonana	zisioonana	usioonana	kusioonana	pasioonana	musioonana

Gnomic
Positive	naonana	twaonana	waonana	mwaonana	aonana	waonana	waonana	yaonana	laonana	yaonana	chaonana	vyaonana	yaonana	zaonana	waonana	kwaonana	paonana	mwaonana

Perfect
Positive	nimeonana	tumeonana	umeonana	mmeonana	ameonana	wameonana	umeonana	imeonana	limeonana	yameonana	kimeonana	vimeonana	imeonana	zimeonana	umeonana	kumeonana	pameonana	mumeonana

"Already"
Positive	nimeshaonana	tumeshaonana	umeshaonana	mmeshaonana	ameshaonana	wameshaonana	umeshaonana	imeshaonana	limeshaonana	yameshaonana	kimeshaonana	vimeshaonana	imeshaonana	zimeshaonana	umeshaonana	kumeshaonana	pameshaonana	mumeshaonana

"Not yet"
Negative	sijaonana	hatujaonana	hujaonana	hamjaonana	hajaonana	hawajaonana	haujaonana	haijaonana	halijaonana	hayajaonana	hakijaonana	havijaonana	haijaonana	hazijaonana	haujaonana	hakujaonana	hapajaonana	hamujaonana

"If/When"
Positive	nikionana	tukionana	ukionana	mkionana	akionana	wakionana	ukionana	ikionana	likionana	yakionana	kikionana	vikionana	ikionana	zikionana	ukionana	kukionana	pakionana	mukionana

"If not"
Negative	nisipoonana	tusipoonana	usipoonana	msipoonana	asipoonana	wasipoonana	usipoonana	isipoonana	lisipoonana	yasipoonana	kisipoonana	visipoonana	isipoonana	zisipoonana	usipoonana	kusipoonana	pasipoonana	musipoonana

Consecutive
Positive	nikaonana	tukaonana	ukaonana	mkaonana	akaonana	wakaonana	ukaonana	ikaonana	likaonana	yakaonana	kikaonana	vikaonana	ikaonana	zikaonana	ukaonana	kukaonana	pakaonana	mukaonana

Not all possible forms are listed in the table. Transitive verbs can take object concords, relative concords can agree with all noun classes, and many other forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

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