funika

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-funika (infinitive kufunika)

1. to cover, to conceal
2. to encompass, to overwhelm

Conjugation

Conjugation of -funika
Positive present -nafunika Subjunctive -funike Negative -funiki Imperative singular funika
Infinitives
Positive kufunika Negative kutofunika
Imperatives
Singular funika Plural funikeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hufunika Positive past positive subject concord + -lifunika Negative past negative subject concord + -kufunika
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nafunika) Singular Plural 1st person ninafunika/nafunika tunafunika 2nd person unafunika mnafunika 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anafunika wanafunika other classes positive subject concord + -nafunika
Negative present (negative subject concord + -funiki) Singular Plural 1st person sifuniki hatufuniki 2nd person hufuniki hamfuniki 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hafuniki hawafuniki other classes negative subject concord + -funiki
Positive future positive subject concord + -tafunika Negative future negative subject concord + -tafunika
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -funike) Singular Plural 1st person nifunike tufunike 2nd person ufunike mfunike 3rd person m-wa(I/II) afunike wafunike other classes positive subject concord + -funike
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sifunike Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngefunika Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singefunika Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalifunika Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalifunika
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -afunika) Singular Plural 1st person nafunika twafunika 2nd person wafunika mwafunika 3rd person m-wa(I/II) afunika wafunika m-mi(III/IV) wafunika yafunika ji-ma(V/VI) lafunika yafunika ki-vi(VII/VIII) chafunika vyafunika n(IX/X) yafunika zafunika u(XI) wafunika see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwafunika pa(XVI) pafunika mu(XVIII) mwafunika
Perfect positive subject concord + -mefunika "Already" positive subject concord + -meshafunika "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jafunika "If/When" positive subject concord + -kifunika "If not" positive subject concord + -sipofunika Consecutive kafunika / positive subject concord + -kafunika Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kafunike
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nifunika -tufunika 2nd person -kufunika -wafunika/-kufunikeni/-wafunikeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mfunika -wafunika m-mi(III/IV) -ufunika -ifunika ji-ma(V/VI) -lifunika -yafunika ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kifunika -vifunika n(IX/X) -ifunika -zifunika u(XI) -ufunika see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kufunika pa(XVI) -pafunika mu(XVIII) -mufunika Reflexive -jifunika
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -funika- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -funikaye -funikao m-mi(III/IV) -funikao -funikayo ji-ma(V/VI) -funikalo -funikayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -funikacho -funikavyo n(IX/X) -funikayo -funikazo u(XI) -funikao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -funikako pa(XVI) -funikapo mu(XVIII) -funikamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -funika) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yefunika -ofunika m-mi(III/IV) -ofunika -yofunika ji-ma(V/VI) -lofunika -yofunika ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chofunika -vyofunika n(IX/X) -yofunika -zofunika u(XI) -ofunika see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kofunika pa(XVI) -pofunika mu(XVIII) -mofunika
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

• Nominal derivations:
  • kifuniko (“cover, lid”)
  • mfuniko (“cover, lid”)