nyang'anya

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-nyang'anya (infinitive kunyang'anya)

1. to annex, rob

Conjugation

Conjugation of -nyang'anya
Positive present -nanyang'anya Subjunctive -nyang'anye Negative -nyang'anyi Imperative singular nyang'anya
Infinitives
Positive kunyang'anya Negative kutonyang'anya
Imperatives
Singular nyang'anya Plural nyang'anyeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hunyang'anya Positive past positive subject concord + -linyang'anya Negative past negative subject concord + -kunyang'anya
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nanyang'anya) Singular Plural 1st person ninanyang'anya/nanyang'anya tunanyang'anya 2nd person unanyang'anya mnanyang'anya 3rd person m-wa(I/II) ananyang'anya wananyang'anya other classes positive subject concord + -nanyang'anya
Negative present (negative subject concord + -nyang'anyi) Singular Plural 1st person sinyang'anyi hatunyang'anyi 2nd person hunyang'anyi hamnyang'anyi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hanyang'anyi hawanyang'anyi other classes negative subject concord + -nyang'anyi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tanyang'anya Negative future negative subject concord + -tanyang'anya
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -nyang'anye) Singular Plural 1st person ninyang'anye tunyang'anye 2nd person unyang'anye mnyang'anye 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anyang'anye wanyang'anye other classes positive subject concord + -nyang'anye
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sinyang'anye Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngenyang'anya Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singenyang'anya Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalinyang'anya Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalinyang'anya
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -anyang'anya) Singular Plural 1st person nanyang'anya twanyang'anya 2nd person wanyang'anya mwanyang'anya 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anyang'anya wanyang'anya m-mi(III/IV) wanyang'anya yanyang'anya ji-ma(V/VI) lanyang'anya yanyang'anya ki-vi(VII/VIII) chanyang'anya vyanyang'anya n(IX/X) yanyang'anya zanyang'anya u(XI) wanyang'anya see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwanyang'anya pa(XVI) panyang'anya mu(XVIII) mwanyang'anya
Perfect positive subject concord + -menyang'anya "Already" positive subject concord + -meshanyang'anya "Not yet" negative subject concord + -janyang'anya "If/When" positive subject concord + -kinyang'anya "If not" positive subject concord + -siponyang'anya Consecutive kanyang'anya / positive subject concord + -kanyang'anya Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kanyang'anye
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -ninyang'anya -tunyang'anya 2nd person -kunyang'anya -wanyang'anya/-kunyang'anyeni/-wanyang'anyeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mnyang'anya -wanyang'anya m-mi(III/IV) -unyang'anya -inyang'anya ji-ma(V/VI) -linyang'anya -yanyang'anya ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kinyang'anya -vinyang'anya n(IX/X) -inyang'anya -zinyang'anya u(XI) -unyang'anya see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kunyang'anya pa(XVI) -panyang'anya mu(XVIII) -munyang'anya Reflexive -jinyang'anya
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -nyang'anya- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -nyang'anyaye -nyang'anyao m-mi(III/IV) -nyang'anyao -nyang'anyayo ji-ma(V/VI) -nyang'anyalo -nyang'anyayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -nyang'anyacho -nyang'anyavyo n(IX/X) -nyang'anyayo -nyang'anyazo u(XI) -nyang'anyao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -nyang'anyako pa(XVI) -nyang'anyapo mu(XVIII) -nyang'anyamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -nyang'anya) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yenyang'anya -onyang'anya m-mi(III/IV) -onyang'anya -yonyang'anya ji-ma(V/VI) -lonyang'anya -yonyang'anya ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chonyang'anya -vyonyang'anya n(IX/X) -yonyang'anya -zonyang'anya u(XI) -onyang'anya see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -konyang'anya pa(XVI) -ponyang'anya mu(XVIII) -monyang'anya
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:
  • Passive: -nyang'anywa

• Nominal derivations:
  • mnyang'anyi (“robber”)
  • unyang'anyi (“plundering, robbery”)