jenga

See also: Jenga

Spanish

Noun

jenga f (plural jengas)

  1. Jenga
  2. Jenga piece

Swahili

Pronunciation
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Verb

-jenga (infinitive kujenga)

  1. to build, to construct

Conjugation
Conjugation of -jenga
Positive present -najenga
Subjunctive -jenge
Negative -jengi
Imperative singular jenga
Infinitives
Positive kujenga
Negative kutojenga
Imperatives
Singular jenga
Plural jengeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hujenga
Positive past positive subject concord + -lijenga
Negative past negative subject concord + -kujenga
Positive present (positive subject concord + -najenga)
Singular Plural
1st person ninajenga/najenga tunajenga
2nd person unajenga mnajenga
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anajenga wanajenga
other classes positive subject concord + -najenga
Negative present (negative subject concord + -jengi)
Singular Plural
1st person sijengi hatujengi
2nd person hujengi hamjengi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hajengi hawajengi
other classes negative subject concord + -jengi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tajenga
Negative future negative subject concord + -tajenga
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -jenge)
Singular Plural
1st person nijenge tujenge
2nd person ujenge mjenge
3rd person m-wa(I/II) ajenge wajenge
other classes positive subject concord + -jenge
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sijenge
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngejenga
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singejenga
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalijenga
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalijenga
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -ajenga)
Singular Plural
1st person najenga twajenga
2nd person wajenga mwajenga
3rd person m-wa(I/II) ajenga wajenga
m-mi(III/IV) wajenga yajenga
ji-ma(V/VI) lajenga yajenga
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chajenga vyajenga
n(IX/X) yajenga zajenga
u(XI) wajenga see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwajenga
pa(XVI) pajenga
mu(XVIII) mwajenga
Perfect positive subject concord + -mejenga
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshajenga
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jajenga
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kijenga
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipojenga
Consecutive kajenga / positive subject concord + -kajenga
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kajenge
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nijenga -tujenga
2nd person -kujenga -wajenga/-kujengeni/-wajengeni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mjenga -wajenga
m-mi(III/IV) -ujenga -ijenga
ji-ma(V/VI) -lijenga -yajenga
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kijenga -vijenga
n(IX/X) -ijenga -zijenga
u(XI) -ujenga see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kujenga
pa(XVI) -pajenga
mu(XVIII) -mujenga
Reflexive -jijenga
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -jenga- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -jengaye -jengao
m-mi(III/IV) -jengao -jengayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -jengalo -jengayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -jengacho -jengavyo
n(IX/X) -jengayo -jengazo
u(XI) -jengao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -jengako
pa(XVI) -jengapo
mu(XVIII) -jengamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -jenga)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yejenga -ojenga
m-mi(III/IV) -ojenga -yojenga
ji-ma(V/VI) -lojenga -yojenga
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chojenga -vyojenga
n(IX/X) -yojenga -zojenga
u(XI) -ojenga see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kojenga
pa(XVI) -pojenga
mu(XVIII) -mojenga
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:

Descendants
  • English: Jenga
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