zunguka

Swahili

Pronunciation
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Verb

-zunguka (infinitive kuzunguka)

  1. to go around, circle, surround
  2. to wander about, to loiter

Conjugation
Conjugation of -zunguka
Positive present -nazunguka
Subjunctive -zunguke
Negative -zunguki
Imperative singular zunguka
Infinitives
Positive kuzunguka
Negative kutozunguka
Imperatives
Singular zunguka
Plural zungukeni
Tensed forms
Habitual huzunguka
Positive past positive subject concord + -lizunguka
Negative past negative subject concord + -kuzunguka
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nazunguka)
Singular Plural
1st person ninazunguka/nazunguka tunazunguka
2nd person unazunguka mnazunguka
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anazunguka wanazunguka
other classes positive subject concord + -nazunguka
Negative present (negative subject concord + -zunguki)
Singular Plural
1st person sizunguki hatuzunguki
2nd person huzunguki hamzunguki
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hazunguki hawazunguki
other classes negative subject concord + -zunguki
Positive future positive subject concord + -tazunguka
Negative future negative subject concord + -tazunguka
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -zunguke)
Singular Plural
1st person nizunguke tuzunguke
2nd person uzunguke mzunguke
3rd person m-wa(I/II) azunguke wazunguke
other classes positive subject concord + -zunguke
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sizunguke
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngezunguka
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singezunguka
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalizunguka
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalizunguka
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -azunguka)
Singular Plural
1st person nazunguka twazunguka
2nd person wazunguka mwazunguka
3rd person m-wa(I/II) azunguka wazunguka
m-mi(III/IV) wazunguka yazunguka
ji-ma(V/VI) lazunguka yazunguka
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chazunguka vyazunguka
n(IX/X) yazunguka zazunguka
u(XI) wazunguka see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwazunguka
pa(XVI) pazunguka
mu(XVIII) mwazunguka
Perfect positive subject concord + -mezunguka
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshazunguka
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jazunguka
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kizunguka
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipozunguka
Consecutive kazunguka / positive subject concord + -kazunguka
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kazunguke
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nizunguka -tuzunguka
2nd person -kuzunguka -wazunguka/-kuzungukeni/-wazungukeni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mzunguka -wazunguka
m-mi(III/IV) -uzunguka -izunguka
ji-ma(V/VI) -lizunguka -yazunguka
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kizunguka -vizunguka
n(IX/X) -izunguka -zizunguka
u(XI) -uzunguka see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kuzunguka
pa(XVI) -pazunguka
mu(XVIII) -muzunguka
Reflexive -jizunguka
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -zunguka- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -zungukaye -zungukao
m-mi(III/IV) -zungukao -zungukayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -zungukalo -zungukayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -zungukacho -zungukavyo
n(IX/X) -zungukayo -zungukazo
u(XI) -zungukao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -zungukako
pa(XVI) -zungukapo
mu(XVIII) -zungukamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -zunguka)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yezunguka -ozunguka
m-mi(III/IV) -ozunguka -yozunguka
ji-ma(V/VI) -lozunguka -yozunguka
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chozunguka -vyozunguka
n(IX/X) -yozunguka -zozunguka
u(XI) -ozunguka see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kozunguka
pa(XVI) -pozunguka
mu(XVIII) -mozunguka
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:
    • Applicative: -zungukia
    • Causative: -zungukisha
    • Passive: -zungukwa
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