-kinga (infinitive kukinga)
- to protect, shield
- to ward off, obstruct, thwart
Conjugation of -kinga
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Positive present
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-nakinga
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Subjunctive
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-kinge
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Negative
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-kingi
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Imperative singular
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kinga
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Infinitives
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Imperatives
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Tensed forms
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Habitual
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hukinga
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Positive past
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positive subject concord + -likinga
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Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kukinga
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Positive present (positive subject concord + -nakinga)
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Singular
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Plural
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1st person
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ninakinga/nakinga
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tunakinga
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2nd person
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unakinga
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mnakinga
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3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anakinga
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wanakinga
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other classes
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positive subject concord + -nakinga
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Negative present (negative subject concord + -kingi)
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Singular
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Plural
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1st person
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sikingi
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hatukingi
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2nd person
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hukingi
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hamkingi
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3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hakingi
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hawakingi
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other classes
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negative subject concord + -kingi
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Positive future
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positive subject concord + -takinga
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Negative future
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negative subject concord + -takinga
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Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -kinge)
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Singular
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Plural
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1st person
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nikinge
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tukinge
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2nd person
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ukinge
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mkinge
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3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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akinge
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wakinge
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other classes
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positive subject concord + -kinge
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Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sikinge
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Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngekinga
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Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singekinga
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Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalikinga
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Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalikinga
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Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mekinga
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"Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshakinga
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"Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jakinga
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"If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kikinga
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"If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipokinga
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Consecutive
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kakinga / positive subject concord + -kakinga
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Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kakinge
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Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.
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kinga (n class, plural kinga) or kinga (ki-vi class, plural vinga)
- protection, defence, prophylactic
- obstruction