funza

Swahili

Pronunciation
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Etymology 1

From Proto-Bantu *-túnda.

Verb

-funza (infinitive kufunza)

  1. to educate, teach
  2. (reflexive) to learn
Usage notes

This verb is principally used as a reflexive -jifunza ("to learn"); the original sense "to teach" is much rarer than the usual -fundisha and is mainly used in reference to teaching someone manners.

Conjugation
Conjugation of -funza
Positive present -nafunza
Subjunctive -funze
Negative -funzi
Imperative singular funza
Infinitives
Positive kufunza
Negative kutofunza
Imperatives
Singular funza
Plural funzeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hufunza
Positive past positive subject concord + -lifunza
Negative past negative subject concord + -kufunza
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nafunza)
Singular Plural
1st person ninafunza/nafunza tunafunza
2nd person unafunza mnafunza
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anafunza wanafunza
other classes positive subject concord + -nafunza
Negative present (negative subject concord + -funzi)
Singular Plural
1st person sifunzi hatufunzi
2nd person hufunzi hamfunzi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hafunzi hawafunzi
other classes negative subject concord + -funzi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tafunza
Negative future negative subject concord + -tafunza
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -funze)
Singular Plural
1st person nifunze tufunze
2nd person ufunze mfunze
3rd person m-wa(I/II) afunze wafunze
other classes positive subject concord + -funze
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sifunze
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngefunza
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singefunza
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalifunza
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalifunza
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -afunza)
Singular Plural
1st person nafunza twafunza
2nd person wafunza mwafunza
3rd person m-wa(I/II) afunza wafunza
m-mi(III/IV) wafunza yafunza
ji-ma(V/VI) lafunza yafunza
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chafunza vyafunza
n(IX/X) yafunza zafunza
u(XI) wafunza see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwafunza
pa(XVI) pafunza
mu(XVIII) mwafunza
Perfect positive subject concord + -mefunza
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshafunza
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jafunza
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kifunza
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipofunza
Consecutive kafunza / positive subject concord + -kafunza
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kafunze
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nifunza -tufunza
2nd person -kufunza -wafunza/-kufunzeni/-wafunzeni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mfunza -wafunza
m-mi(III/IV) -ufunza -ifunza
ji-ma(V/VI) -lifunza -yafunza
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kifunza -vifunza
n(IX/X) -ifunza -zifunza
u(XI) -ufunza see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kufunza
pa(XVI) -pafunza
mu(XVIII) -mufunza
Reflexive -jifunza
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -funza- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -funzaye -funzao
m-mi(III/IV) -funzao -funzayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -funzalo -funzayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -funzacho -funzavyo
n(IX/X) -funzayo -funzazo
u(XI) -funzao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -funzako
pa(XVI) -funzapo
mu(XVIII) -funzamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -funza)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yefunza -ofunza
m-mi(III/IV) -ofunza -yofunza
ji-ma(V/VI) -lofunza -yofunza
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chofunza -vyofunza
n(IX/X) -yofunza -zofunza
u(XI) -ofunza see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kofunza
pa(XVI) -pofunza
mu(XVIII) -mofunza
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.
Derived terms

Noun

funza (ma class, plural mafunza)

  1. worm, grub, caterpillar

Venda

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-túnda.

Verb

funza

  1. to learn
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