-honga (infinitive kuhonga)
- to bribe
Conjugation of -honga
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Positive present
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-nahonga
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Subjunctive
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-honge
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Negative
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-hongi
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Imperative singular
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honga
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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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huhonga
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Positive past
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positive subject concord + -lihonga
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Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kuhonga
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Positive present (positive subject concord + -nahonga)
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Singular
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Plural
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1st person
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ninahonga/nahonga
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tunahonga
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2nd person
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unahonga
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mnahonga
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3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anahonga
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wanahonga
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other classes
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positive subject concord + -nahonga
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Negative present (negative subject concord + -hongi)
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Singular
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Plural
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1st person
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sihongi
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hatuhongi
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2nd person
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huhongi
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hamhongi
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3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hahongi
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hawahongi
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other classes
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negative subject concord + -hongi
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Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tahonga
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Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tahonga
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Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -honge)
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Singular
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Plural
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1st person
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nihonge
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tuhonge
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2nd person
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uhonge
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mhonge
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3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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ahonge
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wahonge
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other classes
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positive subject concord + -honge
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Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sihonge
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Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngehonga
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Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singehonga
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Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalihonga
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Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalihonga
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Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mehonga
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"Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshahonga
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"Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jahonga
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"If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kihonga
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"If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipohonga
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Consecutive
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kahonga / positive subject concord + -kahonga
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Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kahonge
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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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