jenga

jenga f (plural jengas)

1. Jenga
2. Jenga piece

Inherited from Proto-Sabaki *-jenga, from Common Bantu *-jènga. Cognate with Ngazidja Comorian -djenga and Giryama -dzenga.

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-jenga (infinitive kujenga)

1. to build, to construct

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.

• Verbal derivations:
  • Applicative: -jengea
  • Conversive: -jengua
  • Passive: -jengwa (“be built”)
  • Stative: -jengeka

• Nominal derivations:
  • jengo (“building”)
  • mjengaji (“builder”)
  • mjenzi (“builder”)
  • ujengaji (“construction”)

• → English: Jenga