funza

funza

Swahili

Noun

funza (ma class, plural mafunza)

1. worm, grub, caterpillar

Verb

-funza (infinitive kufunza)

1. educate, teach
2. (reflexive) 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
Non-finite forms
Form					Positive							Negative
Infinitive					kufunza							kutofunza
Simple finite forms
Positive form					Singular							Plural
Imperative					funza							funzeni
Habitual					hufunza
Complex finite forms
Polarity	Persons				Persons / Classes		Classes
	1st		2nd		3rd / M-wa		M-mi		Ma		Ki-vi		N		U	Ku	Pa	Mu
	Sg.	Pl.	Sg.	Pl.	Sg. / 1	Pl. / 2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11 / 14	15 / 17	16	18
Past Positive nilifunza nalifunza tulifunza twalifunza ulifunza walifunza mlifunza mwalifunza alifunza walifunza ulifunza ilifunza lilifunza yalifunza kilifunza vilifunza ilifunza zilifunza ulifunza kulifunza palifunza mulifunza Relative niliofunza naliofunza tuliofunza twaliofunza uliofunza waliofunza mliofunza mwaliofunza aliofunza waliofunza uliofunza iliofunza liliofunza yaliofunza kiliofunza viliofunza iliofunza ziliofunza uliofunza kuliofunza paliofunza muliofunza Negative sikufunza hatukufunza hukufunza hamkufunza hakufunza hawakufunza haukufunza haikufunza halikufunza hayakufunza hakikufunza havikufunza haikufunza hazikufunza haukufunza hakukufunza hapakufunza hamukufunza
Present Positive ninafunza nafunza tunafunza unafunza mnafunza anafunza wanafunza unafunza inafunza linafunza yanafunza kinafunza vinafunza inafunza zinafunza unafunza kunafunza panafunza munafunza Relative ninaofunza naofunza tunaofunza unaofunza mnaofunza anaofunza wanaofunza unaofunza inaofunza linaofunza yanaofunza kinaofunza vinaofunza inaofunza zinaofunza unaofunza kunaofunza panaofunza munaofunza Negative sifunzi hatufunzi hufunzi hamfunzi hafunzi hawafunzi haufunzi haifunzi halifunzi hayafunzi hakifunzi havifunzi haifunzi hazifunzi haufunzi hakufunzi hapafunzi hamufunzi
Future Positive nitafunza tutafunza utafunza mtafunza atafunza watafunza utafunza itafunza litafunza yatafunza kitafunza vitafunza itafunza zitafunza utafunza kutafunza patafunza mutafunza Relative nitakaofunza tutakaofunza utakaofunza mtakaofunza atakaofunza watakaofunza utakaofunza itakaofunza litakaofunza yatakaofunza kitakaofunza vitakaofunza itakaofunza zitakaofunza utakaofunza kutakaofunza patakaofunza mutakaofunza Negative sitafunza hatutafunza hutafunza hamtafunza hatafunza hawatafunza hautafunza haitafunza halitafunza hayatafunza hakitafunza havitafunza haitafunza hazitafunza hautafunza hakutafunza hapatafunza hamutafunza
Subjunctive Positive nifunze tufunze ufunze mfunze afunze wafunze ufunze ifunze lifunze yafunze kifunze vifunze ifunze zifunze ufunze kufunze pafunze mufunze Negative nisifunze tusifunze usifunze msifunze asifunze wasifunze usifunze isifunze lisifunze yasifunze kisifunze visifunze isifunze zisifunze usifunze kusifunze pasifunze musifunze
Present Conditional Positive ningefunza tungefunza ungefunza mngefunza angefunza wangefunza ungefunza ingefunza lingefunza yangefunza kingefunza vingefunza ingefunza zingefunza ungefunza kungefunza pangefunza mungefunza Negative nisingefunza singefunza tusingefunza hatungefunza usingefunza hungefunza msingefunza hamngefunza asingefunza hangefunza wasingefunza hawangefunza usingefunza haungefunza isingefunza haingefunza lisingefunza halingefunza yasingefunza hayangefunza kisingefunza hakingefunza visingefunza havingefunza isingefunza haingefunza zisingefunza hazingefunza usingefunza haungefunza kusingefunza hakungefunza pasingefunza hapangefunza musingefunza hamungefunza
Past Conditional Positive ningalifunza tungalifunza ungalifunza mngalifunza angalifunza wangalifunza ungalifunza ingalifunza lingalifunza yangalifunza kingalifunza vingalifunza ingalifunza zingalifunza ungalifunza kungalifunza pangalifunza mungalifunza Negative nisingalifunza singalifunza tusingalifunza hatungalifunza usingalifunza hungalifunza msingalifunza hamngalifunza asingalifunza hangalifunza wasingalifunza hawangalifunza usingalifunza haungalifunza isingalifunza haingalifunza lisingalifunza halingalifunza yasingalifunza hayangalifunza kisingalifunza hakingalifunza visingalifunza havingalifunza isingalifunza haingalifunza zisingalifunza hazingalifunza usingalifunza haungalifunza kusingalifunza hakungalifunza pasingalifunza hapangalifunza musingalifunza hamungalifunza
Conditional Contrary to Fact Positive ningelifunza tungelifunza ungelifunza mngelifunza angelifunza wangelifunza ungelifunza ingelifunza lingelifunza yangelifunza kingelifunza vingelifunza ingelifunza zingelifunza ungelifunza kungelifunza pangelifunza mungelifunza
General Relative Positive nifunzao tufunzao ufunzao mfunzao afunzao wafunzao ufunzao ifunzao lifunzao yafunzao kifunzao vifunzao ifunzao zifunzao ufunzao kufunzao pafunzao mufunzao Negative nisiofunza tusiofunza usiofunza msiofunza asiofunza wasiofunza usiofunza isiofunza lisiofunza yasiofunza kisiofunza visiofunza isiofunza zisiofunza usiofunza kusiofunza pasiofunza musiofunza
Gnomic Positive nafunza twafunza wafunza mwafunza afunza wafunza wafunza yafunza lafunza yafunza chafunza vyafunza yafunza zafunza wafunza kwafunza pafunza mwafunza
Perfect Positive nimefunza tumefunza umefunza mmefunza amefunza wamefunza umefunza imefunza limefunza yamefunza kimefunza vimefunza imefunza zimefunza umefunza kumefunza pamefunza mumefunza
"Already" Positive nimeshafunza tumeshafunza umeshafunza mmeshafunza ameshafunza wameshafunza umeshafunza imeshafunza limeshafunza yameshafunza kimeshafunza vimeshafunza imeshafunza zimeshafunza umeshafunza kumeshafunza pameshafunza mumeshafunza
"Not yet" Negative sijafunza hatujafunza hujafunza hamjafunza hajafunza hawajafunza haujafunza haijafunza halijafunza hayajafunza hakijafunza havijafunza haijafunza hazijafunza haujafunza hakujafunza hapajafunza hamujafunza
"If/When" Positive nikifunza tukifunza ukifunza mkifunza akifunza wakifunza ukifunza ikifunza likifunza yakifunza kikifunza vikifunza ikifunza zikifunza ukifunza kukifunza pakifunza mukifunza
"If not" Negative nisipofunza tusipofunza usipofunza msipofunza asipofunza wasipofunza usipofunza isipofunza lisipofunza yasipofunza kisipofunza visipofunza isipofunza zisipofunza usipofunza kusipofunza pasipofunza musipofunza
Consecutive Positive nikafunza tukafunza ukafunza mkafunza akafunza wakafunza ukafunza ikafunza likafunza yakafunza kikafunza vikafunza ikafunza zikafunza ukafunza kukafunza pakafunza mukafunza
Not all possible forms are listed in the table. Transitive verbs can take object concords, relative concords can agree with all noun classes, and many other forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.