laani

See also: lääni

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic لَعَنَ (laʕana).

Pronunciation

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Verb

-laani (infinitive kulaani)

1. to condemn, to curse

Conjugation

Conjugation of -laani
Positive present -nalaani Subjunctive -laani Negative -laani Imperative singular laani
Infinitives
Positive kulaani Negative kutolaani
Imperatives
Singular laani Plural laanini
Tensed forms
Habitual hulaani Positive past positive subject concord + -lilaani Negative past negative subject concord + -kulaani
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nalaani) Singular Plural 1st person ninalaani/nalaani tunalaani 2nd person unalaani mnalaani 3rd person m-wa(I/II) analaani wanalaani other classes positive subject concord + -nalaani
Negative present (negative subject concord + -laani) Singular Plural 1st person silaani hatulaani 2nd person hulaani hamlaani 3rd person m-wa(I/II) halaani hawalaani other classes negative subject concord + -laani
Positive future positive subject concord + -talaani Negative future negative subject concord + -talaani
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -laani) Singular Plural 1st person nilaani tulaani 2nd person ulaani mlaani 3rd person m-wa(I/II) alaani walaani other classes positive subject concord + -laani
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -silaani Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngelaani Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singelaani Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalilaani Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalilaani
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -alaani) Singular Plural 1st person nalaani twalaani 2nd person walaani mwalaani 3rd person m-wa(I/II) alaani walaani m-mi(III/IV) walaani yalaani ji-ma(V/VI) lalaani yalaani ki-vi(VII/VIII) chalaani vyalaani n(IX/X) yalaani zalaani u(XI) walaani see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwalaani pa(XVI) palaani mu(XVIII) mwalaani
Perfect positive subject concord + -melaani "Already" positive subject concord + -meshalaani "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jalaani "If/When" positive subject concord + -kilaani "If not" positive subject concord + -sipolaani Consecutive kalaani / positive subject concord + -kalaani Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kalaani
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nilaani -tulaani 2nd person -kulaani -walaani/-kulaanini/-walaanini 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mlaani -walaani m-mi(III/IV) -ulaani -ilaani ji-ma(V/VI) -lilaani -yalaani ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kilaani -vilaani n(IX/X) -ilaani -zilaani u(XI) -ulaani see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kulaani pa(XVI) -palaani mu(XVIII) -mulaani Reflexive -jilaani
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -laani- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -laaniye -laanio m-mi(III/IV) -laanio -laaniyo ji-ma(V/VI) -laanilo -laaniyo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -laanicho -laanivyo n(IX/X) -laaniyo -laanizo u(XI) -laanio see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -laaniko pa(XVI) -laanipo mu(XVIII) -laanimo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -laani) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yelaani -olaani m-mi(III/IV) -olaani -yolaani ji-ma(V/VI) -lolaani -yolaani ki-vi(VII/VIII) -cholaani -vyolaani n(IX/X) -yolaani -zolaani u(XI) -olaani see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kolaani pa(XVI) -polaani mu(XVIII) -molaani
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Related terms

• laana (“condemnation; curse”)