pasuka

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-pasuka (infinitive kupasuka)

1. Stative form of -pasua: to be torn open

Conjugation

Conjugation of -pasuka
Positive present -napasuka Subjunctive -pasuke Negative -pasuki Imperative singular pasuka
Infinitives
Positive kupasuka Negative kutopasuka
Imperatives
Singular pasuka Plural pasukeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hupasuka Positive past positive subject concord + -lipasuka Negative past negative subject concord + -kupasuka
Positive present (positive subject concord + -napasuka) Singular Plural 1st person ninapasuka/napasuka tunapasuka 2nd person unapasuka mnapasuka 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anapasuka wanapasuka other classes positive subject concord + -napasuka
Negative present (negative subject concord + -pasuki) Singular Plural 1st person sipasuki hatupasuki 2nd person hupasuki hampasuki 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hapasuki hawapasuki other classes negative subject concord + -pasuki
Positive future positive subject concord + -tapasuka Negative future negative subject concord + -tapasuka
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -pasuke) Singular Plural 1st person nipasuke tupasuke 2nd person upasuke mpasuke 3rd person m-wa(I/II) apasuke wapasuke other classes positive subject concord + -pasuke
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sipasuke Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngepasuka Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singepasuka Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalipasuka Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalipasuka
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -apasuka) Singular Plural 1st person napasuka twapasuka 2nd person wapasuka mwapasuka 3rd person m-wa(I/II) apasuka wapasuka m-mi(III/IV) wapasuka yapasuka ji-ma(V/VI) lapasuka yapasuka ki-vi(VII/VIII) chapasuka vyapasuka n(IX/X) yapasuka zapasuka u(XI) wapasuka see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwapasuka pa(XVI) papasuka mu(XVIII) mwapasuka
Perfect positive subject concord + -mepasuka "Already" positive subject concord + -meshapasuka "Not yet" negative subject concord + -japasuka "If/When" positive subject concord + -kipasuka "If not" positive subject concord + -sipopasuka Consecutive kapasuka / positive subject concord + -kapasuka Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kapasuke
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nipasuka -tupasuka 2nd person -kupasuka -wapasuka/-kupasukeni/-wapasukeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mpasuka -wapasuka m-mi(III/IV) -upasuka -ipasuka ji-ma(V/VI) -lipasuka -yapasuka ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kipasuka -vipasuka n(IX/X) -ipasuka -zipasuka u(XI) -upasuka see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kupasuka pa(XVI) -papasuka mu(XVIII) -mupasuka Reflexive -jipasuka
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -pasuka- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -pasukaye -pasukao m-mi(III/IV) -pasukao -pasukayo ji-ma(V/VI) -pasukalo -pasukayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -pasukacho -pasukavyo n(IX/X) -pasukayo -pasukazo u(XI) -pasukao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -pasukako pa(XVI) -pasukapo mu(XVIII) -pasukamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -pasuka) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yepasuka -opasuka m-mi(III/IV) -opasuka -yopasuka ji-ma(V/VI) -lopasuka -yopasuka ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chopasuka -vyopasuka n(IX/X) -yopasuka -zopasuka u(XI) -opasuka see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kopasuka pa(XVI) -popasuka mu(XVIII) -mopasuka
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

• Nominal derivations:
  • mpasuko (“crack, tear”)