epuka

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-epuka (infinitive kuepuka)

1. to avoid
2. to escape, to distance oneself from

Conjugation

Conjugation of -epuka
Positive present -naepuka Subjunctive -epuke Negative -epuki Imperative singular epuka
Infinitives
Positive kuepuka Negative kutoepuka
Imperatives
Singular epuka Plural epukeni
Tensed forms
Habitual huepuka Positive past positive subject concord + -liepuka Negative past negative subject concord + -kuepuka
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naepuka) Singular Plural 1st person ninaepuka/naepuka tunaepuka 2nd person unaepuka mnaepuka 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaepuka wanaepuka other classes positive subject concord + -naepuka
Negative present (negative subject concord + -epuki) Singular Plural 1st person siepuki hatuepuki 2nd person huepuki hamwepuki 3rd person m-wa(I/II) haepuki hawaepuki other classes negative subject concord + -epuki
Positive future positive subject concord + -taepuka Negative future negative subject concord + -taepuka
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -epuke) Singular Plural 1st person niepuke tuepuke 2nd person uepuke mwepuke 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aepuke waepuke other classes positive subject concord + -epuke
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siepuke Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeepuka Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeepuka Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliepuka Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliepuka
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aepuka) Singular Plural 1st person naepuka twaepuka 2nd person waepuka mwaepuka 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aepuka waepuka m-mi(III/IV) waepuka yaepuka ji-ma(V/VI) laepuka yaepuka ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaepuka vyaepuka n(IX/X) yaepuka zaepuka u(XI) waepuka see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwaepuka pa(XVI) paepuka mu(XVIII) mwaepuka
Perfect positive subject concord + -meepuka "Already" positive subject concord + -meshaepuka "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jaepuka "If/When" positive subject concord + -kiepuka "If not" positive subject concord + -sipoepuka Consecutive kaepuka / positive subject concord + -kaepuka Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaepuke
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -niepuka -tuepuka 2nd person -kuepuka -waepuka/-kuepukeni/-waepukeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mwepuka -waepuka m-mi(III/IV) -uepuka -iepuka ji-ma(V/VI) -liepuka -yaepuka ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiepuka -viepuka n(IX/X) -iepuka -ziepuka u(XI) -uepuka see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuepuka pa(XVI) -paepuka mu(XVIII) -muepuka Reflexive -jiepuka
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -epuka- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -epukaye -epukao m-mi(III/IV) -epukao -epukayo ji-ma(V/VI) -epukalo -epukayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -epukacho -epukavyo n(IX/X) -epukayo -epukazo u(XI) -epukao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -epukako pa(XVI) -epukapo mu(XVIII) -epukamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -epuka) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yeepuka -oepuka m-mi(III/IV) -oepuka -yoepuka ji-ma(V/VI) -loepuka -yoepuka ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choepuka -vyoepuka n(IX/X) -yoepuka -zoepuka u(XI) -oepuka see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -koepuka pa(XVI) -poepuka mu(XVIII) -moepuka
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.