fulia

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-fulia (infinitive kufulia)

1. Applicative form of -fua: to wash for someone

Conjugation

Conjugation of -fulia
Positive present -nafulia Subjunctive -fulie Negative -fulii Imperative singular fulia
Infinitives
Positive kufulia Negative kutofulia
Imperatives
Singular fulia Plural fulieni
Tensed forms
Habitual hufulia Positive past positive subject concord + -lifulia Negative past negative subject concord + -kufulia
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nafulia) Singular Plural 1st person ninafulia/nafulia tunafulia 2nd person unafulia mnafulia 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anafulia wanafulia other classes positive subject concord + -nafulia
Negative present (negative subject concord + -fulii) Singular Plural 1st person sifulii hatufulii 2nd person hufulii hamfulii 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hafulii hawafulii other classes negative subject concord + -fulii
Positive future positive subject concord + -tafulia Negative future negative subject concord + -tafulia
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -fulie) Singular Plural 1st person nifulie tufulie 2nd person ufulie mfulie 3rd person m-wa(I/II) afulie wafulie other classes positive subject concord + -fulie
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sifulie Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngefulia Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singefulia Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalifulia Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalifulia
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -afulia) Singular Plural 1st person nafulia twafulia 2nd person wafulia mwafulia 3rd person m-wa(I/II) afulia wafulia m-mi(III/IV) wafulia yafulia ji-ma(V/VI) lafulia yafulia ki-vi(VII/VIII) chafulia vyafulia n(IX/X) yafulia zafulia u(XI) wafulia see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwafulia pa(XVI) pafulia mu(XVIII) mwafulia
Perfect positive subject concord + -mefulia "Already" positive subject concord + -meshafulia "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jafulia "If/When" positive subject concord + -kifulia "If not" positive subject concord + -sipofulia Consecutive kafulia / positive subject concord + -kafulia Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kafulie
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nifulia -tufulia 2nd person -kufulia -wafulia/-kufulieni/-wafulieni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mfulia -wafulia m-mi(III/IV) -ufulia -ifulia ji-ma(V/VI) -lifulia -yafulia ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kifulia -vifulia n(IX/X) -ifulia -zifulia u(XI) -ufulia see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kufulia pa(XVI) -pafulia mu(XVIII) -mufulia Reflexive -jifulia
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -fulia- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -fuliaye -fuliao m-mi(III/IV) -fuliao -fuliayo ji-ma(V/VI) -fulialo -fuliayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -fuliacho -fuliavyo n(IX/X) -fuliayo -fuliazo u(XI) -fuliao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -fuliako pa(XVI) -fuliapo mu(XVIII) -fuliamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -fulia) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yefulia -ofulia m-mi(III/IV) -ofulia -yofulia ji-ma(V/VI) -lofulia -yofulia ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chofulia -vyofulia n(IX/X) -yofulia -zofulia u(XI) -ofulia see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kofulia pa(XVI) -pofulia mu(XVIII) -mofulia
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

• Verbal derivations:
  • Reciprocal: -fuliana (“to wash for each other”)
  • Stative: -fulika (“to be washable”)