ghuri

Swahili

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Ajami	ـغُرِ

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic غَرَّ (ḡarra).

Pronunciation

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Verb

-ghuri (infinitive kughuri)

1. to cheat, to deceive

Conjugation

Conjugation of -ghuri
Positive present -naghuri Subjunctive -ghuri Negative -ghuri Imperative singular ghuri
Infinitives
Positive kughuri Negative kutoghuri
Imperatives
Singular ghuri Plural ghurini
Tensed forms
Habitual hughuri Positive past positive subject concord + -lighuri Negative past negative subject concord + -kughuri
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naghuri) Singular Plural 1st person ninaghuri/naghuri tunaghuri 2nd person unaghuri mnaghuri 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaghuri wanaghuri other classes positive subject concord + -naghuri
Negative present (negative subject concord + -ghuri) Singular Plural 1st person sighuri hatughuri 2nd person hughuri hamghuri 3rd person m-wa(I/II) haghuri hawaghuri other classes negative subject concord + -ghuri
Positive future positive subject concord + -taghuri Negative future negative subject concord + -taghuri
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -ghuri) Singular Plural 1st person nighuri tughuri 2nd person ughuri mghuri 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aghuri waghuri other classes positive subject concord + -ghuri
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sighuri Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeghuri Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeghuri Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalighuri Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalighuri
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aghuri) Singular Plural 1st person naghuri twaghuri 2nd person waghuri mwaghuri 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aghuri waghuri m-mi(III/IV) waghuri yaghuri ji-ma(V/VI) laghuri yaghuri ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaghuri vyaghuri n(IX/X) yaghuri zaghuri u(XI) waghuri see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwaghuri pa(XVI) paghuri mu(XVIII) mwaghuri
Perfect positive subject concord + -meghuri "Already" positive subject concord + -meshaghuri "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jaghuri "If/When" positive subject concord + -kighuri "If not" positive subject concord + -sipoghuri Consecutive kaghuri / positive subject concord + -kaghuri Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaghuri
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nighuri -tughuri 2nd person -kughuri -waghuri/-kughurini/-waghurini 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mghuri -waghuri m-mi(III/IV) -ughuri -ighuri ji-ma(V/VI) -lighuri -yaghuri ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kighuri -vighuri n(IX/X) -ighuri -zighuri u(XI) -ughuri see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kughuri pa(XVI) -paghuri mu(XVIII) -mughuri Reflexive -jighuri
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -ghuri- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -ghuriye -ghurio m-mi(III/IV) -ghurio -ghuriyo ji-ma(V/VI) -ghurilo -ghuriyo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -ghuricho -ghurivyo n(IX/X) -ghuriyo -ghurizo u(XI) -ghurio see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -ghuriko pa(XVI) -ghuripo mu(XVIII) -ghurimo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -ghuri) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yeghuri -oghuri m-mi(III/IV) -oghuri -yoghuri ji-ma(V/VI) -loghuri -yoghuri ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choghuri -vyoghuri n(IX/X) -yoghuri -zoghuri u(XI) -oghuri see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -koghuri pa(XVI) -poghuri mu(XVIII) -moghuri
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.