kamua

Finnish

Noun

kamua

1. partitive singular of kamu

Anagrams

• makua, mukaa

Swahili

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu [Term?].

Pronunciation

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Verb

-kamua (infinitive kukamua)

1. to squeeze

Conjugation

Conjugation of -kamua
Positive present -nakamua Subjunctive -kamue Negative -kamui Imperative singular kamua
Infinitives
Positive kukamua Negative kutokamua
Imperatives
Singular kamua Plural kamueni
Tensed forms
Habitual hukamua Positive past positive subject concord + -likamua Negative past negative subject concord + -kukamua
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nakamua) Singular Plural 1st person ninakamua/nakamua tunakamua 2nd person unakamua mnakamua 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anakamua wanakamua other classes positive subject concord + -nakamua
Negative present (negative subject concord + -kamui) Singular Plural 1st person sikamui hatukamui 2nd person hukamui hamkamui 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hakamui hawakamui other classes negative subject concord + -kamui
Positive future positive subject concord + -takamua Negative future negative subject concord + -takamua
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -kamue) Singular Plural 1st person nikamue tukamue 2nd person ukamue mkamue 3rd person m-wa(I/II) akamue wakamue other classes positive subject concord + -kamue
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sikamue Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngekamua Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singekamua Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalikamua Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalikamua
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -akamua) Singular Plural 1st person nakamua twakamua 2nd person wakamua mwakamua 3rd person m-wa(I/II) akamua wakamua m-mi(III/IV) wakamua yakamua ji-ma(V/VI) lakamua yakamua ki-vi(VII/VIII) chakamua vyakamua n(IX/X) yakamua zakamua u(XI) wakamua see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwakamua pa(XVI) pakamua mu(XVIII) mwakamua
Perfect positive subject concord + -mekamua "Already" positive subject concord + -meshakamua "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jakamua "If/When" positive subject concord + -kikamua "If not" positive subject concord + -sipokamua Consecutive kakamua / positive subject concord + -kakamua Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kakamue
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nikamua -tukamua 2nd person -kukamua -wakamua/-kukamueni/-wakamueni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mkamua -wakamua m-mi(III/IV) -ukamua -ikamua ji-ma(V/VI) -likamua -yakamua ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kikamua -vikamua n(IX/X) -ikamua -zikamua u(XI) -ukamua see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kukamua pa(XVI) -pakamua mu(XVIII) -mukamua Reflexive -jikamua
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -kamua- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -kamuaye -kamuao m-mi(III/IV) -kamuao -kamuayo ji-ma(V/VI) -kamualo -kamuayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kamuacho -kamuavyo n(IX/X) -kamuayo -kamuazo u(XI) -kamuao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kamuako pa(XVI) -kamuapo mu(XVIII) -kamuamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -kamua) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yekamua -okamua m-mi(III/IV) -okamua -yokamua ji-ma(V/VI) -lokamua -yokamua ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chokamua -vyokamua n(IX/X) -yokamua -zokamua u(XI) -okamua see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kokamua pa(XVI) -pokamua mu(XVIII) -mokamua
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.