kusuru

See also: küsuru

Swahili

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Arabic [Term?].

Verb

-kusuru (infinitive kukusuru)

1. to compel
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Conjugation

Conjugation of -kusuru
Positive present -nakusuru Subjunctive -kusuru Negative -kusuru Imperative singular kusuru
Infinitives
Positive kukusuru Negative kutokusuru
Imperatives
Singular kusuru Plural kusuruni
Tensed forms
Habitual hukusuru Positive past positive subject concord + -likusuru Negative past negative subject concord + -kukusuru
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nakusuru) Singular Plural 1st person ninakusuru/nakusuru tunakusuru 2nd person unakusuru mnakusuru 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anakusuru wanakusuru other classes positive subject concord + -nakusuru
Negative present (negative subject concord + -kusuru) Singular Plural 1st person sikusuru hatukusuru 2nd person hukusuru hamkusuru 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hakusuru hawakusuru other classes negative subject concord + -kusuru
Positive future positive subject concord + -takusuru Negative future negative subject concord + -takusuru
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -kusuru) Singular Plural 1st person nikusuru tukusuru 2nd person ukusuru mkusuru 3rd person m-wa(I/II) akusuru wakusuru other classes positive subject concord + -kusuru
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sikusuru Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngekusuru Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singekusuru Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalikusuru Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalikusuru
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -akusuru) Singular Plural 1st person nakusuru twakusuru 2nd person wakusuru mwakusuru 3rd person m-wa(I/II) akusuru wakusuru m-mi(III/IV) wakusuru yakusuru ji-ma(V/VI) lakusuru yakusuru ki-vi(VII/VIII) chakusuru vyakusuru n(IX/X) yakusuru zakusuru u(XI) wakusuru see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwakusuru pa(XVI) pakusuru mu(XVIII) mwakusuru
Perfect positive subject concord + -mekusuru "Already" positive subject concord + -meshakusuru "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jakusuru "If/When" positive subject concord + -kikusuru "If not" positive subject concord + -sipokusuru Consecutive kakusuru / positive subject concord + -kakusuru Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kakusuru
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nikusuru -tukusuru 2nd person -kukusuru -wakusuru/-kukusuruni/-wakusuruni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mkusuru -wakusuru m-mi(III/IV) -ukusuru -ikusuru ji-ma(V/VI) -likusuru -yakusuru ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kikusuru -vikusuru n(IX/X) -ikusuru -zikusuru u(XI) -ukusuru see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kukusuru pa(XVI) -pakusuru mu(XVIII) -mukusuru Reflexive -jikusuru
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -kusuru- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -kusuruye -kusuruo m-mi(III/IV) -kusuruo -kusuruyo ji-ma(V/VI) -kusurulo -kusuruyo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kusurucho -kusuruvyo n(IX/X) -kusuruyo -kusuruzo u(XI) -kusuruo see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kusuruko pa(XVI) -kusurupo mu(XVIII) -kusurumo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -kusuru) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yekusuru -okusuru m-mi(III/IV) -okusuru -yokusuru ji-ma(V/VI) -lokusuru -yokusuru ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chokusuru -vyokusuru n(IX/X) -yokusuru -zokusuru u(XI) -okusuru see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kokusuru pa(XVI) -pokusuru mu(XVIII) -mokusuru
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:
  • Applicative: -kusuria
  • Causative: -kusurisha
  • Stative: -kusurika

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Arabic [Term?].

Verb

-kusuru (infinitive kukusuru)

1. to shorten (of Muslim prayer)

Conjugation

Conjugation of -kusuru
Positive present -nakusuru Subjunctive -kusuru Negative -kusuru Imperative singular kusuru
Infinitives
Positive kukusuru Negative kutokusuru
Imperatives
Singular kusuru Plural kusuruni
Tensed forms
Habitual hukusuru Positive past positive subject concord + -likusuru Negative past negative subject concord + -kukusuru
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nakusuru) Singular Plural 1st person ninakusuru/nakusuru tunakusuru 2nd person unakusuru mnakusuru 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anakusuru wanakusuru other classes positive subject concord + -nakusuru
Negative present (negative subject concord + -kusuru) Singular Plural 1st person sikusuru hatukusuru 2nd person hukusuru hamkusuru 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hakusuru hawakusuru other classes negative subject concord + -kusuru
Positive future positive subject concord + -takusuru Negative future negative subject concord + -takusuru
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -kusuru) Singular Plural 1st person nikusuru tukusuru 2nd person ukusuru mkusuru 3rd person m-wa(I/II) akusuru wakusuru other classes positive subject concord + -kusuru
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sikusuru Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngekusuru Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singekusuru Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalikusuru Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalikusuru
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -akusuru) Singular Plural 1st person nakusuru twakusuru 2nd person wakusuru mwakusuru 3rd person m-wa(I/II) akusuru wakusuru m-mi(III/IV) wakusuru yakusuru ji-ma(V/VI) lakusuru yakusuru ki-vi(VII/VIII) chakusuru vyakusuru n(IX/X) yakusuru zakusuru u(XI) wakusuru see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwakusuru pa(XVI) pakusuru mu(XVIII) mwakusuru
Perfect positive subject concord + -mekusuru "Already" positive subject concord + -meshakusuru "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jakusuru "If/When" positive subject concord + -kikusuru "If not" positive subject concord + -sipokusuru Consecutive kakusuru / positive subject concord + -kakusuru Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kakusuru
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nikusuru -tukusuru 2nd person -kukusuru -wakusuru/-kukusuruni/-wakusuruni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mkusuru -wakusuru m-mi(III/IV) -ukusuru -ikusuru ji-ma(V/VI) -likusuru -yakusuru ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kikusuru -vikusuru n(IX/X) -ikusuru -zikusuru u(XI) -ukusuru see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kukusuru pa(XVI) -pakusuru mu(XVIII) -mukusuru Reflexive -jikusuru
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -kusuru- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -kusuruye -kusuruo m-mi(III/IV) -kusuruo -kusuruyo ji-ma(V/VI) -kusurulo -kusuruyo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kusurucho -kusuruvyo n(IX/X) -kusuruyo -kusuruzo u(XI) -kusuruo see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kusuruko pa(XVI) -kusurupo mu(XVIII) -kusurumo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -kusuru) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yekusuru -okusuru m-mi(III/IV) -okusuru -yokusuru ji-ma(V/VI) -lokusuru -yokusuru ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chokusuru -vyokusuru n(IX/X) -yokusuru -zokusuru u(XI) -okusuru see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kokusuru pa(XVI) -pokusuru mu(XVIII) -mokusuru
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:
  • Applicative: -kusuria
  • Causative: -kusurisha
  • Stative: -kusurika

Turkish

Noun

kusuru

1. definite singular accusative of kusur