nusuru

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic نَصَرَ (naṣara).

Pronunciation

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Verb

-nusuru (infinitive kunusuru)

1. to help, support, save, defend

Conjugation

Conjugation of -nusuru
Positive present -nanusuru Subjunctive -nusuru Negative -nusuru Imperative singular nusuru
Infinitives
Positive kunusuru Negative kutonusuru
Imperatives
Singular nusuru Plural nusuruni
Tensed forms
Habitual hunusuru Positive past positive subject concord + -linusuru Negative past negative subject concord + -kunusuru
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nanusuru) Singular Plural 1st person ninanusuru/nanusuru tunanusuru 2nd person unanusuru mnanusuru 3rd person m-wa(I/II) ananusuru wananusuru other classes positive subject concord + -nanusuru
Negative present (negative subject concord + -nusuru) Singular Plural 1st person sinusuru hatunusuru 2nd person hunusuru hamnusuru 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hanusuru hawanusuru other classes negative subject concord + -nusuru
Positive future positive subject concord + -tanusuru Negative future negative subject concord + -tanusuru
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -nusuru) Singular Plural 1st person ninusuru tunusuru 2nd person unusuru mnusuru 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anusuru wanusuru other classes positive subject concord + -nusuru
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sinusuru Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngenusuru Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singenusuru Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalinusuru Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalinusuru
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -anusuru) Singular Plural 1st person nanusuru twanusuru 2nd person wanusuru mwanusuru 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anusuru wanusuru m-mi(III/IV) wanusuru yanusuru ji-ma(V/VI) lanusuru yanusuru ki-vi(VII/VIII) chanusuru vyanusuru n(IX/X) yanusuru zanusuru u(XI) wanusuru see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwanusuru pa(XVI) panusuru mu(XVIII) mwanusuru
Perfect positive subject concord + -menusuru "Already" positive subject concord + -meshanusuru "Not yet" negative subject concord + -janusuru "If/When" positive subject concord + -kinusuru "If not" positive subject concord + -siponusuru Consecutive kanusuru / positive subject concord + -kanusuru Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kanusuru
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -ninusuru -tunusuru 2nd person -kunusuru -wanusuru/-kunusuruni/-wanusuruni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mnusuru -wanusuru m-mi(III/IV) -unusuru -inusuru ji-ma(V/VI) -linusuru -yanusuru ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kinusuru -vinusuru n(IX/X) -inusuru -zinusuru u(XI) -unusuru see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kunusuru pa(XVI) -panusuru mu(XVIII) -munusuru Reflexive -jinusuru
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -nusuru- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -nusuruye -nusuruo m-mi(III/IV) -nusuruo -nusuruyo ji-ma(V/VI) -nusurulo -nusuruyo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -nusurucho -nusuruvyo n(IX/X) -nusuruyo -nusuruzo u(XI) -nusuruo see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -nusuruko pa(XVI) -nusurupo mu(XVIII) -nusurumo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -nusuru) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yenusuru -onusuru m-mi(III/IV) -onusuru -yonusuru ji-ma(V/VI) -lonusuru -yonusuru ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chonusuru -vyonusuru n(IX/X) -yonusuru -zonusuru u(XI) -onusuru see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -konusuru pa(XVI) -ponusuru mu(XVIII) -monusuru
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: -nusuria
  • Causative: -nusurisha
  • Passive: -nusuriwa
  • Stative: -nusurika