parua

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-parua (infinitive kuparua)

1. to scratch

Conjugation

Conjugation of -parua
Positive present -naparua Subjunctive -parue Negative -parui Imperative singular parua
Infinitives
Positive kuparua Negative kutoparua
Imperatives
Singular parua Plural parueni
Tensed forms
Habitual huparua Positive past positive subject concord + -liparua Negative past negative subject concord + -kuparua
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naparua) Singular Plural 1st person ninaparua/naparua tunaparua 2nd person unaparua mnaparua 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaparua wanaparua other classes positive subject concord + -naparua
Negative present (negative subject concord + -parui) Singular Plural 1st person siparui hatuparui 2nd person huparui hamparui 3rd person m-wa(I/II) haparui hawaparui other classes negative subject concord + -parui
Positive future positive subject concord + -taparua Negative future negative subject concord + -taparua
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -parue) Singular Plural 1st person niparue tuparue 2nd person uparue mparue 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aparue waparue other classes positive subject concord + -parue
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siparue Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeparua Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeparua Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliparua Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliparua
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aparua) Singular Plural 1st person naparua twaparua 2nd person waparua mwaparua 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aparua waparua m-mi(III/IV) waparua yaparua ji-ma(V/VI) laparua yaparua ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaparua vyaparua n(IX/X) yaparua zaparua u(XI) waparua see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwaparua pa(XVI) paparua mu(XVIII) mwaparua
Perfect positive subject concord + -meparua "Already" positive subject concord + -meshaparua "Not yet" negative subject concord + -japarua "If/When" positive subject concord + -kiparua "If not" positive subject concord + -sipoparua Consecutive kaparua / positive subject concord + -kaparua Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaparue
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -niparua -tuparua 2nd person -kuparua -waparua/-kuparueni/-waparueni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mparua -waparua m-mi(III/IV) -uparua -iparua ji-ma(V/VI) -liparua -yaparua ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiparua -viparua n(IX/X) -iparua -ziparua u(XI) -uparua see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuparua pa(XVI) -paparua mu(XVIII) -muparua Reflexive -jiparua
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -parua- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -paruaye -paruao m-mi(III/IV) -paruao -paruayo ji-ma(V/VI) -parualo -paruayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -paruacho -paruavyo n(IX/X) -paruayo -paruazo u(XI) -paruao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -paruako pa(XVI) -paruapo mu(XVIII) -paruamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -parua) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yeparua -oparua m-mi(III/IV) -oparua -yoparua ji-ma(V/VI) -loparua -yoparua ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choparua -vyoparua n(IX/X) -yoparua -zoparua u(XI) -oparua see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -koparua pa(XVI) -poparua mu(XVIII) -moparua
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.