rarua

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-rarua (infinitive kurarua)

1. to rip, to tear apart

Conjugation

Conjugation of -rarua
Positive present -nararua Subjunctive -rarue Negative -rarui Imperative singular rarua
Infinitives
Positive kurarua Negative kutorarua
Imperatives
Singular rarua Plural rarueni
Tensed forms
Habitual hurarua Positive past positive subject concord + -lirarua Negative past negative subject concord + -kurarua
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nararua) Singular Plural 1st person ninararua/nararua tunararua 2nd person unararua mnararua 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anararua wanararua other classes positive subject concord + -nararua
Negative present (negative subject concord + -rarui) Singular Plural 1st person sirarui haturarui 2nd person hurarui hamrarui 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hararui hawararui other classes negative subject concord + -rarui
Positive future positive subject concord + -tararua Negative future negative subject concord + -tararua
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -rarue) Singular Plural 1st person nirarue turarue 2nd person urarue mrarue 3rd person m-wa(I/II) ararue wararue other classes positive subject concord + -rarue
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sirarue Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngerarua Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singerarua Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalirarua Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalirarua
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -ararua) Singular Plural 1st person nararua twararua 2nd person wararua mwararua 3rd person m-wa(I/II) ararua wararua m-mi(III/IV) wararua yararua ji-ma(V/VI) lararua yararua ki-vi(VII/VIII) chararua vyararua n(IX/X) yararua zararua u(XI) wararua see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwararua pa(XVI) pararua mu(XVIII) mwararua
Perfect positive subject concord + -merarua "Already" positive subject concord + -meshararua "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jararua "If/When" positive subject concord + -kirarua "If not" positive subject concord + -siporarua Consecutive kararua / positive subject concord + -kararua Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kararue
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nirarua -turarua 2nd person -kurarua -wararua/-kurarueni/-wararueni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mrarua -wararua m-mi(III/IV) -urarua -irarua ji-ma(V/VI) -lirarua -yararua ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kirarua -virarua n(IX/X) -irarua -zirarua u(XI) -urarua see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kurarua pa(XVI) -pararua mu(XVIII) -murarua Reflexive -jirarua
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -rarua- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -raruaye -raruao m-mi(III/IV) -raruao -raruayo ji-ma(V/VI) -rarualo -raruayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -raruacho -raruavyo n(IX/X) -raruayo -raruazo u(XI) -raruao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -raruako pa(XVI) -raruapo mu(XVIII) -raruamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -rarua) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yerarua -orarua m-mi(III/IV) -orarua -yorarua ji-ma(V/VI) -lorarua -yorarua ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chorarua -vyorarua n(IX/X) -yorarua -zorarua u(XI) -orarua see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -korarua pa(XVI) -porarua mu(XVIII) -morarua
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.