shua

See also: Shua, shuā, shuǎ, shuà, and shûa

Mandarin

Romanization

shua

1. Nonstandard spelling of shuā.
2. Nonstandard spelling of shuǎ.
3. Nonstandard spelling of shuà.

Usage notes

• Transcriptions of Mandarin into the Latin script often do not distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without indication of tone.

Swahili

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

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Verb

-shua (infinitive kushua)

1. to lower down
2. to lower a boat into the water

Conjugation

Conjugation of -shua
Positive present -nashua Subjunctive -shue Negative -shui Imperative singular shua
Infinitives
Positive kushua Negative kutoshua
Imperatives
Singular shua Plural shueni
Tensed forms
Habitual hushua Positive past positive subject concord + -lishua Negative past negative subject concord + -kushua
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nashua) Singular Plural 1st person ninashua/nashua tunashua 2nd person unashua mnashua 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anashua wanashua other classes positive subject concord + -nashua
Negative present (negative subject concord + -shui) Singular Plural 1st person sishui hatushui 2nd person hushui hamshui 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hashui hawashui other classes negative subject concord + -shui
Positive future positive subject concord + -tashua Negative future negative subject concord + -tashua
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -shue) Singular Plural 1st person nishue tushue 2nd person ushue mshue 3rd person m-wa(I/II) ashue washue other classes positive subject concord + -shue
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sishue Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeshua Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeshua Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalishua Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalishua
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -ashua) Singular Plural 1st person nashua twashua 2nd person washua mwashua 3rd person m-wa(I/II) ashua washua m-mi(III/IV) washua yashua ji-ma(V/VI) lashua yashua ki-vi(VII/VIII) chashua vyashua n(IX/X) yashua zashua u(XI) washua see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwashua pa(XVI) pashua mu(XVIII) mwashua
Perfect positive subject concord + -meshua "Already" positive subject concord + -meshashua "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jashua "If/When" positive subject concord + -kishua "If not" positive subject concord + -siposhua Consecutive kashua / positive subject concord + -kashua Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kashue
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nishua -tushua 2nd person -kushua -washua/-kushueni/-washueni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mshua -washua m-mi(III/IV) -ushua -ishua ji-ma(V/VI) -lishua -yashua ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kishua -vishua n(IX/X) -ishua -zishua u(XI) -ushua see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kushua pa(XVI) -pashua mu(XVIII) -mushua Reflexive -jishua
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -shua- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -shuaye -shuao m-mi(III/IV) -shuao -shuayo ji-ma(V/VI) -shualo -shuayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -shuacho -shuavyo n(IX/X) -shuayo -shuazo u(XI) -shuao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -shuako pa(XVI) -shuapo mu(XVIII) -shuamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -shua) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yeshua -oshua m-mi(III/IV) -oshua -yoshua ji-ma(V/VI) -loshua -yoshua ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choshua -vyoshua n(IX/X) -yoshua -zoshua u(XI) -oshua see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -koshua pa(XVI) -poshua mu(XVIII) -moshua
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: -shulia
  • Causative: -shusha
  • Passive: -shuliwa
  • Stative: -shulika