sukua
- partitive singular of suku
-sukua (infinitive kusukua)
- Conversive form of -suka: to loosen, untwist
Conjugation of -sukua
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Positive present
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-nasukua
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Subjunctive
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-sukue
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Negative
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-sukui
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Imperative singular
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sukua
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Infinitives
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Imperatives
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Tensed forms
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Habitual
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husukua
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Positive past
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positive subject concord + -lisukua
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Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kusukua
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Positive present (positive subject concord + -nasukua)
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Singular
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Plural
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1st person
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ninasukua/nasukua
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tunasukua
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2nd person
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unasukua
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mnasukua
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3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anasukua
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wanasukua
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other classes
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positive subject concord + -nasukua
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Negative present (negative subject concord + -sukui)
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Singular
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Plural
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1st person
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sisukui
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hatusukui
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2nd person
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husukui
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hamsukui
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3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hasukui
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hawasukui
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other classes
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negative subject concord + -sukui
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Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tasukua
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Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tasukua
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Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -sukue)
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Singular
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Plural
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1st person
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nisukue
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tusukue
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2nd person
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usukue
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msukue
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3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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asukue
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wasukue
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other classes
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positive subject concord + -sukue
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Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sisukue
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Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngesukua
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Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singesukua
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Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalisukua
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Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalisukua
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Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mesukua
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"Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshasukua
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"Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jasukua
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"If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kisukua
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"If not"
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positive subject concord + -siposukua
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Consecutive
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kasukua / positive subject concord + -kasukua
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Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kasukue
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Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.
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