yeyuka

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-yeyuka (infinitive kuyeyuka)

1. to dissolve, melt, liquefy

Conjugation

Conjugation of -yeyuka
Positive present -nayeyuka Subjunctive -yeyuke Negative -yeyuki Imperative singular yeyuka
Infinitives
Positive kuyeyuka Negative kutoyeyuka
Imperatives
Singular yeyuka Plural yeyukeni
Tensed forms
Habitual huyeyuka Positive past positive subject concord + -liyeyuka Negative past negative subject concord + -kuyeyuka
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nayeyuka) Singular Plural 1st person ninayeyuka/nayeyuka tunayeyuka 2nd person unayeyuka mnayeyuka 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anayeyuka wanayeyuka other classes positive subject concord + -nayeyuka
Negative present (negative subject concord + -yeyuki) Singular Plural 1st person siyeyuki hatuyeyuki 2nd person huyeyuki hamyeyuki 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hayeyuki hawayeyuki other classes negative subject concord + -yeyuki
Positive future positive subject concord + -tayeyuka Negative future negative subject concord + -tayeyuka
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -yeyuke) Singular Plural 1st person niyeyuke tuyeyuke 2nd person uyeyuke myeyuke 3rd person m-wa(I/II) ayeyuke wayeyuke other classes positive subject concord + -yeyuke
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siyeyuke Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeyeyuka Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeyeyuka Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliyeyuka Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliyeyuka
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -ayeyuka) Singular Plural 1st person nayeyuka twayeyuka 2nd person wayeyuka mwayeyuka 3rd person m-wa(I/II) ayeyuka wayeyuka m-mi(III/IV) wayeyuka yayeyuka ji-ma(V/VI) layeyuka yayeyuka ki-vi(VII/VIII) chayeyuka vyayeyuka n(IX/X) yayeyuka zayeyuka u(XI) wayeyuka see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwayeyuka pa(XVI) payeyuka mu(XVIII) mwayeyuka
Perfect positive subject concord + -meyeyuka "Already" positive subject concord + -meshayeyuka "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jayeyuka "If/When" positive subject concord + -kiyeyuka "If not" positive subject concord + -sipoyeyuka Consecutive kayeyuka / positive subject concord + -kayeyuka Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kayeyuke
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -niyeyuka -tuyeyuka 2nd person -kuyeyuka -wayeyuka/-kuyeyukeni/-wayeyukeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -myeyuka -wayeyuka m-mi(III/IV) -uyeyuka -iyeyuka ji-ma(V/VI) -liyeyuka -yayeyuka ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiyeyuka -viyeyuka n(IX/X) -iyeyuka -ziyeyuka u(XI) -uyeyuka see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuyeyuka pa(XVI) -payeyuka mu(XVIII) -muyeyuka Reflexive -jiyeyuka
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -yeyuka- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yeyukaye -yeyukao m-mi(III/IV) -yeyukao -yeyukayo ji-ma(V/VI) -yeyukalo -yeyukayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -yeyukacho -yeyukavyo n(IX/X) -yeyukayo -yeyukazo u(XI) -yeyukao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -yeyukako pa(XVI) -yeyukapo mu(XVIII) -yeyukamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -yeyuka) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yeyeyuka -oyeyuka m-mi(III/IV) -oyeyuka -yoyeyuka ji-ma(V/VI) -loyeyuka -yoyeyuka ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choyeyuka -vyoyeyuka n(IX/X) -yoyeyuka -zoyeyuka u(XI) -oyeyuka see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -koyeyuka pa(XVI) -poyeyuka mu(XVIII) -moyeyuka
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:
  • Causative: -yeyusha
  • Passive: -yeyukwa