sugua

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-sugua (infinitive kusugua)

1. to rub, scrub
2. to scrub clean

Conjugation

Conjugation of -sugua
Positive present -nasugua Subjunctive -sugue Negative -sugui Imperative singular sugua
Infinitives
Positive kusugua Negative kutosugua
Imperatives
Singular sugua Plural sugueni
Tensed forms
Habitual husugua Positive past positive subject concord + -lisugua Negative past negative subject concord + -kusugua
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nasugua) Singular Plural 1st person ninasugua/nasugua tunasugua 2nd person unasugua mnasugua 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anasugua wanasugua other classes positive subject concord + -nasugua
Negative present (negative subject concord + -sugui) Singular Plural 1st person sisugui hatusugui 2nd person husugui hamsugui 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hasugui hawasugui other classes negative subject concord + -sugui
Positive future positive subject concord + -tasugua Negative future negative subject concord + -tasugua
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -sugue) Singular Plural 1st person nisugue tusugue 2nd person usugue msugue 3rd person m-wa(I/II) asugue wasugue other classes positive subject concord + -sugue
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sisugue Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngesugua Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singesugua Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalisugua Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalisugua
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -asugua) Singular Plural 1st person nasugua twasugua 2nd person wasugua mwasugua 3rd person m-wa(I/II) asugua wasugua m-mi(III/IV) wasugua yasugua ji-ma(V/VI) lasugua yasugua ki-vi(VII/VIII) chasugua vyasugua n(IX/X) yasugua zasugua u(XI) wasugua see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwasugua pa(XVI) pasugua mu(XVIII) mwasugua
Perfect positive subject concord + -mesugua "Already" positive subject concord + -meshasugua "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jasugua "If/When" positive subject concord + -kisugua "If not" positive subject concord + -siposugua Consecutive kasugua / positive subject concord + -kasugua Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kasugue
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nisugua -tusugua 2nd person -kusugua -wasugua/-kusugueni/-wasugueni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -msugua -wasugua m-mi(III/IV) -usugua -isugua ji-ma(V/VI) -lisugua -yasugua ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kisugua -visugua n(IX/X) -isugua -zisugua u(XI) -usugua see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kusugua pa(XVI) -pasugua mu(XVIII) -musugua Reflexive -jisugua
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -sugua- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -suguaye -suguao m-mi(III/IV) -suguao -suguayo ji-ma(V/VI) -sugualo -suguayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -suguacho -suguavyo n(IX/X) -suguayo -suguazo u(XI) -suguao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -suguako pa(XVI) -suguapo mu(XVIII) -suguamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -sugua) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yesugua -osugua m-mi(III/IV) -osugua -yosugua ji-ma(V/VI) -losugua -yosugua ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chosugua -vyosugua n(IX/X) -yosugua -zosugua u(XI) -osugua see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kosugua pa(XVI) -posugua mu(XVIII) -mosugua
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.