fuata

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Niuean

Noun

fuata

  1. youth

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-fuata (infinitive kufuata)

  1. to follow (to come after)
  2. to imitate
  3. to abide by (to comply with)

Conjugation

Conjugation of -fuata
Positive present -nafuata
Subjunctive -fuate
Negative -fuati
Imperative singular fuata
Infinitives
Positive kufuata
Negative kutofuata
Imperatives
Singular fuata
Plural fuateni
Tensed forms
Habitual hufuata
Positive past positive subject concord + -lifuata
Negative past negative subject concord + -kufuata
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nafuata)
Singular Plural
1st person ninafuata/nafuata tunafuata
2nd person unafuata mnafuata
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anafuata wanafuata
other classes positive subject concord + -nafuata
Negative present (negative subject concord + -fuati)
Singular Plural
1st person sifuati hatufuati
2nd person hufuati hamfuati
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hafuati hawafuati
other classes negative subject concord + -fuati
Positive future positive subject concord + -tafuata
Negative future negative subject concord + -tafuata
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -fuate)
Singular Plural
1st person nifuate tufuate
2nd person ufuate mfuate
3rd person m-wa(I/II) afuate wafuate
other classes positive subject concord + -fuate
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sifuate
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngefuata
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singefuata
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalifuata
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalifuata
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -afuata)
Singular Plural
1st person nafuata twafuata
2nd person wafuata mwafuata
3rd person m-wa(I/II) afuata wafuata
m-mi(III/IV) wafuata yafuata
ji-ma(V/VI) lafuata yafuata
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chafuata vyafuata
n(IX/X) yafuata zafuata
u(XI) wafuata see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwafuata
pa(XVI) pafuata
mu(XVIII) mwafuata
Perfect positive subject concord + -mefuata
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshafuata
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jafuata
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kifuata
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipofuata
Consecutive kafuata / positive subject concord + -kafuata
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kafuate
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nifuata -tufuata
2nd person -kufuata -wafuata/-kufuateni/-wafuateni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mfuata -wafuata
m-mi(III/IV) -ufuata -ifuata
ji-ma(V/VI) -lifuata -yafuata
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kifuata -vifuata
n(IX/X) -ifuata -zifuata
u(XI) -ufuata see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kufuata
pa(XVI) -pafuata
mu(XVIII) -mufuata
Reflexive -jifuata
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -fuata- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -fuataye -fuatao
m-mi(III/IV) -fuatao -fuatayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -fuatalo -fuatayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -fuatacho -fuatavyo
n(IX/X) -fuatayo -fuatazo
u(XI) -fuatao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -fuatako
pa(XVI) -fuatapo
mu(XVIII) -fuatamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -fuata)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yefuata -ofuata
m-mi(III/IV) -ofuata -yofuata
ji-ma(V/VI) -lofuata -yofuata
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chofuata -vyofuata
n(IX/X) -yofuata -zofuata
u(XI) -ofuata see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kofuata
pa(XVI) -pofuata
mu(XVIII) -mofuata
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms