fufua

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Noun

fufua

  1. egg

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-fufua (infinitive kufufua)

  1. to resurrect, to revive, to bring back to life

Conjugation

Conjugation of -fufua
Positive present -nafufua
Subjunctive -fufue
Negative -fufui
Imperative singular fufua
Infinitives
Positive kufufua
Negative kutofufua
Imperatives
Singular fufua
Plural fufueni
Tensed forms
Habitual hufufua
Positive past positive subject concord + -lifufua
Negative past negative subject concord + -kufufua
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nafufua)
Singular Plural
1st person ninafufua/nafufua tunafufua
2nd person unafufua mnafufua
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anafufua wanafufua
other classes positive subject concord + -nafufua
Negative present (negative subject concord + -fufui)
Singular Plural
1st person sifufui hatufufui
2nd person hufufui hamfufui
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hafufui hawafufui
other classes negative subject concord + -fufui
Positive future positive subject concord + -tafufua
Negative future negative subject concord + -tafufua
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -fufue)
Singular Plural
1st person nifufue tufufue
2nd person ufufue mfufue
3rd person m-wa(I/II) afufue wafufue
other classes positive subject concord + -fufue
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sifufue
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngefufua
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singefufua
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalifufua
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalifufua
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -afufua)
Singular Plural
1st person nafufua twafufua
2nd person wafufua mwafufua
3rd person m-wa(I/II) afufua wafufua
m-mi(III/IV) wafufua yafufua
ji-ma(V/VI) lafufua yafufua
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chafufua vyafufua
n(IX/X) yafufua zafufua
u(XI) wafufua see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwafufua
pa(XVI) pafufua
mu(XVIII) mwafufua
Perfect positive subject concord + -mefufua
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshafufua
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jafufua
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kifufua
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipofufua
Consecutive kafufua / positive subject concord + -kafufua
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kafufue
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nifufua -tufufua
2nd person -kufufua -wafufua/-kufufueni/-wafufueni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mfufua -wafufua
m-mi(III/IV) -ufufua -ifufua
ji-ma(V/VI) -lifufua -yafufua
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kifufua -vifufua
n(IX/X) -ifufua -zifufua
u(XI) -ufufua see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kufufua
pa(XVI) -pafufua
mu(XVIII) -mufufua
Reflexive -jifufua
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -fufua- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -fufuaye -fufuao
m-mi(III/IV) -fufuao -fufuayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -fufualo -fufuayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -fufuacho -fufuavyo
n(IX/X) -fufuayo -fufuazo
u(XI) -fufuao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -fufuako
pa(XVI) -fufuapo
mu(XVIII) -fufuamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -fufua)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yefufua -ofufua
m-mi(III/IV) -ofufua -yofufua
ji-ma(V/VI) -lofufua -yofufua
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chofufua -vyofufua
n(IX/X) -yofufua -zofufua
u(XI) -ofufua see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kofufua
pa(XVI) -pofufua
mu(XVIII) -mofufua
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms