kanusha

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Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-kanusha (infinitive kukanusha)

  1. to refute, deny
  2. to refuse (to decline a request or demand)

Conjugation

Conjugation of -kanusha
Positive present -nakanusha
Subjunctive -kanushe
Negative -kanushi
Imperative singular kanusha
Infinitives
Positive kukanusha
Negative kutokanusha
Imperatives
Singular kanusha
Plural kanusheni
Tensed forms
Habitual hukanusha
Positive past positive subject concord + -likanusha
Negative past negative subject concord + -kukanusha
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nakanusha)
Singular Plural
1st person ninakanusha/nakanusha tunakanusha
2nd person unakanusha mnakanusha
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anakanusha wanakanusha
other classes positive subject concord + -nakanusha
Negative present (negative subject concord + -kanushi)
Singular Plural
1st person sikanushi hatukanushi
2nd person hukanushi hamkanushi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hakanushi hawakanushi
other classes negative subject concord + -kanushi
Positive future positive subject concord + -takanusha
Negative future negative subject concord + -takanusha
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -kanushe)
Singular Plural
1st person nikanushe tukanushe
2nd person ukanushe mkanushe
3rd person m-wa(I/II) akanushe wakanushe
other classes positive subject concord + -kanushe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sikanushe
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngekanusha
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singekanusha
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalikanusha
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalikanusha
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -akanusha)
Singular Plural
1st person nakanusha twakanusha
2nd person wakanusha mwakanusha
3rd person m-wa(I/II) akanusha wakanusha
m-mi(III/IV) wakanusha yakanusha
ji-ma(V/VI) lakanusha yakanusha
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chakanusha vyakanusha
n(IX/X) yakanusha zakanusha
u(XI) wakanusha see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwakanusha
pa(XVI) pakanusha
mu(XVIII) mwakanusha
Perfect positive subject concord + -mekanusha
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshakanusha
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jakanusha
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kikanusha
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipokanusha
Consecutive kakanusha / positive subject concord + -kakanusha
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kakanushe
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nikanusha -tukanusha
2nd person -kukanusha -wakanusha/-kukanusheni/-wakanusheni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mkanusha -wakanusha
m-mi(III/IV) -ukanusha -ikanusha
ji-ma(V/VI) -likanusha -yakanusha
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kikanusha -vikanusha
n(IX/X) -ikanusha -zikanusha
u(XI) -ukanusha see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kukanusha
pa(XVI) -pakanusha
mu(XVIII) -mukanusha
Reflexive -jikanusha
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -kanusha- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -kanushaye -kanushao
m-mi(III/IV) -kanushao -kanushayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -kanushalo -kanushayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kanushacho -kanushavyo
n(IX/X) -kanushayo -kanushazo
u(XI) -kanushao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kanushako
pa(XVI) -kanushapo
mu(XVIII) -kanushamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -kanusha)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yekanusha -okanusha
m-mi(III/IV) -okanusha -yokanusha
ji-ma(V/VI) -lokanusha -yokanusha
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chokanusha -vyokanusha
n(IX/X) -yokanusha -zokanusha
u(XI) -okanusha see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kokanusha
pa(XVI) -pokanusha
mu(XVIII) -mokanusha
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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