kusuru

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See also: küsuru

Swahili

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Arabic .

Verb

-kusuru (infinitive kukusuru)

  1. to compel
  2. (in reflexive forms) This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.
Conjugation
Conjugation of -kusuru
Positive present -nakusuru
Subjunctive -kusuru
Negative -kusuru
Imperative singular kusuru
Infinitives
Positive kukusuru
Negative kutokusuru
Imperatives
Singular kusuru
Plural kusuruni
Tensed forms
Habitual hukusuru
Positive past positive subject concord + -likusuru
Negative past negative subject concord + -kukusuru
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nakusuru)
Singular Plural
1st person ninakusuru/nakusuru tunakusuru
2nd person unakusuru mnakusuru
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anakusuru wanakusuru
other classes positive subject concord + -nakusuru
Negative present (negative subject concord + -kusuru)
Singular Plural
1st person sikusuru hatukusuru
2nd person hukusuru hamkusuru
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hakusuru hawakusuru
other classes negative subject concord + -kusuru
Positive future positive subject concord + -takusuru
Negative future negative subject concord + -takusuru
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -kusuru)
Singular Plural
1st person nikusuru tukusuru
2nd person ukusuru mkusuru
3rd person m-wa(I/II) akusuru wakusuru
other classes positive subject concord + -kusuru
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sikusuru
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngekusuru
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singekusuru
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalikusuru
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalikusuru
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -akusuru)
Singular Plural
1st person nakusuru twakusuru
2nd person wakusuru mwakusuru
3rd person m-wa(I/II) akusuru wakusuru
m-mi(III/IV) wakusuru yakusuru
ji-ma(V/VI) lakusuru yakusuru
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chakusuru vyakusuru
n(IX/X) yakusuru zakusuru
u(XI) wakusuru see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwakusuru
pa(XVI) pakusuru
mu(XVIII) mwakusuru
Perfect positive subject concord + -mekusuru
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshakusuru
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jakusuru
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kikusuru
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipokusuru
Consecutive kakusuru / positive subject concord + -kakusuru
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kakusuru
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nikusuru -tukusuru
2nd person -kukusuru -wakusuru/-kukusuruni/-wakusuruni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mkusuru -wakusuru
m-mi(III/IV) -ukusuru -ikusuru
ji-ma(V/VI) -likusuru -yakusuru
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kikusuru -vikusuru
n(IX/X) -ikusuru -zikusuru
u(XI) -ukusuru see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kukusuru
pa(XVI) -pakusuru
mu(XVIII) -mukusuru
Reflexive -jikusuru
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -kusuru- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -kusuruye -kusuruo
m-mi(III/IV) -kusuruo -kusuruyo
ji-ma(V/VI) -kusurulo -kusuruyo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kusurucho -kusuruvyo
n(IX/X) -kusuruyo -kusuruzo
u(XI) -kusuruo see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kusuruko
pa(XVI) -kusurupo
mu(XVIII) -kusurumo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -kusuru)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yekusuru -okusuru
m-mi(III/IV) -okusuru -yokusuru
ji-ma(V/VI) -lokusuru -yokusuru
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chokusuru -vyokusuru
n(IX/X) -yokusuru -zokusuru
u(XI) -okusuru see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kokusuru
pa(XVI) -pokusuru
mu(XVIII) -mokusuru
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Arabic .

Verb

-kusuru (infinitive kukusuru)

  1. to shorten (of Muslim prayer)
Conjugation
Conjugation of -kusuru
Positive present -nakusuru
Subjunctive -kusuru
Negative -kusuru
Imperative singular kusuru
Infinitives
Positive kukusuru
Negative kutokusuru
Imperatives
Singular kusuru
Plural kusuruni
Tensed forms
Habitual hukusuru
Positive past positive subject concord + -likusuru
Negative past negative subject concord + -kukusuru
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nakusuru)
Singular Plural
1st person ninakusuru/nakusuru tunakusuru
2nd person unakusuru mnakusuru
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anakusuru wanakusuru
other classes positive subject concord + -nakusuru
Negative present (negative subject concord + -kusuru)
Singular Plural
1st person sikusuru hatukusuru
2nd person hukusuru hamkusuru
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hakusuru hawakusuru
other classes negative subject concord + -kusuru
Positive future positive subject concord + -takusuru
Negative future negative subject concord + -takusuru
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -kusuru)
Singular Plural
1st person nikusuru tukusuru
2nd person ukusuru mkusuru
3rd person m-wa(I/II) akusuru wakusuru
other classes positive subject concord + -kusuru
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sikusuru
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngekusuru
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singekusuru
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalikusuru
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalikusuru
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -akusuru)
Singular Plural
1st person nakusuru twakusuru
2nd person wakusuru mwakusuru
3rd person m-wa(I/II) akusuru wakusuru
m-mi(III/IV) wakusuru yakusuru
ji-ma(V/VI) lakusuru yakusuru
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chakusuru vyakusuru
n(IX/X) yakusuru zakusuru
u(XI) wakusuru see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwakusuru
pa(XVI) pakusuru
mu(XVIII) mwakusuru
Perfect positive subject concord + -mekusuru
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshakusuru
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jakusuru
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kikusuru
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipokusuru
Consecutive kakusuru / positive subject concord + -kakusuru
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kakusuru
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nikusuru -tukusuru
2nd person -kukusuru -wakusuru/-kukusuruni/-wakusuruni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mkusuru -wakusuru
m-mi(III/IV) -ukusuru -ikusuru
ji-ma(V/VI) -likusuru -yakusuru
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kikusuru -vikusuru
n(IX/X) -ikusuru -zikusuru
u(XI) -ukusuru see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kukusuru
pa(XVI) -pakusuru
mu(XVIII) -mukusuru
Reflexive -jikusuru
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -kusuru- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -kusuruye -kusuruo
m-mi(III/IV) -kusuruo -kusuruyo
ji-ma(V/VI) -kusurulo -kusuruyo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kusurucho -kusuruvyo
n(IX/X) -kusuruyo -kusuruzo
u(XI) -kusuruo see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kusuruko
pa(XVI) -kusurupo
mu(XVIII) -kusurumo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -kusuru)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yekusuru -okusuru
m-mi(III/IV) -okusuru -yokusuru
ji-ma(V/VI) -lokusuru -yokusuru
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chokusuru -vyokusuru
n(IX/X) -yokusuru -zokusuru
u(XI) -okusuru see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kokusuru
pa(XVI) -pokusuru
mu(XVIII) -mokusuru
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.
Derived terms

Turkish

Noun

kusuru

  1. definite singular accusative of kusur
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