lipua

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Finnish

Etymology

lip- +‎ -ua, akin to lipeä.

Pronunciation

Verb

lipua

  1. To glide, float (to move softly, smoothly, or effortlessly).
    Tanssija lipui ylväästi näyttämön ympäri.
    The dancer floated gracefully around the stage.
  2. To float (to move in a particular direction with a liquid on which one is floating).
    Minusta olisi ihanaa vain lipua alavirtaan.
    I'd love to just float downstream.
  3. To float (to drift or wander aimlessly).
    Lapsuuden mielikuvat lipuivat mielessäni.
    Images from my childhood floated through my mind.

Conjugation

Inflection of lipua (Kotus type 52*E/sanoa, p-v gradation)
indicative mood
present tense perfect
person positive negative person positive negative
1st sing. livun en livu 1st sing. olen lipunut en ole lipunut
2nd sing. livut et livu 2nd sing. olet lipunut et ole lipunut
3rd sing. lipuu ei livu 3rd sing. on lipunut ei ole lipunut
1st plur. livumme emme livu 1st plur. olemme lipuneet emme ole lipuneet
2nd plur. livutte ette livu 2nd plur. olette lipuneet ette ole lipuneet
3rd plur. lipuvat eivät livu 3rd plur. ovat lipuneet eivät ole lipuneet
passive livutaan ei livuta passive on livuttu ei ole livuttu
past tense pluperfect
person positive negative person positive negative
1st sing. livuin en lipunut 1st sing. olin lipunut en ollut lipunut
2nd sing. livuit et lipunut 2nd sing. olit lipunut et ollut lipunut
3rd sing. lipui ei lipunut 3rd sing. oli lipunut ei ollut lipunut
1st plur. livuimme emme lipuneet 1st plur. olimme lipuneet emme olleet lipuneet
2nd plur. livuitte ette lipuneet 2nd plur. olitte lipuneet ette olleet lipuneet
3rd plur. lipuivat eivät lipuneet 3rd plur. olivat lipuneet eivät olleet lipuneet
passive livuttiin ei livuttu passive oli livuttu ei ollut livuttu
conditional mood
present perfect
person positive negative person positive negative
1st sing. lipuisin en lipuisi 1st sing. olisin lipunut en olisi lipunut
2nd sing. lipuisit et lipuisi 2nd sing. olisit lipunut et olisi lipunut
3rd sing. lipuisi ei lipuisi 3rd sing. olisi lipunut ei olisi lipunut
1st plur. lipuisimme emme lipuisi 1st plur. olisimme lipuneet emme olisi lipuneet
2nd plur. lipuisitte ette lipuisi 2nd plur. olisitte lipuneet ette olisi lipuneet
3rd plur. lipuisivat eivät lipuisi 3rd plur. olisivat lipuneet eivät olisi lipuneet
passive livuttaisiin ei livuttaisi passive olisi livuttu ei olisi livuttu
imperative mood
present perfect
person positive negative person positive negative
1st sing. — — 1st sing. — —
2nd sing. livu älä livu 2nd sing. — —
3rd sing. lipukoon älköön lipuko 3rd sing. olkoon lipunut älköön olko lipunut
1st plur. lipukaamme älkäämme lipuko 1st plur. — —
2nd plur. lipukaa älkää lipuko 2nd plur. — —
3rd plur. lipukoot älkööt lipuko 3rd plur. olkoot lipuneet älkööt olko lipuneet
passive livuttakoon älköön livuttako passive olkoon livuttu älköön olko livuttu
potential mood
present perfect
person positive negative person positive negative
1st sing. lipunen en lipune 1st sing. lienen lipunut en liene lipunut
2nd sing. lipunet et lipune 2nd sing. lienet lipunut et liene lipunut
3rd sing. lipunee ei lipune 3rd sing. lienee lipunut ei liene lipunut
1st plur. lipunemme emme lipune 1st plur. lienemme lipuneet emme liene lipuneet
2nd plur. lipunette ette lipune 2nd plur. lienette lipuneet ette liene lipuneet
3rd plur. lipunevat eivät lipune 3rd plur. lienevät lipuneet eivät liene lipuneet
passive livuttaneen ei livuttane passive lienee livuttu ei liene livuttu
Nominal forms
infinitives participles
active passive active passive
1st lipua present lipuva livuttava
long 1st1
Possessive forms
Person sing. plur.
1st lipuakseni lipuaksemme
2nd lipuaksesi lipuaksenne
3rd lipuakseen
lipuaksensa
past lipunut livuttu
2nd inessive2 lipuessa livuttaessa agent4 lipuma
Possessive forms
Person sing. plur.
1st lipuessani lipuessamme
2nd lipuessasi lipuessanne
3rd lipuessaan
lipuessansa
negative lipumaton
instructive lipuen —
1) Used only with a possessive suffix.

2) Usually with a possessive suffix (active only).
3) Some uses of the verbal noun are called the 'fourth infinitive' by certain sources (more details).

4) Usually with a possessive suffix. May not be used with all verbs, especially intransitive ones (more details). Distinct from nouns with the -ma suffix and third infinitive forms.
3rd inessive lipumassa —
elative lipumasta —
illative lipumaan —
adessive lipumalla —
abessive lipumatta —
instructive lipuman livuttaman
4th3 verbal noun lipuminen
5th1
Possessive forms
Person sing. plur.
1st lipumaisillani lipumaisillamme
2nd lipumaisillasi lipumaisillanne
3rd lipumaisillaan
lipumaisillansa

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Verb

-lipua (infinitive kulipua)

  1. to explode

Conjugation

Conjugation of -lipua
Positive present -nalipua
Subjunctive -lipue
Negative -lipui
Imperative singular lipua
Infinitives
Positive kulipua
Negative kutolipua
Imperatives
Singular lipua
Plural lipueni
Tensed forms
Habitual hulipua
Positive past positive subject concord + -lilipua
Negative past negative subject concord + -kulipua
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nalipua)
Singular Plural
1st person ninalipua/nalipua tunalipua
2nd person unalipua mnalipua
3rd person m-wa(I/II) analipua wanalipua
other classes positive subject concord + -nalipua
Negative present (negative subject concord + -lipui)
Singular Plural
1st person silipui hatulipui
2nd person hulipui hamlipui
3rd person m-wa(I/II) halipui hawalipui
other classes negative subject concord + -lipui
Positive future positive subject concord + -talipua
Negative future negative subject concord + -talipua
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -lipue)
Singular Plural
1st person nilipue tulipue
2nd person ulipue mlipue
3rd person m-wa(I/II) alipue walipue
other classes positive subject concord + -lipue
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -silipue
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngelipua
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singelipua
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalilipua
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalilipua
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -alipua)
Singular Plural
1st person nalipua twalipua
2nd person walipua mwalipua
3rd person m-wa(I/II) alipua walipua
m-mi(III/IV) walipua yalipua
ji-ma(V/VI) lalipua yalipua
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chalipua vyalipua
n(IX/X) yalipua zalipua
u(XI) walipua see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwalipua
pa(XVI) palipua
mu(XVIII) mwalipua
Perfect positive subject concord + -melipua
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshalipua
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jalipua
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kilipua
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipolipua
Consecutive kalipua / positive subject concord + -kalipua
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kalipue
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nilipua -tulipua
2nd person -kulipua -walipua/-kulipueni/-walipueni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mlipua -walipua
m-mi(III/IV) -ulipua -ilipua
ji-ma(V/VI) -lilipua -yalipua
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kilipua -vilipua
n(IX/X) -ilipua -zilipua
u(XI) -ulipua see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kulipua
pa(XVI) -palipua
mu(XVIII) -mulipua
Reflexive -jilipua
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -lipua- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -lipuaye -lipuao
m-mi(III/IV) -lipuao -lipuayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -lipualo -lipuayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -lipuacho -lipuavyo
n(IX/X) -lipuayo -lipuazo
u(XI) -lipuao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -lipuako
pa(XVI) -lipuapo
mu(XVIII) -lipuamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -lipua)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yelipua -olipua
m-mi(III/IV) -olipua -yolipua
ji-ma(V/VI) -lolipua -yolipua
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -cholipua -vyolipua
n(IX/X) -yolipua -zolipua
u(XI) -olipua see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kolipua
pa(XVI) -polipua
mu(XVIII) -molipua
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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