pakua

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See also: pa-kua

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-pakua (infinitive kupakua)

  1. Conversive form of -pakia: to unload
  2. to serve food
  3. (computing) to download

Conjugation

Conjugation of -pakua
Positive present -napakua
Subjunctive -pakue
Negative -pakui
Imperative singular pakua
Infinitives
Positive kupakua
Negative kutopakua
Imperatives
Singular pakua
Plural pakueni
Tensed forms
Habitual hupakua
Positive past positive subject concord + -lipakua
Negative past negative subject concord + -kupakua
Positive present (positive subject concord + -napakua)
Singular Plural
1st person ninapakua/napakua tunapakua
2nd person unapakua mnapakua
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anapakua wanapakua
other classes positive subject concord + -napakua
Negative present (negative subject concord + -pakui)
Singular Plural
1st person sipakui hatupakui
2nd person hupakui hampakui
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hapakui hawapakui
other classes negative subject concord + -pakui
Positive future positive subject concord + -tapakua
Negative future negative subject concord + -tapakua
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -pakue)
Singular Plural
1st person nipakue tupakue
2nd person upakue mpakue
3rd person m-wa(I/II) apakue wapakue
other classes positive subject concord + -pakue
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sipakue
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngepakua
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singepakua
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalipakua
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalipakua
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -apakua)
Singular Plural
1st person napakua twapakua
2nd person wapakua mwapakua
3rd person m-wa(I/II) apakua wapakua
m-mi(III/IV) wapakua yapakua
ji-ma(V/VI) lapakua yapakua
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chapakua vyapakua
n(IX/X) yapakua zapakua
u(XI) wapakua see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwapakua
pa(XVI) papakua
mu(XVIII) mwapakua
Perfect positive subject concord + -mepakua
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshapakua
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -japakua
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kipakua
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipopakua
Consecutive kapakua / positive subject concord + -kapakua
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kapakue
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nipakua -tupakua
2nd person -kupakua -wapakua/-kupakueni/-wapakueni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mpakua -wapakua
m-mi(III/IV) -upakua -ipakua
ji-ma(V/VI) -lipakua -yapakua
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kipakua -vipakua
n(IX/X) -ipakua -zipakua
u(XI) -upakua see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kupakua
pa(XVI) -papakua
mu(XVIII) -mupakua
Reflexive -jipakua
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -pakua- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -pakuaye -pakuao
m-mi(III/IV) -pakuao -pakuayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -pakualo -pakuayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -pakuacho -pakuavyo
n(IX/X) -pakuayo -pakuazo
u(XI) -pakuao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -pakuako
pa(XVI) -pakuapo
mu(XVIII) -pakuamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -pakua)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yepakua -opakua
m-mi(III/IV) -opakua -yopakua
ji-ma(V/VI) -lopakua -yopakua
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chopakua -vyopakua
n(IX/X) -yopakua -zopakua
u(XI) -opakua see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kopakua
pa(XVI) -popakua
mu(XVIII) -mopakua
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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