parua

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Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-parua (infinitive kuparua)

  1. to scratch

Conjugation

Conjugation of -parua
Positive present -naparua
Subjunctive -parue
Negative -parui
Imperative singular parua
Infinitives
Positive kuparua
Negative kutoparua
Imperatives
Singular parua
Plural parueni
Tensed forms
Habitual huparua
Positive past positive subject concord + -liparua
Negative past negative subject concord + -kuparua
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naparua)
Singular Plural
1st person ninaparua/naparua tunaparua
2nd person unaparua mnaparua
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaparua wanaparua
other classes positive subject concord + -naparua
Negative present (negative subject concord + -parui)
Singular Plural
1st person siparui hatuparui
2nd person huparui hamparui
3rd person m-wa(I/II) haparui hawaparui
other classes negative subject concord + -parui
Positive future positive subject concord + -taparua
Negative future negative subject concord + -taparua
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -parue)
Singular Plural
1st person niparue tuparue
2nd person uparue mparue
3rd person m-wa(I/II) aparue waparue
other classes positive subject concord + -parue
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siparue
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeparua
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeparua
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliparua
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliparua
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aparua)
Singular Plural
1st person naparua twaparua
2nd person waparua mwaparua
3rd person m-wa(I/II) aparua waparua
m-mi(III/IV) waparua yaparua
ji-ma(V/VI) laparua yaparua
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaparua vyaparua
n(IX/X) yaparua zaparua
u(XI) waparua see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwaparua
pa(XVI) paparua
mu(XVIII) mwaparua
Perfect positive subject concord + -meparua
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshaparua
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -japarua
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kiparua
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipoparua
Consecutive kaparua / positive subject concord + -kaparua
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaparue
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -niparua -tuparua
2nd person -kuparua -waparua/-kuparueni/-waparueni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mparua -waparua
m-mi(III/IV) -uparua -iparua
ji-ma(V/VI) -liparua -yaparua
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiparua -viparua
n(IX/X) -iparua -ziparua
u(XI) -uparua see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kuparua
pa(XVI) -paparua
mu(XVIII) -muparua
Reflexive -jiparua
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -parua- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -paruaye -paruao
m-mi(III/IV) -paruao -paruayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -parualo -paruayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -paruacho -paruavyo
n(IX/X) -paruayo -paruazo
u(XI) -paruao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -paruako
pa(XVI) -paruapo
mu(XVIII) -paruamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -parua)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yeparua -oparua
m-mi(III/IV) -oparua -yoparua
ji-ma(V/VI) -loparua -yoparua
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choparua -vyoparua
n(IX/X) -yoparua -zoparua
u(XI) -oparua see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -koparua
pa(XVI) -poparua
mu(XVIII) -moparua
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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