rarua

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Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-rarua (infinitive kurarua)

  1. to rip, to tear apart

Conjugation

Conjugation of -rarua
Positive present -nararua
Subjunctive -rarue
Negative -rarui
Imperative singular rarua
Infinitives
Positive kurarua
Negative kutorarua
Imperatives
Singular rarua
Plural rarueni
Tensed forms
Habitual hurarua
Positive past positive subject concord + -lirarua
Negative past negative subject concord + -kurarua
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nararua)
Singular Plural
1st person ninararua/nararua tunararua
2nd person unararua mnararua
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anararua wanararua
other classes positive subject concord + -nararua
Negative present (negative subject concord + -rarui)
Singular Plural
1st person sirarui haturarui
2nd person hurarui hamrarui
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hararui hawararui
other classes negative subject concord + -rarui
Positive future positive subject concord + -tararua
Negative future negative subject concord + -tararua
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -rarue)
Singular Plural
1st person nirarue turarue
2nd person urarue mrarue
3rd person m-wa(I/II) ararue wararue
other classes positive subject concord + -rarue
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sirarue
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngerarua
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singerarua
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalirarua
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalirarua
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -ararua)
Singular Plural
1st person nararua twararua
2nd person wararua mwararua
3rd person m-wa(I/II) ararua wararua
m-mi(III/IV) wararua yararua
ji-ma(V/VI) lararua yararua
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chararua vyararua
n(IX/X) yararua zararua
u(XI) wararua see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwararua
pa(XVI) pararua
mu(XVIII) mwararua
Perfect positive subject concord + -merarua
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshararua
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jararua
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kirarua
"If not" positive subject concord + -siporarua
Consecutive kararua / positive subject concord + -kararua
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kararue
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nirarua -turarua
2nd person -kurarua -wararua/-kurarueni/-wararueni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mrarua -wararua
m-mi(III/IV) -urarua -irarua
ji-ma(V/VI) -lirarua -yararua
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kirarua -virarua
n(IX/X) -irarua -zirarua
u(XI) -urarua see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kurarua
pa(XVI) -pararua
mu(XVIII) -murarua
Reflexive -jirarua
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -rarua- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -raruaye -raruao
m-mi(III/IV) -raruao -raruayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -rarualo -raruayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -raruacho -raruavyo
n(IX/X) -raruayo -raruazo
u(XI) -raruao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -raruako
pa(XVI) -raruapo
mu(XVIII) -raruamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -rarua)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yerarua -orarua
m-mi(III/IV) -orarua -yorarua
ji-ma(V/VI) -lorarua -yorarua
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chorarua -vyorarua
n(IX/X) -yorarua -zorarua
u(XI) -orarua see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -korarua
pa(XVI) -porarua
mu(XVIII) -morarua
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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