shufu

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See also: shùfù, shùfú, and shūfu

Japanese

Romanization

shufu

  1. Rōmaji transcription of しゅふ

Swahili

Etymology

Probably from Arabic شافَ (šāfa, “to look”).

Pronunciation

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Verb

-shufu (infinitive kushufu)

  1. to detect, notice, perceive

Conjugation

Conjugation of -shufu
Positive present -nashufu
Subjunctive -shufu
Negative -shufu
Imperative singular shufu
Infinitives
Positive kushufu
Negative kutoshufu
Imperatives
Singular shufu
Plural shufuni
Tensed forms
Habitual hushufu
Positive past positive subject concord + -lishufu
Negative past negative subject concord + -kushufu
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nashufu)
Singular Plural
1st person ninashufu/nashufu tunashufu
2nd person unashufu mnashufu
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anashufu wanashufu
other classes positive subject concord + -nashufu
Negative present (negative subject concord + -shufu)
Singular Plural
1st person sishufu hatushufu
2nd person hushufu hamshufu
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hashufu hawashufu
other classes negative subject concord + -shufu
Positive future positive subject concord + -tashufu
Negative future negative subject concord + -tashufu
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -shufu)
Singular Plural
1st person nishufu tushufu
2nd person ushufu mshufu
3rd person m-wa(I/II) ashufu washufu
other classes positive subject concord + -shufu
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sishufu
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeshufu
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeshufu
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalishufu
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalishufu
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -ashufu)
Singular Plural
1st person nashufu twashufu
2nd person washufu mwashufu
3rd person m-wa(I/II) ashufu washufu
m-mi(III/IV) washufu yashufu
ji-ma(V/VI) lashufu yashufu
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chashufu vyashufu
n(IX/X) yashufu zashufu
u(XI) washufu see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwashufu
pa(XVI) pashufu
mu(XVIII) mwashufu
Perfect positive subject concord + -meshufu
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshashufu
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jashufu
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kishufu
"If not" positive subject concord + -siposhufu
Consecutive kashufu / positive subject concord + -kashufu
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kashufu
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nishufu -tushufu
2nd person -kushufu -washufu/-kushufuni/-washufuni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mshufu -washufu
m-mi(III/IV) -ushufu -ishufu
ji-ma(V/VI) -lishufu -yashufu
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kishufu -vishufu
n(IX/X) -ishufu -zishufu
u(XI) -ushufu see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kushufu
pa(XVI) -pashufu
mu(XVIII) -mushufu
Reflexive -jishufu
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -shufu- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -shufuye -shufuo
m-mi(III/IV) -shufuo -shufuyo
ji-ma(V/VI) -shufulo -shufuyo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -shufucho -shufuvyo
n(IX/X) -shufuyo -shufuzo
u(XI) -shufuo see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -shufuko
pa(XVI) -shufupo
mu(XVIII) -shufumo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -shufu)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yeshufu -oshufu
m-mi(III/IV) -oshufu -yoshufu
ji-ma(V/VI) -loshufu -yoshufu
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choshufu -vyoshufu
n(IX/X) -yoshufu -zoshufu
u(XI) -oshufu see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -koshufu
pa(XVI) -poshufu
mu(XVIII) -moshufu
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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