shukuru

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Swahili

Etymology

From Arabic شُكْر (šukr, “thankfulness, gratitude”).

Pronunciation

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Verb

-shukuru (infinitive kushukuru)

  1. to thank

Conjugation

Conjugation of -shukuru
Positive present -nashukuru
Subjunctive -shukuru
Negative -shukuru
Imperative singular shukuru
Infinitives
Positive kushukuru
Negative kutoshukuru
Imperatives
Singular shukuru
Plural shukuruni
Tensed forms
Habitual hushukuru
Positive past positive subject concord + -lishukuru
Negative past negative subject concord + -kushukuru
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nashukuru)
Singular Plural
1st person ninashukuru/nashukuru tunashukuru
2nd person unashukuru mnashukuru
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anashukuru wanashukuru
other classes positive subject concord + -nashukuru
Negative present (negative subject concord + -shukuru)
Singular Plural
1st person sishukuru hatushukuru
2nd person hushukuru hamshukuru
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hashukuru hawashukuru
other classes negative subject concord + -shukuru
Positive future positive subject concord + -tashukuru
Negative future negative subject concord + -tashukuru
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -shukuru)
Singular Plural
1st person nishukuru tushukuru
2nd person ushukuru mshukuru
3rd person m-wa(I/II) ashukuru washukuru
other classes positive subject concord + -shukuru
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sishukuru
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeshukuru
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeshukuru
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalishukuru
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalishukuru
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -ashukuru)
Singular Plural
1st person nashukuru twashukuru
2nd person washukuru mwashukuru
3rd person m-wa(I/II) ashukuru washukuru
m-mi(III/IV) washukuru yashukuru
ji-ma(V/VI) lashukuru yashukuru
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chashukuru vyashukuru
n(IX/X) yashukuru zashukuru
u(XI) washukuru see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwashukuru
pa(XVI) pashukuru
mu(XVIII) mwashukuru
Perfect positive subject concord + -meshukuru
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshashukuru
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jashukuru
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kishukuru
"If not" positive subject concord + -siposhukuru
Consecutive kashukuru / positive subject concord + -kashukuru
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kashukuru
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nishukuru -tushukuru
2nd person -kushukuru -washukuru/-kushukuruni/-washukuruni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mshukuru -washukuru
m-mi(III/IV) -ushukuru -ishukuru
ji-ma(V/VI) -lishukuru -yashukuru
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kishukuru -vishukuru
n(IX/X) -ishukuru -zishukuru
u(XI) -ushukuru see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kushukuru
pa(XVI) -pashukuru
mu(XVIII) -mushukuru
Reflexive -jishukuru
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -shukuru- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -shukuruye -shukuruo
m-mi(III/IV) -shukuruo -shukuruyo
ji-ma(V/VI) -shukurulo -shukuruyo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -shukurucho -shukuruvyo
n(IX/X) -shukuruyo -shukuruzo
u(XI) -shukuruo see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -shukuruko
pa(XVI) -shukurupo
mu(XVIII) -shukurumo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -shukuru)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yeshukuru -oshukuru
m-mi(III/IV) -oshukuru -yoshukuru
ji-ma(V/VI) -loshukuru -yoshukuru
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choshukuru -vyoshukuru
n(IX/X) -yoshukuru -zoshukuru
u(XI) -oshukuru see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -koshukuru
pa(XVI) -poshukuru
mu(XVIII) -moshukuru
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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