ugua

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Alternative forms

Etymology

Compare Taparita oncañe.

Noun

ugua

  1. woman
  2. wife

References

Swahili

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *jugud.

Pronunciation

  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Verb

-ugua (infinitive kuugua)

  1. to be ill, ailing, or sick

Conjugation

Conjugation of -ugua
Positive present -naugua
Subjunctive -ugue
Negative -ugui
Imperative singular ugua
Infinitives
Positive kuugua
Negative kutougua
Imperatives
Singular ugua
Plural ugueni
Tensed forms
Habitual huugua
Positive past positive subject concord + -liugua
Negative past negative subject concord + -kuugua
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naugua)
Singular Plural
1st person ninaugua/naugua tunaugua
2nd person unaugua mnaugua
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaugua wanaugua
other classes positive subject concord + -naugua
Negative present (negative subject concord + -ugui)
Singular Plural
1st person siugui hatuugui
2nd person huugui hamuugui
3rd person m-wa(I/II) haugui hawaugui
other classes negative subject concord + -ugui
Positive future positive subject concord + -taugua
Negative future negative subject concord + -taugua
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -ugue)
Singular Plural
1st person niugue tuugue
2nd person uugue muugue
3rd person m-wa(I/II) augue waugue
other classes positive subject concord + -ugue
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siugue
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeugua
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeugua
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliugua
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliugua
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -augua)
Singular Plural
1st person naugua twaugua
2nd person waugua mwaugua
3rd person m-wa(I/II) augua waugua
m-mi(III/IV) waugua yaugua
ji-ma(V/VI) laugua yaugua
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaugua vyaugua
n(IX/X) yaugua zaugua
u(XI) waugua see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwaugua
pa(XVI) paugua
mu(XVIII) mwaugua
Perfect positive subject concord + -meugua
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshaugua
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jaugua
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kiugua
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipougua
Consecutive kaugua / positive subject concord + -kaugua
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaugue
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -niugua -tuugua
2nd person -kuugua -waugua/-kuugueni/-waugueni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -muugua -waugua
m-mi(III/IV) -uugua -iugua
ji-ma(V/VI) -liugua -yaugua
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiugua -viugua
n(IX/X) -iugua -ziugua
u(XI) -uugua see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kuugua
pa(XVI) -paugua
mu(XVIII) -muugua
Reflexive -jiugua
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -ugua- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -uguaye -uguao
m-mi(III/IV) -uguao -uguayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -ugualo -uguayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -uguacho -uguavyo
n(IX/X) -uguayo -uguazo
u(XI) -uguao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -uguako
pa(XVI) -uguapo
mu(XVIII) -uguamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -ugua)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yeugua -ougua
m-mi(III/IV) -ougua -yougua
ji-ma(V/VI) -lougua -yougua
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chougua -vyougua
n(IX/X) -yougua -zougua
u(XI) -ougua see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kougua
pa(XVI) -pougua
mu(XVIII) -mougua
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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