vuja

Swahili

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Bantu [Term?].

Pronunciation

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Verb

-vuja (infinitive kuvuja)

1. to leak, to ooze out

Conjugation

Conjugation of -vuja
Positive present -navuja Subjunctive -vuje Negative -vuji Imperative singular vuja
Infinitives
Positive kuvuja Negative kutovuja
Imperatives
Singular vuja Plural vujeni
Tensed forms
Habitual huvuja Positive past positive subject concord + -livuja Negative past negative subject concord + -kuvuja
Positive present (positive subject concord + -navuja) Singular Plural 1st person ninavuja/navuja tunavuja 2nd person unavuja mnavuja 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anavuja wanavuja other classes positive subject concord + -navuja
Negative present (negative subject concord + -vuji) Singular Plural 1st person sivuji hatuvuji 2nd person huvuji hamvuji 3rd person m-wa(I/II) havuji hawavuji other classes negative subject concord + -vuji
Positive future positive subject concord + -tavuja Negative future negative subject concord + -tavuja
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -vuje) Singular Plural 1st person nivuje tuvuje 2nd person uvuje mvuje 3rd person m-wa(I/II) avuje wavuje other classes positive subject concord + -vuje
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sivuje Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngevuja Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singevuja Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalivuja Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalivuja
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -avuja) Singular Plural 1st person navuja twavuja 2nd person wavuja mwavuja 3rd person m-wa(I/II) avuja wavuja m-mi(III/IV) wavuja yavuja ji-ma(V/VI) lavuja yavuja ki-vi(VII/VIII) chavuja vyavuja n(IX/X) yavuja zavuja u(XI) wavuja see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwavuja pa(XVI) pavuja mu(XVIII) mwavuja
Perfect positive subject concord + -mevuja "Already" positive subject concord + -meshavuja "Not yet" negative subject concord + -javuja "If/When" positive subject concord + -kivuja "If not" positive subject concord + -sipovuja Consecutive kavuja / positive subject concord + -kavuja Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kavuje
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nivuja -tuvuja 2nd person -kuvuja -wavuja/-kuvujeni/-wavujeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mvuja -wavuja m-mi(III/IV) -uvuja -ivuja ji-ma(V/VI) -livuja -yavuja ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kivuja -vivuja n(IX/X) -ivuja -zivuja u(XI) -uvuja see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuvuja pa(XVI) -pavuja mu(XVIII) -muvuja Reflexive -jivuja
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -vuja- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -vujaye -vujao m-mi(III/IV) -vujao -vujayo ji-ma(V/VI) -vujalo -vujayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -vujacho -vujavyo n(IX/X) -vujayo -vujazo u(XI) -vujao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -vujako pa(XVI) -vujapo mu(XVIII) -vujamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -vuja) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yevuja -ovuja m-mi(III/IV) -ovuja -yovuja ji-ma(V/VI) -lovuja -yovuja ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chovuja -vyovuja n(IX/X) -yovuja -zovuja u(XI) -ovuja see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kovuja pa(XVI) -povuja mu(XVIII) -movuja
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.