fyatua

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-fyatua (infinitive kufyatua)

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  2. to discharge, fire, shoot (of weapons)
    kufyatua risasi(please add an English translation of this usage example)

Conjugation

Conjugation of -fyatua
Positive present -nafyatua
Subjunctive -fyatue
Negative -fyatui
Imperative singular fyatua
Infinitives
Positive kufyatua
Negative kutofyatua
Imperatives
Singular fyatua
Plural fyatueni
Tensed forms
Habitual hufyatua
Positive past positive subject concord + -lifyatua
Negative past negative subject concord + -kufyatua
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nafyatua)
Singular Plural
1st person ninafyatua/nafyatua tunafyatua
2nd person unafyatua mnafyatua
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anafyatua wanafyatua
other classes positive subject concord + -nafyatua
Negative present (negative subject concord + -fyatui)
Singular Plural
1st person sifyatui hatufyatui
2nd person hufyatui hamfyatui
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hafyatui hawafyatui
other classes negative subject concord + -fyatui
Positive future positive subject concord + -tafyatua
Negative future negative subject concord + -tafyatua
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -fyatue)
Singular Plural
1st person nifyatue tufyatue
2nd person ufyatue mfyatue
3rd person m-wa(I/II) afyatue wafyatue
other classes positive subject concord + -fyatue
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sifyatue
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngefyatua
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singefyatua
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalifyatua
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalifyatua
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -afyatua)
Singular Plural
1st person nafyatua twafyatua
2nd person wafyatua mwafyatua
3rd person m-wa(I/II) afyatua wafyatua
m-mi(III/IV) wafyatua yafyatua
ji-ma(V/VI) lafyatua yafyatua
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chafyatua vyafyatua
n(IX/X) yafyatua zafyatua
u(XI) wafyatua see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwafyatua
pa(XVI) pafyatua
mu(XVIII) mwafyatua
Perfect positive subject concord + -mefyatua
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshafyatua
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jafyatua
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kifyatua
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipofyatua
Consecutive kafyatua / positive subject concord + -kafyatua
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kafyatue
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nifyatua -tufyatua
2nd person -kufyatua -wafyatua/-kufyatueni/-wafyatueni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mfyatua -wafyatua
m-mi(III/IV) -ufyatua -ifyatua
ji-ma(V/VI) -lifyatua -yafyatua
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kifyatua -vifyatua
n(IX/X) -ifyatua -zifyatua
u(XI) -ufyatua see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kufyatua
pa(XVI) -pafyatua
mu(XVIII) -mufyatua
Reflexive -jifyatua
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -fyatua- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -fyatuaye -fyatuao
m-mi(III/IV) -fyatuao -fyatuayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -fyatualo -fyatuayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -fyatuacho -fyatuavyo
n(IX/X) -fyatuayo -fyatuazo
u(XI) -fyatuao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -fyatuako
pa(XVI) -fyatuapo
mu(XVIII) -fyatuamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -fyatua)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yefyatua -ofyatua
m-mi(III/IV) -ofyatua -yofyatua
ji-ma(V/VI) -lofyatua -yofyatua
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chofyatua -vyofyatua
n(IX/X) -yofyatua -zofyatua
u(XI) -ofyatua see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kofyatua
pa(XVI) -pofyatua
mu(XVIII) -mofyatua
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

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