bukua

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-bukua (infinitive kubukua)

1. to reveal

Conjugation

Conjugation of -bukua
Positive present -nabukua Subjunctive -bukue Negative -bukui Imperative singular bukua
Infinitives
Positive kubukua Negative kutobukua
Imperatives
Singular bukua Plural bukueni
Tensed forms
Habitual hubukua Positive past positive subject concord + -libukua Negative past negative subject concord + -kubukua
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nabukua) Singular Plural 1st person ninabukua/nabukua tunabukua 2nd person unabukua mnabukua 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anabukua wanabukua other classes positive subject concord + -nabukua
Negative present (negative subject concord + -bukui) Singular Plural 1st person sibukui hatubukui 2nd person hubukui hambukui 3rd person m-wa(I/II) habukui hawabukui other classes negative subject concord + -bukui
Positive future positive subject concord + -tabukua Negative future negative subject concord + -tabukua
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -bukue) Singular Plural 1st person nibukue tubukue 2nd person ubukue mbukue 3rd person m-wa(I/II) abukue wabukue other classes positive subject concord + -bukue
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sibukue Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngebukua Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singebukua Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalibukua Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalibukua
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -abukua) Singular Plural 1st person nabukua twabukua 2nd person wabukua mwabukua 3rd person m-wa(I/II) abukua wabukua m-mi(III/IV) wabukua yabukua ji-ma(V/VI) labukua yabukua ki-vi(VII/VIII) chabukua vyabukua n(IX/X) yabukua zabukua u(XI) wabukua see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwabukua pa(XVI) pabukua mu(XVIII) mwabukua
Perfect positive subject concord + -mebukua "Already" positive subject concord + -meshabukua "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jabukua "If/When" positive subject concord + -kibukua "If not" positive subject concord + -sipobukua Consecutive kabukua / positive subject concord + -kabukua Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kabukue
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nibukua -tubukua 2nd person -kubukua -wabukua/-kubukueni/-wabukueni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mbukua -wabukua m-mi(III/IV) -ubukua -ibukua ji-ma(V/VI) -libukua -yabukua ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kibukua -vibukua n(IX/X) -ibukua -zibukua u(XI) -ubukua see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kubukua pa(XVI) -pabukua mu(XVIII) -mubukua Reflexive -jibukua
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -bukua- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -bukuaye -bukuao m-mi(III/IV) -bukuao -bukuayo ji-ma(V/VI) -bukualo -bukuayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -bukuacho -bukuavyo n(IX/X) -bukuayo -bukuazo u(XI) -bukuao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -bukuako pa(XVI) -bukuapo mu(XVIII) -bukuamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -bukua) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yebukua -obukua m-mi(III/IV) -obukua -yobukua ji-ma(V/VI) -lobukua -yobukua ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chobukua -vyobukua n(IX/X) -yobukua -zobukua u(XI) -obukua see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kobukua pa(XVI) -pobukua mu(XVIII) -mobukua
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.