dukua

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-dukua (infinitive kudukua)

1. to crack (to gain unauthorised access to a computer or online account; to gain illegal access to a computer network)
2. to hack (to accomplish a difficult programming task; to make a quick code change to patch a computer program)

Conjugation

Conjugation of -dukua
Positive present -nadukua Subjunctive -dukue Negative -dukui Imperative singular dukua
Infinitives
Positive kudukua Negative kutodukua
Imperatives
Singular dukua Plural dukueni
Tensed forms
Habitual hudukua Positive past positive subject concord + -lidukua Negative past negative subject concord + -kudukua
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nadukua) Singular Plural 1st person ninadukua/nadukua tunadukua 2nd person unadukua mnadukua 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anadukua wanadukua other classes positive subject concord + -nadukua
Negative present (negative subject concord + -dukui) Singular Plural 1st person sidukui hatudukui 2nd person hudukui hamdukui 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hadukui hawadukui other classes negative subject concord + -dukui
Positive future positive subject concord + -tadukua Negative future negative subject concord + -tadukua
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -dukue) Singular Plural 1st person nidukue tudukue 2nd person udukue mdukue 3rd person m-wa(I/II) adukue wadukue other classes positive subject concord + -dukue
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sidukue Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngedukua Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singedukua Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalidukua Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalidukua
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -adukua) Singular Plural 1st person nadukua twadukua 2nd person wadukua mwadukua 3rd person m-wa(I/II) adukua wadukua m-mi(III/IV) wadukua yadukua ji-ma(V/VI) ladukua yadukua ki-vi(VII/VIII) chadukua vyadukua n(IX/X) yadukua zadukua u(XI) wadukua see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwadukua pa(XVI) padukua mu(XVIII) mwadukua
Perfect positive subject concord + -medukua "Already" positive subject concord + -meshadukua "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jadukua "If/When" positive subject concord + -kidukua "If not" positive subject concord + -sipodukua Consecutive kadukua / positive subject concord + -kadukua Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kadukue
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nidukua -tudukua 2nd person -kudukua -wadukua/-kudukueni/-wadukueni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mdukua -wadukua m-mi(III/IV) -udukua -idukua ji-ma(V/VI) -lidukua -yadukua ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kidukua -vidukua n(IX/X) -idukua -zidukua u(XI) -udukua see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kudukua pa(XVI) -padukua mu(XVIII) -mudukua Reflexive -jidukua
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -dukua- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -dukuaye -dukuao m-mi(III/IV) -dukuao -dukuayo ji-ma(V/VI) -dukualo -dukuayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -dukuacho -dukuavyo n(IX/X) -dukuayo -dukuazo u(XI) -dukuao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -dukuako pa(XVI) -dukuapo mu(XVIII) -dukuamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -dukua) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yedukua -odukua m-mi(III/IV) -odukua -yodukua ji-ma(V/VI) -lodukua -yodukua ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chodukua -vyodukua n(IX/X) -yodukua -zodukua u(XI) -odukua see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kodukua pa(XVI) -podukua mu(XVIII) -modukua
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

• Verbal derivations:
  • Passive: -dukuliwa

• Nominal derivations:
  • mdukuzi
  • udukuzi