fukuza

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-fukuza (infinitive kufukuza)

1. to dismiss
2. to expel, to chase away
3. to hound

Conjugation

Conjugation of -fukuza
Positive present -nafukuza Subjunctive -fukuze Negative -fukuzi Imperative singular fukuza
Infinitives
Positive kufukuza Negative kutofukuza
Imperatives
Singular fukuza Plural fukuzeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hufukuza Positive past positive subject concord + -lifukuza Negative past negative subject concord + -kufukuza
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nafukuza) Singular Plural 1st person ninafukuza/nafukuza tunafukuza 2nd person unafukuza mnafukuza 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anafukuza wanafukuza other classes positive subject concord + -nafukuza
Negative present (negative subject concord + -fukuzi) Singular Plural 1st person sifukuzi hatufukuzi 2nd person hufukuzi hamfukuzi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hafukuzi hawafukuzi other classes negative subject concord + -fukuzi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tafukuza Negative future negative subject concord + -tafukuza
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -fukuze) Singular Plural 1st person nifukuze tufukuze 2nd person ufukuze mfukuze 3rd person m-wa(I/II) afukuze wafukuze other classes positive subject concord + -fukuze
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sifukuze Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngefukuza Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singefukuza Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalifukuza Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalifukuza
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -afukuza) Singular Plural 1st person nafukuza twafukuza 2nd person wafukuza mwafukuza 3rd person m-wa(I/II) afukuza wafukuza m-mi(III/IV) wafukuza yafukuza ji-ma(V/VI) lafukuza yafukuza ki-vi(VII/VIII) chafukuza vyafukuza n(IX/X) yafukuza zafukuza u(XI) wafukuza see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwafukuza pa(XVI) pafukuza mu(XVIII) mwafukuza
Perfect positive subject concord + -mefukuza "Already" positive subject concord + -meshafukuza "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jafukuza "If/When" positive subject concord + -kifukuza "If not" positive subject concord + -sipofukuza Consecutive kafukuza / positive subject concord + -kafukuza Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kafukuze
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nifukuza -tufukuza 2nd person -kufukuza -wafukuza/-kufukuzeni/-wafukuzeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mfukuza -wafukuza m-mi(III/IV) -ufukuza -ifukuza ji-ma(V/VI) -lifukuza -yafukuza ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kifukuza -vifukuza n(IX/X) -ifukuza -zifukuza u(XI) -ufukuza see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kufukuza pa(XVI) -pafukuza mu(XVIII) -mufukuza Reflexive -jifukuza
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -fukuza- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -fukuzaye -fukuzao m-mi(III/IV) -fukuzao -fukuzayo ji-ma(V/VI) -fukuzalo -fukuzayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -fukuzacho -fukuzavyo n(IX/X) -fukuzayo -fukuzazo u(XI) -fukuzao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -fukuzako pa(XVI) -fukuzapo mu(XVIII) -fukuzamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -fukuza) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yefukuza -ofukuza m-mi(III/IV) -ofukuza -yofukuza ji-ma(V/VI) -lofukuza -yofukuza ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chofukuza -vyofukuza n(IX/X) -yofukuza -zofukuza u(XI) -ofukuza see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kofukuza pa(XVI) -pofukuza mu(XVIII) -mofukuza
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:
  • Applicative: -fukuzia
  • Causative: -fukuzisha
  • Passive: -fukuzwa
  • Reciprocal: -fukuzana
  • Stative: -fukuzika