pakua

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-pakua (infinitive kupakua)

1. Conversive form of -pakia: to unload
2. to serve food

Conjugation

Conjugation of -pakua
Positive present -napakua Subjunctive -pakue Negative -pakui Imperative singular pakua
Infinitives
Positive kupakua Negative kutopakua
Imperatives
Singular pakua Plural pakueni
Tensed forms
Habitual hupakua Positive past positive subject concord + -lipakua Negative past negative subject concord + -kupakua
Positive present (positive subject concord + -napakua) Singular Plural 1st person ninapakua/napakua tunapakua 2nd person unapakua mnapakua 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anapakua wanapakua other classes positive subject concord + -napakua
Negative present (negative subject concord + -pakui) Singular Plural 1st person sipakui hatupakui 2nd person hupakui hampakui 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hapakui hawapakui other classes negative subject concord + -pakui
Positive future positive subject concord + -tapakua Negative future negative subject concord + -tapakua
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -pakue) Singular Plural 1st person nipakue tupakue 2nd person upakue mpakue 3rd person m-wa(I/II) apakue wapakue other classes positive subject concord + -pakue
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sipakue Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngepakua Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singepakua Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalipakua Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalipakua
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -apakua) Singular Plural 1st person napakua twapakua 2nd person wapakua mwapakua 3rd person m-wa(I/II) apakua wapakua m-mi(III/IV) wapakua yapakua ji-ma(V/VI) lapakua yapakua ki-vi(VII/VIII) chapakua vyapakua n(IX/X) yapakua zapakua u(XI) wapakua see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwapakua pa(XVI) papakua mu(XVIII) mwapakua
Perfect positive subject concord + -mepakua "Already" positive subject concord + -meshapakua "Not yet" negative subject concord + -japakua "If/When" positive subject concord + -kipakua "If not" positive subject concord + -sipopakua Consecutive kapakua / positive subject concord + -kapakua Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kapakue
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nipakua -tupakua 2nd person -kupakua -wapakua/-kupakueni/-wapakueni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mpakua -wapakua m-mi(III/IV) -upakua -ipakua ji-ma(V/VI) -lipakua -yapakua ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kipakua -vipakua n(IX/X) -ipakua -zipakua u(XI) -upakua see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kupakua pa(XVI) -papakua mu(XVIII) -mupakua Reflexive -jipakua
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -pakua- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -pakuaye -pakuao m-mi(III/IV) -pakuao -pakuayo ji-ma(V/VI) -pakualo -pakuayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -pakuacho -pakuavyo n(IX/X) -pakuayo -pakuazo u(XI) -pakuao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -pakuako pa(XVI) -pakuapo mu(XVIII) -pakuamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -pakua) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yepakua -opakua m-mi(III/IV) -opakua -yopakua ji-ma(V/VI) -lopakua -yopakua ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chopakua -vyopakua n(IX/X) -yopakua -zopakua u(XI) -opakua see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kopakua pa(XVI) -popakua mu(XVIII) -mopakua
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: -pakulia
  • Passive: -pakuliwa
  • Stative: -pakulika

• Nominal derivations:
  • upakuaji (“unloading”)