-rusha (infinitive kurusha, perfective -rushije)
- be greater than, surpass
- Used as a polite formula when making a request, followed by an infinitive.
-rusha (infinitive kurusha, perfective -ruhije)
- (Kirundi) Causative of -ruha: make tired, annoy
- Synonym: (Rwanda) -rushya
-rusha (infinitive kurusha)
- to throw
Conjugation of -rusha
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Positive present
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-narusha
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Subjunctive
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-rushe
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Negative
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-rushi
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Imperative singular
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rusha
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Infinitives
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Imperatives
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Tensed forms
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Habitual
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hurusha
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Positive past
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positive subject concord + -lirusha
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Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kurusha
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Positive present (positive subject concord + -narusha)
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Singular
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Plural
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1st person
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ninarusha/narusha
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tunarusha
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2nd person
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unarusha
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mnarusha
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3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anarusha
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wanarusha
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other classes
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positive subject concord + -narusha
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Negative present (negative subject concord + -rushi)
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Singular
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Plural
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1st person
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sirushi
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haturushi
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2nd person
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hurushi
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hamrushi
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3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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harushi
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hawarushi
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other classes
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negative subject concord + -rushi
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Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tarusha
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Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tarusha
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Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -rushe)
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Singular
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Plural
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1st person
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nirushe
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turushe
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2nd person
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urushe
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mrushe
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3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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arushe
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warushe
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other classes
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positive subject concord + -rushe
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Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sirushe
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Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngerusha
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Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singerusha
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Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalirusha
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Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalirusha
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Perfect
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positive subject concord + -merusha
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"Already"
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positive subject concord + -mesharusha
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"Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jarusha
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"If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kirusha
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"If not"
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positive subject concord + -siporusha
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Consecutive
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karusha / positive subject concord + -karusha
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Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -karushe
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Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.
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