vutia

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-vutia (infinitive kuvutia)

1. Applicative form of -vuta: to entice

Conjugation

Conjugation of -vutia
Positive present -navutia Subjunctive -vutie Negative -vutii Imperative singular vutia
Infinitives
Positive kuvutia Negative kutovutia
Imperatives
Singular vutia Plural vutieni
Tensed forms
Habitual huvutia Positive past positive subject concord + -livutia Negative past negative subject concord + -kuvutia
Positive present (positive subject concord + -navutia) Singular Plural 1st person ninavutia/navutia tunavutia 2nd person unavutia mnavutia 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anavutia wanavutia other classes positive subject concord + -navutia
Negative present (negative subject concord + -vutii) Singular Plural 1st person sivutii hatuvutii 2nd person huvutii hamvutii 3rd person m-wa(I/II) havutii hawavutii other classes negative subject concord + -vutii
Positive future positive subject concord + -tavutia Negative future negative subject concord + -tavutia
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -vutie) Singular Plural 1st person nivutie tuvutie 2nd person uvutie mvutie 3rd person m-wa(I/II) avutie wavutie other classes positive subject concord + -vutie
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sivutie Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngevutia Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singevutia Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalivutia Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalivutia
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -avutia) Singular Plural 1st person navutia twavutia 2nd person wavutia mwavutia 3rd person m-wa(I/II) avutia wavutia m-mi(III/IV) wavutia yavutia ji-ma(V/VI) lavutia yavutia ki-vi(VII/VIII) chavutia vyavutia n(IX/X) yavutia zavutia u(XI) wavutia see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwavutia pa(XVI) pavutia mu(XVIII) mwavutia
Perfect positive subject concord + -mevutia "Already" positive subject concord + -meshavutia "Not yet" negative subject concord + -javutia "If/When" positive subject concord + -kivutia "If not" positive subject concord + -sipovutia Consecutive kavutia / positive subject concord + -kavutia Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kavutie
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nivutia -tuvutia 2nd person -kuvutia -wavutia/-kuvutieni/-wavutieni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mvutia -wavutia m-mi(III/IV) -uvutia -ivutia ji-ma(V/VI) -livutia -yavutia ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kivutia -vivutia n(IX/X) -ivutia -zivutia u(XI) -uvutia see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuvutia pa(XVI) -pavutia mu(XVIII) -muvutia Reflexive -jivutia
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -vutia- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -vutiaye -vutiao m-mi(III/IV) -vutiao -vutiayo ji-ma(V/VI) -vutialo -vutiayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -vutiacho -vutiavyo n(IX/X) -vutiayo -vutiazo u(XI) -vutiao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -vutiako pa(XVI) -vutiapo mu(XVIII) -vutiamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -vutia) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yevutia -ovutia m-mi(III/IV) -ovutia -yovutia ji-ma(V/VI) -lovutia -yovutia ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chovutia -vyovutia n(IX/X) -yovutia -zovutia u(XI) -ovutia see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kovutia pa(XVI) -povutia mu(XVIII) -movutia
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: -vutiwa

• Nominal derivations:
  • kivutio (“incentive, enticement”)