sorora

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Adjective

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sorora

  1. feminine singular of sororo

Swahili

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Etymology

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From Kikuyu rora.

Pronunciation

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  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Verb

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-sorora (infinitive kusorora)

  1. (Sheng) to see, to look at

Conjugation

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Conjugation of -sorora
Positive present -nasorora
Subjunctive -sorore
Negative -sorori
Imperative singular sorora
Infinitives
Positive kusorora
Negative kutosorora
Imperatives
Singular sorora
Plural sororeni
Tensed forms
Habitual husorora
Positive past positive subject concord + -lisorora
Negative past negative subject concord + -kusorora
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nasorora)
Singular Plural
1st person ninasorora/nasorora tunasorora
2nd person unasorora mnasorora
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anasorora wanasorora
other classes positive subject concord + -nasorora
Negative present (negative subject concord + -sorori)
Singular Plural
1st person sisorori hatusorori
2nd person husorori hamsorori
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hasorori hawasorori
other classes negative subject concord + -sorori
Positive future positive subject concord + -tasorora
Negative future negative subject concord + -tasorora
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -sorore)
Singular Plural
1st person nisorore tusorore
2nd person usorore msorore
3rd person m-wa(I/II) asorore wasorore
other classes positive subject concord + -sorore
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sisorore
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngesorora
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singesorora
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalisorora
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalisorora
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -asorora)
Singular Plural
1st person nasorora twasorora
2nd person wasorora mwasorora
3rd person m-wa(I/II) asorora wasorora
m-mi(III/IV) wasorora yasorora
ji-ma(V/VI) lasorora yasorora
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chasorora vyasorora
n(IX/X) yasorora zasorora
u(XI) wasorora see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwasorora
pa(XVI) pasorora
mu(XVIII) mwasorora
Perfect positive subject concord + -mesorora
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshasorora
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jasorora
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kisorora
"If not" positive subject concord + -siposorora
Consecutive kasorora / positive subject concord + -kasorora
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kasorore
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nisorora -tusorora
2nd person -kusorora -wasorora/-kusororeni/-wasororeni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -msorora -wasorora
m-mi(III/IV) -usorora -isorora
ji-ma(V/VI) -lisorora -yasorora
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kisorora -visorora
n(IX/X) -isorora -zisorora
u(XI) -usorora see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kusorora
pa(XVI) -pasorora
mu(XVIII) -musorora
Reflexive -jisorora
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -sorora- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -sororaye -sororao
m-mi(III/IV) -sororao -sororayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -sororalo -sororayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -sororacho -sororavyo
n(IX/X) -sororayo -sororazo
u(XI) -sororao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -sororako
pa(XVI) -sororapo
mu(XVIII) -sororamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -sorora)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yesorora -osorora
m-mi(III/IV) -osorora -yosorora
ji-ma(V/VI) -losorora -yosorora
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chosorora -vyosorora
n(IX/X) -yosorora -zosorora
u(XI) -osorora see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kosorora
pa(XVI) -posorora
mu(XVIII) -mosorora
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

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