sorora

Spanish

Adjective

sorora

1. feminine singular of sororo

Swahili

Etymology

From Kikuyu rora.

Pronunciation

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Verb

-sorora (infinitive kusorora)

1. (Sheng) to see, to look at

Conjugation

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

• Nominal derivations:
  • usoro (“nosiness”)