sukua

Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsukuɑ/, [ˈs̠ukuɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ukuɑ
• Syllabification^(key): su‧ku‧a

Noun

sukua

1. partitive singular of suku

Related terms

• olla sukua

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-sukua (infinitive kusukua)

1. Conversive form of -suka: to loosen, untwist

Conjugation

Conjugation of -sukua
Positive present -nasukua Subjunctive -sukue Negative -sukui Imperative singular sukua
Infinitives
Positive kusukua Negative kutosukua
Imperatives
Singular sukua Plural sukueni
Tensed forms
Habitual husukua Positive past positive subject concord + -lisukua Negative past negative subject concord + -kusukua
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nasukua) Singular Plural 1st person ninasukua/nasukua tunasukua 2nd person unasukua mnasukua 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anasukua wanasukua other classes positive subject concord + -nasukua
Negative present (negative subject concord + -sukui) Singular Plural 1st person sisukui hatusukui 2nd person husukui hamsukui 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hasukui hawasukui other classes negative subject concord + -sukui
Positive future positive subject concord + -tasukua Negative future negative subject concord + -tasukua
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -sukue) Singular Plural 1st person nisukue tusukue 2nd person usukue msukue 3rd person m-wa(I/II) asukue wasukue other classes positive subject concord + -sukue
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sisukue Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngesukua Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singesukua Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalisukua Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalisukua
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -asukua) Singular Plural 1st person nasukua twasukua 2nd person wasukua mwasukua 3rd person m-wa(I/II) asukua wasukua m-mi(III/IV) wasukua yasukua ji-ma(V/VI) lasukua yasukua ki-vi(VII/VIII) chasukua vyasukua n(IX/X) yasukua zasukua u(XI) wasukua see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwasukua pa(XVI) pasukua mu(XVIII) mwasukua
Perfect positive subject concord + -mesukua "Already" positive subject concord + -meshasukua "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jasukua "If/When" positive subject concord + -kisukua "If not" positive subject concord + -siposukua Consecutive kasukua / positive subject concord + -kasukua Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kasukue
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nisukua -tusukua 2nd person -kusukua -wasukua/-kusukueni/-wasukueni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -msukua -wasukua m-mi(III/IV) -usukua -isukua ji-ma(V/VI) -lisukua -yasukua ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kisukua -visukua n(IX/X) -isukua -zisukua u(XI) -usukua see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kusukua pa(XVI) -pasukua mu(XVIII) -musukua Reflexive -jisukua
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -sukua- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -sukuaye -sukuao m-mi(III/IV) -sukuao -sukuayo ji-ma(V/VI) -sukualo -sukuayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -sukuacho -sukuavyo n(IX/X) -sukuayo -sukuazo u(XI) -sukuao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -sukuako pa(XVI) -sukuapo mu(XVIII) -sukuamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -sukua) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yesukua -osukua m-mi(III/IV) -osukua -yosukua ji-ma(V/VI) -losukua -yosukua ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chosukua -vyosukua n(IX/X) -yosukua -zosukua u(XI) -osukua see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kosukua pa(XVI) -posukua mu(XVIII) -mosukua
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.