epuka

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Swahili

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Pronunciation

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  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Verb

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-epuka (infinitive kuepuka)

  1. to avoid
  2. to escape, to distance oneself from

Conjugation

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Conjugation of -epuka
Positive present -naepuka
Subjunctive -epuke
Negative -epuki
Imperative singular epuka
Infinitives
Positive kuepuka
Negative kutoepuka
Imperatives
Singular epuka
Plural epukeni
Tensed forms
Habitual huepuka
Positive past positive subject concord + -liepuka
Negative past negative subject concord + -kuepuka
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naepuka)
Singular Plural
1st person ninaepuka/naepuka tunaepuka
2nd person unaepuka mnaepuka
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaepuka wanaepuka
other classes positive subject concord + -naepuka
Negative present (negative subject concord + -epuki)
Singular Plural
1st person siepuki hatuepuki
2nd person huepuki hamwepuki
3rd person m-wa(I/II) haepuki hawaepuki
other classes negative subject concord + -epuki
Positive future positive subject concord + -taepuka
Negative future negative subject concord + -taepuka
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -epuke)
Singular Plural
1st person niepuke tuepuke
2nd person uepuke mwepuke
3rd person m-wa(I/II) aepuke waepuke
other classes positive subject concord + -epuke
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siepuke
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeepuka
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeepuka
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliepuka
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliepuka
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aepuka)
Singular Plural
1st person naepuka twaepuka
2nd person waepuka mwaepuka
3rd person m-wa(I/II) aepuka waepuka
m-mi(III/IV) waepuka yaepuka
ji-ma(V/VI) laepuka yaepuka
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaepuka vyaepuka
n(IX/X) yaepuka zaepuka
u(XI) waepuka see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwaepuka
pa(XVI) paepuka
mu(XVIII) mwaepuka
Perfect positive subject concord + -meepuka
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshaepuka
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jaepuka
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kiepuka
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipoepuka
Consecutive kaepuka / positive subject concord + -kaepuka
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaepuke
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -niepuka -tuepuka
2nd person -kuepuka -waepuka/-kuepukeni/-waepukeni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mwepuka -waepuka
m-mi(III/IV) -uepuka -iepuka
ji-ma(V/VI) -liepuka -yaepuka
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiepuka -viepuka
n(IX/X) -iepuka -ziepuka
u(XI) -uepuka see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kuepuka
pa(XVI) -paepuka
mu(XVIII) -muepuka
Reflexive -jiepuka
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -epuka- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -epukaye -epukao
m-mi(III/IV) -epukao -epukayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -epukalo -epukayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -epukacho -epukavyo
n(IX/X) -epukayo -epukazo
u(XI) -epukao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -epukako
pa(XVI) -epukapo
mu(XVIII) -epukamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -epuka)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yeepuka -oepuka
m-mi(III/IV) -oepuka -yoepuka
ji-ma(V/VI) -loepuka -yoepuka
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choepuka -vyoepuka
n(IX/X) -yoepuka -zoepuka
u(XI) -oepuka see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -koepuka
pa(XVI) -poepuka
mu(XVIII) -moepuka
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.