fuata

Niuean

Noun

fuata

1. youth

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-fuata (infinitive kufuata)

1. to follow (to come after)
2. to imitate
3. to abide by (to comply with)

Conjugation

Conjugation of -fuata
Positive present -nafuata Subjunctive -fuate Negative -fuati Imperative singular fuata
Infinitives
Positive kufuata Negative kutofuata
Imperatives
Singular fuata Plural fuateni
Tensed forms
Habitual hufuata Positive past positive subject concord + -lifuata Negative past negative subject concord + -kufuata
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nafuata) Singular Plural 1st person ninafuata/nafuata tunafuata 2nd person unafuata mnafuata 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anafuata wanafuata other classes positive subject concord + -nafuata
Negative present (negative subject concord + -fuati) Singular Plural 1st person sifuati hatufuati 2nd person hufuati hamfuati 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hafuati hawafuati other classes negative subject concord + -fuati
Positive future positive subject concord + -tafuata Negative future negative subject concord + -tafuata
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -fuate) Singular Plural 1st person nifuate tufuate 2nd person ufuate mfuate 3rd person m-wa(I/II) afuate wafuate other classes positive subject concord + -fuate
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sifuate Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngefuata Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singefuata Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalifuata Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalifuata
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -afuata) Singular Plural 1st person nafuata twafuata 2nd person wafuata mwafuata 3rd person m-wa(I/II) afuata wafuata m-mi(III/IV) wafuata yafuata ji-ma(V/VI) lafuata yafuata ki-vi(VII/VIII) chafuata vyafuata n(IX/X) yafuata zafuata u(XI) wafuata see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwafuata pa(XVI) pafuata mu(XVIII) mwafuata
Perfect positive subject concord + -mefuata "Already" positive subject concord + -meshafuata "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jafuata "If/When" positive subject concord + -kifuata "If not" positive subject concord + -sipofuata Consecutive kafuata / positive subject concord + -kafuata Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kafuate
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nifuata -tufuata 2nd person -kufuata -wafuata/-kufuateni/-wafuateni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mfuata -wafuata m-mi(III/IV) -ufuata -ifuata ji-ma(V/VI) -lifuata -yafuata ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kifuata -vifuata n(IX/X) -ifuata -zifuata u(XI) -ufuata see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kufuata pa(XVI) -pafuata mu(XVIII) -mufuata Reflexive -jifuata
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -fuata- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -fuataye -fuatao m-mi(III/IV) -fuatao -fuatayo ji-ma(V/VI) -fuatalo -fuatayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -fuatacho -fuatavyo n(IX/X) -fuatayo -fuatazo u(XI) -fuatao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -fuatako pa(XVI) -fuatapo mu(XVIII) -fuatamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -fuata) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yefuata -ofuata m-mi(III/IV) -ofuata -yofuata ji-ma(V/VI) -lofuata -yofuata ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chofuata -vyofuata n(IX/X) -yofuata -zofuata u(XI) -ofuata see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kofuata pa(XVI) -pofuata mu(XVIII) -mofuata
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:
  • Applicative: -fuatilia (“to investigate or pursue carefully”)
  • Passive: -fuatwa (“to be followed”)
  • Reciprocal: -fuatana

• Nominal derivations:
  • mfuasi (“follower”)