kiuka

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-kiuka (infinitive kukiuka)

1. to infringe, violate, transgress, evade (of laws)

Conjugation

Conjugation of -kiuka
Positive present -nakiuka Subjunctive -kiuke Negative -kiuki Imperative singular kiuka
Infinitives
Positive kukiuka Negative kutokiuka
Imperatives
Singular kiuka Plural kiukeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hukiuka Positive past positive subject concord + -likiuka Negative past negative subject concord + -kukiuka
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nakiuka) Singular Plural 1st person ninakiuka/nakiuka tunakiuka 2nd person unakiuka mnakiuka 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anakiuka wanakiuka other classes positive subject concord + -nakiuka
Negative present (negative subject concord + -kiuki) Singular Plural 1st person sikiuki hatukiuki 2nd person hukiuki hamkiuki 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hakiuki hawakiuki other classes negative subject concord + -kiuki
Positive future positive subject concord + -takiuka Negative future negative subject concord + -takiuka
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -kiuke) Singular Plural 1st person nikiuke tukiuke 2nd person ukiuke mkiuke 3rd person m-wa(I/II) akiuke wakiuke other classes positive subject concord + -kiuke
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sikiuke Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngekiuka Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singekiuka Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalikiuka Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalikiuka
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -akiuka) Singular Plural 1st person nakiuka twakiuka 2nd person wakiuka mwakiuka 3rd person m-wa(I/II) akiuka wakiuka m-mi(III/IV) wakiuka yakiuka ji-ma(V/VI) lakiuka yakiuka ki-vi(VII/VIII) chakiuka vyakiuka n(IX/X) yakiuka zakiuka u(XI) wakiuka see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwakiuka pa(XVI) pakiuka mu(XVIII) mwakiuka
Perfect positive subject concord + -mekiuka "Already" positive subject concord + -meshakiuka "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jakiuka "If/When" positive subject concord + -kikiuka "If not" positive subject concord + -sipokiuka Consecutive kakiuka / positive subject concord + -kakiuka Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kakiuke
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nikiuka -tukiuka 2nd person -kukiuka -wakiuka/-kukiukeni/-wakiukeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mkiuka -wakiuka m-mi(III/IV) -ukiuka -ikiuka ji-ma(V/VI) -likiuka -yakiuka ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kikiuka -vikiuka n(IX/X) -ikiuka -zikiuka u(XI) -ukiuka see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kukiuka pa(XVI) -pakiuka mu(XVIII) -mukiuka Reflexive -jikiuka
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -kiuka- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -kiukaye -kiukao m-mi(III/IV) -kiukao -kiukayo ji-ma(V/VI) -kiukalo -kiukayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiukacho -kiukavyo n(IX/X) -kiukayo -kiukazo u(XI) -kiukao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kiukako pa(XVI) -kiukapo mu(XVIII) -kiukamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -kiuka) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yekiuka -okiuka m-mi(III/IV) -okiuka -yokiuka ji-ma(V/VI) -lokiuka -yokiuka ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chokiuka -vyokiuka n(IX/X) -yokiuka -zokiuka u(XI) -okiuka see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kokiuka pa(XVI) -pokiuka mu(XVIII) -mokiuka
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:
  • Passive: -kiukwa

• Nominal derivations:
  • mkiukaji
  • ukiukaji