lipuka

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-lipuka (infinitive kulipuka)

1. Stative form of -lipua: to explode, detonate
2. (by extension) to be angry, to be enraged

Conjugation

Conjugation of -lipuka
Positive present -nalipuka Subjunctive -lipuke Negative -lipuki Imperative singular lipuka
Infinitives
Positive kulipuka Negative kutolipuka
Imperatives
Singular lipuka Plural lipukeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hulipuka Positive past positive subject concord + -lilipuka Negative past negative subject concord + -kulipuka
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nalipuka) Singular Plural 1st person ninalipuka/nalipuka tunalipuka 2nd person unalipuka mnalipuka 3rd person m-wa(I/II) analipuka wanalipuka other classes positive subject concord + -nalipuka
Negative present (negative subject concord + -lipuki) Singular Plural 1st person silipuki hatulipuki 2nd person hulipuki hamlipuki 3rd person m-wa(I/II) halipuki hawalipuki other classes negative subject concord + -lipuki
Positive future positive subject concord + -talipuka Negative future negative subject concord + -talipuka
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -lipuke) Singular Plural 1st person nilipuke tulipuke 2nd person ulipuke mlipuke 3rd person m-wa(I/II) alipuke walipuke other classes positive subject concord + -lipuke
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -silipuke Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngelipuka Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singelipuka Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalilipuka Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalilipuka
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -alipuka) Singular Plural 1st person nalipuka twalipuka 2nd person walipuka mwalipuka 3rd person m-wa(I/II) alipuka walipuka m-mi(III/IV) walipuka yalipuka ji-ma(V/VI) lalipuka yalipuka ki-vi(VII/VIII) chalipuka vyalipuka n(IX/X) yalipuka zalipuka u(XI) walipuka see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwalipuka pa(XVI) palipuka mu(XVIII) mwalipuka
Perfect positive subject concord + -melipuka "Already" positive subject concord + -meshalipuka "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jalipuka "If/When" positive subject concord + -kilipuka "If not" positive subject concord + -sipolipuka Consecutive kalipuka / positive subject concord + -kalipuka Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kalipuke
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nilipuka -tulipuka 2nd person -kulipuka -walipuka/-kulipukeni/-walipukeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mlipuka -walipuka m-mi(III/IV) -ulipuka -ilipuka ji-ma(V/VI) -lilipuka -yalipuka ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kilipuka -vilipuka n(IX/X) -ilipuka -zilipuka u(XI) -ulipuka see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kulipuka pa(XVI) -palipuka mu(XVIII) -mulipuka Reflexive -jilipuka
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -lipuka- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -lipukaye -lipukao m-mi(III/IV) -lipukao -lipukayo ji-ma(V/VI) -lipukalo -lipukayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -lipukacho -lipukavyo n(IX/X) -lipukayo -lipukazo u(XI) -lipukao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -lipukako pa(XVI) -lipukapo mu(XVIII) -lipukamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -lipuka) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yelipuka -olipuka m-mi(III/IV) -olipuka -yolipuka ji-ma(V/VI) -lolipuka -yolipuka ki-vi(VII/VIII) -cholipuka -vyolipuka n(IX/X) -yolipuka -zolipuka u(XI) -olipuka see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kolipuka pa(XVI) -polipuka mu(XVIII) -molipuka
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:
  • kilipukaji (“explosion”)
  • mlipuko (“explosion”)