nusuru

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Swahili

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic نَصَرَ (naṣara).

Pronunciation

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  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Verb

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-nusuru (infinitive kunusuru)

  1. to help, support, save, defend

Conjugation

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Conjugation of -nusuru
Positive present -nanusuru
Subjunctive -nusuru
Negative -nusuru
Imperative singular nusuru
Infinitives
Positive kunusuru
Negative kutonusuru
Imperatives
Singular nusuru
Plural nusuruni
Tensed forms
Habitual hunusuru
Positive past positive subject concord + -linusuru
Negative past negative subject concord + -kunusuru
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nanusuru)
Singular Plural
1st person ninanusuru/nanusuru tunanusuru
2nd person unanusuru mnanusuru
3rd person m-wa(I/II) ananusuru wananusuru
other classes positive subject concord + -nanusuru
Negative present (negative subject concord + -nusuru)
Singular Plural
1st person sinusuru hatunusuru
2nd person hunusuru hamnusuru
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hanusuru hawanusuru
other classes negative subject concord + -nusuru
Positive future positive subject concord + -tanusuru
Negative future negative subject concord + -tanusuru
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -nusuru)
Singular Plural
1st person ninusuru tunusuru
2nd person unusuru mnusuru
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anusuru wanusuru
other classes positive subject concord + -nusuru
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sinusuru
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngenusuru
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singenusuru
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalinusuru
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalinusuru
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -anusuru)
Singular Plural
1st person nanusuru twanusuru
2nd person wanusuru mwanusuru
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anusuru wanusuru
m-mi(III/IV) wanusuru yanusuru
ji-ma(V/VI) lanusuru yanusuru
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chanusuru vyanusuru
n(IX/X) yanusuru zanusuru
u(XI) wanusuru see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwanusuru
pa(XVI) panusuru
mu(XVIII) mwanusuru
Perfect positive subject concord + -menusuru
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshanusuru
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -janusuru
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kinusuru
"If not" positive subject concord + -siponusuru
Consecutive kanusuru / positive subject concord + -kanusuru
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kanusuru
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -ninusuru -tunusuru
2nd person -kunusuru -wanusuru/-kunusuruni/-wanusuruni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mnusuru -wanusuru
m-mi(III/IV) -unusuru -inusuru
ji-ma(V/VI) -linusuru -yanusuru
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kinusuru -vinusuru
n(IX/X) -inusuru -zinusuru
u(XI) -unusuru see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kunusuru
pa(XVI) -panusuru
mu(XVIII) -munusuru
Reflexive -jinusuru
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -nusuru- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -nusuruye -nusuruo
m-mi(III/IV) -nusuruo -nusuruyo
ji-ma(V/VI) -nusurulo -nusuruyo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -nusurucho -nusuruvyo
n(IX/X) -nusuruyo -nusuruzo
u(XI) -nusuruo see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -nusuruko
pa(XVI) -nusurupo
mu(XVIII) -nusurumo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -nusuru)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yenusuru -onusuru
m-mi(III/IV) -onusuru -yonusuru
ji-ma(V/VI) -lonusuru -yonusuru
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chonusuru -vyonusuru
n(IX/X) -yonusuru -zonusuru
u(XI) -onusuru see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -konusuru
pa(XVI) -ponusuru
mu(XVIII) -monusuru
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

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