vuta

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-vuta (infinitive kuvuta)

1. to pull; attract; haul, drag
2. to inhale

Conjugation

Conjugation of -vuta
Positive present -navuta Subjunctive -vute Negative -vuti Imperative singular vuta
Infinitives
Positive kuvuta Negative kutovuta
Imperatives
Singular vuta Plural vuteni
Tensed forms
Habitual huvuta Positive past positive subject concord + -livuta Negative past negative subject concord + -kuvuta
Positive present (positive subject concord + -navuta) Singular Plural 1st person ninavuta/navuta tunavuta 2nd person unavuta mnavuta 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anavuta wanavuta other classes positive subject concord + -navuta
Negative present (negative subject concord + -vuti) Singular Plural 1st person sivuti hatuvuti 2nd person huvuti hamvuti 3rd person m-wa(I/II) havuti hawavuti other classes negative subject concord + -vuti
Positive future positive subject concord + -tavuta Negative future negative subject concord + -tavuta
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -vute) Singular Plural 1st person nivute tuvute 2nd person uvute mvute 3rd person m-wa(I/II) avute wavute other classes positive subject concord + -vute
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sivute Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngevuta Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singevuta Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalivuta Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalivuta
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -avuta) Singular Plural 1st person navuta twavuta 2nd person wavuta mwavuta 3rd person m-wa(I/II) avuta wavuta m-mi(III/IV) wavuta yavuta ji-ma(V/VI) lavuta yavuta ki-vi(VII/VIII) chavuta vyavuta n(IX/X) yavuta zavuta u(XI) wavuta see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwavuta pa(XVI) pavuta mu(XVIII) mwavuta
Perfect positive subject concord + -mevuta "Already" positive subject concord + -meshavuta "Not yet" negative subject concord + -javuta "If/When" positive subject concord + -kivuta "If not" positive subject concord + -sipovuta Consecutive kavuta / positive subject concord + -kavuta Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kavute
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nivuta -tuvuta 2nd person -kuvuta -wavuta/-kuvuteni/-wavuteni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mvuta -wavuta m-mi(III/IV) -uvuta -ivuta ji-ma(V/VI) -livuta -yavuta ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kivuta -vivuta n(IX/X) -ivuta -zivuta u(XI) -uvuta see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuvuta pa(XVI) -pavuta mu(XVIII) -muvuta Reflexive -jivuta
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -vuta- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -vutaye -vutao m-mi(III/IV) -vutao -vutayo ji-ma(V/VI) -vutalo -vutayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -vutacho -vutavyo n(IX/X) -vutayo -vutazo u(XI) -vutao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -vutako pa(XVI) -vutapo mu(XVIII) -vutamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -vuta) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yevuta -ovuta m-mi(III/IV) -ovuta -yovuta ji-ma(V/VI) -lovuta -yovuta ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chovuta -vyovuta n(IX/X) -yovuta -zovuta u(XI) -ovuta see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kovuta pa(XVI) -povuta mu(XVIII) -movuta
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: -vutia
  • Passive: -vutwa
  • Reciprocal: -vutana

• Nominal derivations:
  • uvutaji (“smoking; pulling; attracting”)