rukia

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-rukia (infinitive kurukia)

1. Applicative form of -ruka: to jump at, to jump on

Conjugation

Conjugation of -rukia
Positive present -narukia Subjunctive -rukie Negative -rukii Imperative singular rukia
Infinitives
Positive kurukia Negative kutorukia
Imperatives
Singular rukia Plural rukieni
Tensed forms
Habitual hurukia Positive past positive subject concord + -lirukia Negative past negative subject concord + -kurukia
Positive present (positive subject concord + -narukia) Singular Plural 1st person ninarukia/narukia tunarukia 2nd person unarukia mnarukia 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anarukia wanarukia other classes positive subject concord + -narukia
Negative present (negative subject concord + -rukii) Singular Plural 1st person sirukii haturukii 2nd person hurukii hamrukii 3rd person m-wa(I/II) harukii hawarukii other classes negative subject concord + -rukii
Positive future positive subject concord + -tarukia Negative future negative subject concord + -tarukia
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -rukie) Singular Plural 1st person nirukie turukie 2nd person urukie mrukie 3rd person m-wa(I/II) arukie warukie other classes positive subject concord + -rukie
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sirukie Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngerukia Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singerukia Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalirukia Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalirukia
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -arukia) Singular Plural 1st person narukia twarukia 2nd person warukia mwarukia 3rd person m-wa(I/II) arukia warukia m-mi(III/IV) warukia yarukia ji-ma(V/VI) larukia yarukia ki-vi(VII/VIII) charukia vyarukia n(IX/X) yarukia zarukia u(XI) warukia see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwarukia pa(XVI) parukia mu(XVIII) mwarukia
Perfect positive subject concord + -merukia "Already" positive subject concord + -mesharukia "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jarukia "If/When" positive subject concord + -kirukia "If not" positive subject concord + -siporukia Consecutive karukia / positive subject concord + -karukia Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -karukie
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nirukia -turukia 2nd person -kurukia -warukia/-kurukieni/-warukieni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mrukia -warukia m-mi(III/IV) -urukia -irukia ji-ma(V/VI) -lirukia -yarukia ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kirukia -virukia n(IX/X) -irukia -zirukia u(XI) -urukia see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kurukia pa(XVI) -parukia mu(XVIII) -murukia Reflexive -jirukia
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -rukia- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -rukiaye -rukiao m-mi(III/IV) -rukiao -rukiayo ji-ma(V/VI) -rukialo -rukiayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -rukiacho -rukiavyo n(IX/X) -rukiayo -rukiazo u(XI) -rukiao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -rukiako pa(XVI) -rukiapo mu(XVIII) -rukiamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -rukia) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yerukia -orukia m-mi(III/IV) -orukia -yorukia ji-ma(V/VI) -lorukia -yorukia ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chorukia -vyorukia n(IX/X) -yorukia -zorukia u(XI) -orukia see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -korukia pa(XVI) -porukia mu(XVIII) -morukia
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.