peperuka

Swahili

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Is this -pepe + -ruka?”)

Pronunciation

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Verb

-peperuka (infinitive kupeperuka)

1. to be blown away, to fly away

Conjugation

Conjugation of -peperuka
Positive present -napeperuka Subjunctive -peperuke Negative -peperuki Imperative singular peperuka
Infinitives
Positive kupeperuka Negative kutopeperuka
Imperatives
Singular peperuka Plural peperukeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hupeperuka Positive past positive subject concord + -lipeperuka Negative past negative subject concord + -kupeperuka
Positive present (positive subject concord + -napeperuka) Singular Plural 1st person ninapeperuka/napeperuka tunapeperuka 2nd person unapeperuka mnapeperuka 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anapeperuka wanapeperuka other classes positive subject concord + -napeperuka
Negative present (negative subject concord + -peperuki) Singular Plural 1st person sipeperuki hatupeperuki 2nd person hupeperuki hampeperuki 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hapeperuki hawapeperuki other classes negative subject concord + -peperuki
Positive future positive subject concord + -tapeperuka Negative future negative subject concord + -tapeperuka
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -peperuke) Singular Plural 1st person nipeperuke tupeperuke 2nd person upeperuke mpeperuke 3rd person m-wa(I/II) apeperuke wapeperuke other classes positive subject concord + -peperuke
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sipeperuke Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngepeperuka Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singepeperuka Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalipeperuka Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalipeperuka
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -apeperuka) Singular Plural 1st person napeperuka twapeperuka 2nd person wapeperuka mwapeperuka 3rd person m-wa(I/II) apeperuka wapeperuka m-mi(III/IV) wapeperuka yapeperuka ji-ma(V/VI) lapeperuka yapeperuka ki-vi(VII/VIII) chapeperuka vyapeperuka n(IX/X) yapeperuka zapeperuka u(XI) wapeperuka see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwapeperuka pa(XVI) papeperuka mu(XVIII) mwapeperuka
Perfect positive subject concord + -mepeperuka "Already" positive subject concord + -meshapeperuka "Not yet" negative subject concord + -japeperuka "If/When" positive subject concord + -kipeperuka "If not" positive subject concord + -sipopeperuka Consecutive kapeperuka / positive subject concord + -kapeperuka Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kapeperuke
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nipeperuka -tupeperuka 2nd person -kupeperuka -wapeperuka/-kupeperukeni/-wapeperukeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mpeperuka -wapeperuka m-mi(III/IV) -upeperuka -ipeperuka ji-ma(V/VI) -lipeperuka -yapeperuka ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kipeperuka -vipeperuka n(IX/X) -ipeperuka -zipeperuka u(XI) -upeperuka see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kupeperuka pa(XVI) -papeperuka mu(XVIII) -mupeperuka Reflexive -jipeperuka
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -peperuka- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -peperukaye -peperukao m-mi(III/IV) -peperukao -peperukayo ji-ma(V/VI) -peperukalo -peperukayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -peperukacho -peperukavyo n(IX/X) -peperukayo -peperukazo u(XI) -peperukao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -peperukako pa(XVI) -peperukapo mu(XVIII) -peperukamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -peperuka) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yepeperuka -opeperuka m-mi(III/IV) -opeperuka -yopeperuka ji-ma(V/VI) -lopeperuka -yopeperuka ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chopeperuka -vyopeperuka n(IX/X) -yopeperuka -zopeperuka u(XI) -opeperuka see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kopeperuka pa(XVI) -popeperuka mu(XVIII) -mopeperuka
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.