shufu

See also: shùfù, shùfú, and shūfu

Japanese

Romanization

shufu

1. Rōmaji transcription of しゅふ

Swahili

Etymology

Probably from Arabic شافَ (šāfa, “to look”).

Pronunciation

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Verb

-shufu (infinitive kushufu)

1. to detect, notice, perceive

Conjugation

Conjugation of -shufu
Positive present -nashufu Subjunctive -shufu Negative -shufu Imperative singular shufu
Infinitives
Positive kushufu Negative kutoshufu
Imperatives
Singular shufu Plural shufuni
Tensed forms
Habitual hushufu Positive past positive subject concord + -lishufu Negative past negative subject concord + -kushufu
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nashufu) Singular Plural 1st person ninashufu/nashufu tunashufu 2nd person unashufu mnashufu 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anashufu wanashufu other classes positive subject concord + -nashufu
Negative present (negative subject concord + -shufu) Singular Plural 1st person sishufu hatushufu 2nd person hushufu hamshufu 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hashufu hawashufu other classes negative subject concord + -shufu
Positive future positive subject concord + -tashufu Negative future negative subject concord + -tashufu
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -shufu) Singular Plural 1st person nishufu tushufu 2nd person ushufu mshufu 3rd person m-wa(I/II) ashufu washufu other classes positive subject concord + -shufu
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sishufu Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeshufu Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeshufu Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalishufu Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalishufu
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -ashufu) Singular Plural 1st person nashufu twashufu 2nd person washufu mwashufu 3rd person m-wa(I/II) ashufu washufu m-mi(III/IV) washufu yashufu ji-ma(V/VI) lashufu yashufu ki-vi(VII/VIII) chashufu vyashufu n(IX/X) yashufu zashufu u(XI) washufu see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwashufu pa(XVI) pashufu mu(XVIII) mwashufu
Perfect positive subject concord + -meshufu "Already" positive subject concord + -meshashufu "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jashufu "If/When" positive subject concord + -kishufu "If not" positive subject concord + -siposhufu Consecutive kashufu / positive subject concord + -kashufu Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kashufu
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nishufu -tushufu 2nd person -kushufu -washufu/-kushufuni/-washufuni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mshufu -washufu m-mi(III/IV) -ushufu -ishufu ji-ma(V/VI) -lishufu -yashufu ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kishufu -vishufu n(IX/X) -ishufu -zishufu u(XI) -ushufu see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kushufu pa(XVI) -pashufu mu(XVIII) -mushufu Reflexive -jishufu
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -shufu- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -shufuye -shufuo m-mi(III/IV) -shufuo -shufuyo ji-ma(V/VI) -shufulo -shufuyo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -shufucho -shufuvyo n(IX/X) -shufuyo -shufuzo u(XI) -shufuo see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -shufuko pa(XVI) -shufupo mu(XVIII) -shufumo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -shufu) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yeshufu -oshufu m-mi(III/IV) -oshufu -yoshufu ji-ma(V/VI) -loshufu -yoshufu ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choshufu -vyoshufu n(IX/X) -yoshufu -zoshufu u(XI) -oshufu see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -koshufu pa(XVI) -poshufu mu(XVIII) -moshufu
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.