Swahili
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “see kipofu; + -ka”)
Pronunciation
Verb
-pofuka (infinitive kupofuka)
- to become blind, to go blind
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -pofuka
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| Positive present
|
-napofuka
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| Subjunctive
|
-pofuke
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| Negative
|
-pofuki
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| Imperative singular
|
pofuka
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
|
pofuka
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| Plural
|
pofukeni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
|
hupofuka
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| Positive past
|
positive subject concord + -lipofuka
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| Negative past
|
negative subject concord + -kupofuka
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -napofuka)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
|
ninapofuka/napofuka
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tunapofuka
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| 2nd person
|
unapofuka
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mnapofuka
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
anapofuka
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wanapofuka
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| other classes
|
positive subject concord + -napofuka
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -pofuki)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sipofuki
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hatupofuki
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| 2nd person
|
hupofuki
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hampofuki
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
hapofuki
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hawapofuki
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| other classes
|
negative subject concord + -pofuki
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| Positive future
|
positive subject concord + -tapofuka
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| Negative future
|
negative subject concord + -tapofuka
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -pofuke)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
|
nipofuke
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tupofuke
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| 2nd person
|
upofuke
|
mpofuke
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| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
apofuke
|
wapofuke
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| other classes
|
positive subject concord + -pofuke
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| Negative subjunctive
|
positive subject concord + -sipofuke
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| Positive present conditional
|
positive subject concord + -ngepofuka
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singepofuka
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| Positive past conditional
|
positive subject concord + -ngalipofuka
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| Negative past conditional
|
positive subject concord + -singalipofuka
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -apofuka)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
|
napofuka
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twapofuka
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| 2nd person
|
wapofuka
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mwapofuka
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
apofuka
|
wapofuka
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| m-mi(III/IV)
|
wapofuka
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yapofuka
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
lapofuka
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yapofuka
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
chapofuka
|
vyapofuka
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| n(IX/X)
|
yapofuka
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zapofuka
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| u(XI)
|
wapofuka
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
kwapofuka
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| pa(XVI)
|
papofuka
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| mu(XVIII)
|
mwapofuka
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| Perfect
|
positive subject concord + -mepofuka
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshapofuka
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -japofuka
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kipofuka
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipopofuka
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| Consecutive
|
kapofuka / positive subject concord + -kapofuka
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| Consecutive subjunctive
|
positive subject concord + -kapofuke
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| Object concord (indicative positive)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
|
-nipofuka
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-tupofuka
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| 2nd person
|
-kupofuka
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-wapofuka/-kupofukeni/-wapofukeni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
-mpofuka
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-wapofuka
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| m-mi(III/IV)
|
-upofuka
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-ipofuka
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lipofuka
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-yapofuka
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
-kipofuka
|
-vipofuka
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| n(IX/X)
|
-ipofuka
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-zipofuka
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| u(XI)
|
-upofuka
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-kupofuka
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| pa(XVI)
|
-papofuka
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| mu(XVIII)
|
-mupofuka
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| Reflexive
|
-jipofuka
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -pofuka- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
|
-pofukaye
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-pofukao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-pofukao
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-pofukayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
-pofukalo
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-pofukayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
-pofukacho
|
-pofukavyo
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| n(IX/X)
|
-pofukayo
|
-pofukazo
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| u(XI)
|
-pofukao
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-pofukako
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| pa(XVI)
|
-pofukapo
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| mu(XVIII)
|
-pofukamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -pofuka)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
|
-yepofuka
|
-opofuka
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| m-mi(III/IV)
|
-opofuka
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-yopofuka
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
-lopofuka
|
-yopofuka
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
-chopofuka
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-vyopofuka
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| n(IX/X)
|
-yopofuka
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-zopofuka
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| u(XI)
|
-opofuka
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-kopofuka
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| pa(XVI)
|
-popofuka
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| mu(XVIII)
|
-mopofuka
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| Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.
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