rushana

Swahili

Verb

-rushana (infinitive kurushana)

  1. Reciprocal form of -rusha

Conjugation

Conjugation of -rushana
Positive present -narushana
Subjunctive -rushane
Negative -rushani
Imperative singular rushana
Infinitives
Positive kurushana
Negative kutorushana
Imperatives
Singular rushana
Plural rushaneni
Tensed forms
Habitual hurushana
Positive past positive subject concord + -lirushana
Negative past negative subject concord + -kurushana
Positive present (positive subject concord + -narushana)
Singular Plural
1st person ninarushana/narushana tunarushana
2nd person unarushana mnarushana
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anarushana wanarushana
other classes positive subject concord + -narushana
Negative present (negative subject concord + -rushani)
Singular Plural
1st person sirushani haturushani
2nd person hurushani hamrushani
3rd person m-wa(I/II) harushani hawarushani
other classes negative subject concord + -rushani
Positive future positive subject concord + -tarushana
Negative future negative subject concord + -tarushana
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -rushane)
Singular Plural
1st person nirushane turushane
2nd person urushane mrushane
3rd person m-wa(I/II) arushane warushane
other classes positive subject concord + -rushane
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sirushane
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngerushana
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singerushana
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalirushana
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalirushana
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -arushana)
Singular Plural
1st person narushana twarushana
2nd person warushana mwarushana
3rd person m-wa(I/II) arushana warushana
m-mi(III/IV) warushana yarushana
ji-ma(V/VI) larushana yarushana
ki-vi(VII/VIII) charushana vyarushana
n(IX/X) yarushana zarushana
u(XI) warushana see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwarushana
pa(XVI) parushana
mu(XVIII) mwarushana
Perfect positive subject concord + -merushana
"Already" positive subject concord + -mesharushana
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jarushana
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kirushana
"If not" positive subject concord + -siporushana
Consecutive karushana / positive subject concord + -karushana
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -karushane
Object concord
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + -rushana- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -rushanaye -rushanao
m-mi(III/IV) -rushanao -rushanayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -rushanalo -rushanayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -rushanacho -rushanavyo
n(IX/X) -rushanayo -rushanazo
u(XI) -rushanao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -rushanako
pa(XVI) -rushanapo
mu(XVIII) -rushanamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + -rushana)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yerushana -orushana
m-mi(III/IV) -orushana -yorushana
ji-ma(V/VI) -lorushana -yorushana
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chorushana -vyorushana
n(IX/X) -yorushana -zorushana
u(XI) -orushana see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -korushana
pa(XVI) -porushana
mu(XVIII) -morushana
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.