Univerbation of fo (“under (etc.)”) a (various meanings, see individual entries)
fuä (triggers eclipsis)
- fo a (“the”, neuter accusative singular): under (etc.) the
- c. 800–825, Diarmait, Milan Glosses on the Psalms, published in Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus (reprinted 1987, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), edited and with translations by Whitley Stokes and John Strachan, vol. I, pp. 7–483, Ml. 74c20
Húare ro·comallada inna imneda ⁊ fo·ruirmed cenn forsnaib cotarsnaib du·rairngirt-siu, is fíri{ri}én trá fuä n-indas sin tabart díglae foraibsom.- Because the troubles have been fulfilled, and an end has been put to the adversities that you sg have promised, it is just, then, to inflict vengeance on them in that way.
fuä
- fo a (“his, its”, triggers lenition): under (etc.) his/its
- fo a (“her”, triggers h-prothesis): under (etc.) her
- fo a (“their”, triggers eclipsis): under (etc.) their
fuä
- fo a (“that which, what”): under (etc.) which/whom
- c. 800–825, Diarmait, Milan Glosses on the Psalms, published in Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus (reprinted 1987, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), edited and with translations by Whitley Stokes and John Strachan, vol. I, pp. 7–483, Ml. 38c3
Ní hé apstal cita·rogab in testimin so. Aliter: Ní fou da·uc int apstal fon chéill fuänd·rogab in fáith.- It is not (the) apostle who first uttered this text. Otherwise: The apostle did not apply it in the sense in which the prophet uttered it.
From Proto-Bantu [Term?].
-fua (infinitive kufua)
- to beat (against); to launder
- to husk
- to forge
Conjugation of -fua
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Positive present
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-nafua
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Subjunctive
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-fue
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Negative
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-fui
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Imperative singular
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fua
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Infinitives
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Imperatives
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Singular
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fua
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Plural
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fueni
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Tensed forms
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Habitual
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hufua
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Positive past
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positive subject concord -lifua
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Negative past
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negative subject concord -kufua
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Positive present (positive subject concord -nafua)
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Singular
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Plural
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1st person
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ninafua/nafua
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tunafua
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2nd person
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unafua
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mnafua
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3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anafua
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wanafua
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other classes
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positive subject concord -nafua
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Negative present (negative subject concord -fui)
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Singular
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Plural
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1st person
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sifui
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hatufui
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2nd person
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hufui
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hamfui
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3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hafui
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hawafui
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other classes
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negative subject concord -fui
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Positive future
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positive subject concord -tafua
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Negative future
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negative subject concord -tafua
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Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord -fue)
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Singular
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Plural
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1st person
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nifue
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tufue
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2nd person
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ufue
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mfue
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3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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afue
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wafue
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other classes
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positive subject concord -fue
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Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord -sifue
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Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord -ngefua
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Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord -singefua
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Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord -ngalifua
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Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord -singalifua
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Perfect
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positive subject concord -mefua
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"Already"
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positive subject concord -meshafua
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"Not yet"
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negative subject concord -jafua
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"If/When"
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positive subject concord -kifua
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"If not"
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positive subject concord -sipofua
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Consecutive
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kafua / positive subject concord -kafua
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Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord -kafue
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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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