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Borrowed from Amharic ግራ (gəra).
- IPA(key): /ˈɡura/ [ˈɡʊɾʌ]
- Hyphenation: gu‧ra
gúra
- on the left
- to the left
gúra m (plural guraarí f)
- left
- left hand
Declension of gúra
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absolutive
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gúra
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predicative
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gúra
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subjective
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gurí
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genitive
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gurí
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- E. M. Parker, R. J. Hayward (1985) “gùra”, in An Afar-English-French dictionary (with Grammatical Notes in English), University of London, →ISBN
- Mohamed Hassan Kamil (2004) Parlons Afar: Langue et Culture, L'Hammartan, →ISBN, page 38
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
gura (subjunctive copular particle used before consonants, form used before vowels gurab)
- may... be (expressing a wish)
- gura fada buan í an Bhanríon ― long live the Queen
- gura slán duit ― all health to you
- gura maith an mhaise duit é ― may you enjoy it
Irish copular forms
Simple copular forms
Present/future
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Affirmative |
Negative |
Interrogative |
Neg. inter.
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Main clauses
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is |
ní |
an |
nach
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Direct relative clauses
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nach
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Indirect relative clauses |
ar, arbv
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Other subordinate clauses |
gur, gurbv |
an |
nach
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Past/conditional
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Affirmative |
Negative |
Interrogative |
Neg. inter.
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Main clauses |
ba, b’v |
níor, níorbhv |
ar, arbhv |
nár, nárbhv
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Direct relative clauses |
ba, abv
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nár, nárbhv
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Indirect relative clauses |
ar, arbhv
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Other subordinate clauses |
gur, gurbhv |
ar, arbhv |
nár, nárbhv
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Present subjunctive
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Affirmative |
Negative
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gura, gurabv |
nára, nárabv
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Compound copular forms
Base word |
Present/future |
Past/conditional
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cá |
cár, cárbv |
cár, cárbhv
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cé |
cér, cérbv |
cér, cérbhv
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dá
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dá mba, dá mb’v
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de/do |
dar, darbv |
dar, darbhv
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faoi |
faoinar, faoinarbv |
faoinar, faoinarbhv
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i |
inar, inarbv |
inar, inarbhv
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le |
lenar, lenarbv |
lenar, lenarbhv
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má |
más |
má ba, má b’v
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mura |
mura, murabv |
murar, murarbhv
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ó (prep.) |
ónar, ónarbv |
ónar, ónarbhv
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ó (conj.) |
ós |
ó ba, ó b’v
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trí |
trínar, trínarbv |
trínar, trínarbhv
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v Used before vowel sounds
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gura
- definite nominative/accusative singular of gură
-gura (infinitive kugura, perfective -guze)
- buy
-gura (infinitive kugura)
- (dialectal) to move, go
Conjugation of -gura
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Positive present
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-nagura
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Subjunctive
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-gure
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Negative
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-guri
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Imperative singular
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gura
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Infinitives
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Imperatives
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Tensed forms
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Habitual
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hugura
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Positive past
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positive subject concord -ligura
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Negative past
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negative subject concord -kugura
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Positive present (positive subject concord -nagura)
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Singular
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Plural
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1st person
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ninagura/nagura
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tunagura
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2nd person
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unagura
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mnagura
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3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anagura
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wanagura
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other classes
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positive subject concord -nagura
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Negative present (negative subject concord -guri)
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Singular
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Plural
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1st person
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siguri
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hatuguri
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2nd person
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huguri
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hamguri
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3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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haguri
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hawaguri
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other classes
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negative subject concord -guri
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Positive future
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positive subject concord -tagura
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Negative future
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negative subject concord -tagura
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Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord -gure)
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Singular
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Plural
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1st person
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nigure
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tugure
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2nd person
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ugure
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mgure
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3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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agure
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wagure
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other classes
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positive subject concord -gure
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Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord -sigure
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Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord -ngegura
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Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord -singegura
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Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord -ngaligura
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Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord -singaligura
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Perfect
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positive subject concord -megura
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"Already"
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positive subject concord -meshagura
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"Not yet"
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negative subject concord -jagura
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"If/When"
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positive subject concord -kigura
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"If not"
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positive subject concord -sipogura
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Consecutive
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kagura / positive subject concord -kagura
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Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord -kagure
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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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gura c
- (colloquial) a guitar
- Synonym: gitarr
Kan din kompis lira gura?- Can your friend play guitar?