pasua

Swahili

Pronunciation
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Verb

-pasua (infinitive kupasua)

  1. (transitive) to split, tear open
  2. to operate on

Conjugation
Conjugation of -pasua
Positive present -napasua
Subjunctive -pasue
Negative -pasui
Imperative singular pasua
Infinitives
Positive kupasua
Negative kutopasua
Imperatives
Singular pasua
Plural pasueni
Tensed forms
Habitual hupasua
Positive past positive subject concord + -lipasua
Negative past negative subject concord + -kupasua
Positive present (positive subject concord + -napasua)
Singular Plural
1st person ninapasua/napasua tunapasua
2nd person unapasua mnapasua
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anapasua wanapasua
other classes positive subject concord + -napasua
Negative present (negative subject concord + -pasui)
Singular Plural
1st person sipasui hatupasui
2nd person hupasui hampasui
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hapasui hawapasui
other classes negative subject concord + -pasui
Positive future positive subject concord + -tapasua
Negative future negative subject concord + -tapasua
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -pasue)
Singular Plural
1st person nipasue tupasue
2nd person upasue mpasue
3rd person m-wa(I/II) apasue wapasue
other classes positive subject concord + -pasue
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sipasue
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngepasua
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singepasua
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalipasua
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalipasua
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -apasua)
Singular Plural
1st person napasua twapasua
2nd person wapasua mwapasua
3rd person m-wa(I/II) apasua wapasua
m-mi(III/IV) wapasua yapasua
ji-ma(V/VI) lapasua yapasua
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chapasua vyapasua
n(IX/X) yapasua zapasua
u(XI) wapasua see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwapasua
pa(XVI) papasua
mu(XVIII) mwapasua
Perfect positive subject concord + -mepasua
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshapasua
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -japasua
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kipasua
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipopasua
Consecutive kapasua / positive subject concord + -kapasua
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kapasue
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nipasua -tupasua
2nd person -kupasua -wapasua/-kupasueni/-wapasueni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mpasua -wapasua
m-mi(III/IV) -upasua -ipasua
ji-ma(V/VI) -lipasua -yapasua
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kipasua -vipasua
n(IX/X) -ipasua -zipasua
u(XI) -upasua see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kupasua
pa(XVI) -papasua
mu(XVIII) -mupasua
Reflexive -jipasua
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -pasua- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -pasuaye -pasuao
m-mi(III/IV) -pasuao -pasuayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -pasualo -pasuayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -pasuacho -pasuavyo
n(IX/X) -pasuayo -pasuazo
u(XI) -pasuao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -pasuako
pa(XVI) -pasuapo
mu(XVIII) -pasuamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -pasua)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yepasua -opasua
m-mi(III/IV) -opasua -yopasua
ji-ma(V/VI) -lopasua -yopasua
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chopasua -vyopasua
n(IX/X) -yopasua -zopasua
u(XI) -opasua see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kopasua
pa(XVI) -popasua
mu(XVIII) -mopasua
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms
  • Verbal derivations:
    • Passive: -pasuliwa (“to be torn open (habitually)”)
    • Stative: -pasuka (“to be torn open”)
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