amuru

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Swahili

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic أَمَرَ (ʔamara).

Pronunciation

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  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Verb

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-amuru (infinitive kuamuru)

  1. to command, to order

Conjugation

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Conjugation of -amuru
Positive present -naamuru
Subjunctive -amuru
Negative -amuru
Imperative singular amuru
Infinitives
Positive kuamuru
Negative kutoamuru
Imperatives
Singular amuru
Plural amuruni
Tensed forms
Habitual huamuru
Positive past positive subject concord + -liamuru
Negative past negative subject concord + -kuamuru
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naamuru)
Singular Plural
1st person ninaamuru/naamuru tunaamuru
2nd person unaamuru mnaamuru
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaamuru wanaamuru
other classes positive subject concord + -naamuru
Negative present (negative subject concord + -amuru)
Singular Plural
1st person siamuru hatuamuru
2nd person huamuru hamwamuru
3rd person m-wa(I/II) haamuru hawaamuru
other classes negative subject concord + -amuru
Positive future positive subject concord + -taamuru
Negative future negative subject concord + -taamuru
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -amuru)
Singular Plural
1st person niamuru tuamuru
2nd person uamuru mwamuru
3rd person m-wa(I/II) aamuru waamuru
other classes positive subject concord + -amuru
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siamuru
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeamuru
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeamuru
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliamuru
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliamuru
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aamuru)
Singular Plural
1st person naamuru twaamuru
2nd person waamuru mwaamuru
3rd person m-wa(I/II) aamuru waamuru
m-mi(III/IV) waamuru yaamuru
ji-ma(V/VI) laamuru yaamuru
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaamuru vyaamuru
n(IX/X) yaamuru zaamuru
u(XI) waamuru see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwaamuru
pa(XVI) paamuru
mu(XVIII) mwaamuru
Perfect positive subject concord + -meamuru
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshaamuru
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jaamuru
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kiamuru
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipoamuru
Consecutive kaamuru / positive subject concord + -kaamuru
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaamuru
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -niamuru -tuamuru
2nd person -kuamuru -waamuru/-kuamuruni/-waamuruni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mwamuru -waamuru
m-mi(III/IV) -uamuru -iamuru
ji-ma(V/VI) -liamuru -yaamuru
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiamuru -viamuru
n(IX/X) -iamuru -ziamuru
u(XI) -uamuru see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kuamuru
pa(XVI) -paamuru
mu(XVIII) -muamuru
Reflexive -jiamuru
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -amuru- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -amuruye -amuruo
m-mi(III/IV) -amuruo -amuruyo
ji-ma(V/VI) -amurulo -amuruyo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -amurucho -amuruvyo
n(IX/X) -amuruyo -amuruzo
u(XI) -amuruo see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -amuruko
pa(XVI) -amurupo
mu(XVIII) -amurumo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -amuru)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yeamuru -oamuru
m-mi(III/IV) -oamuru -yoamuru
ji-ma(V/VI) -loamuru -yoamuru
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choamuru -vyoamuru
n(IX/X) -yoamuru -zoamuru
u(XI) -oamuru see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -koamuru
pa(XVI) -poamuru
mu(XVIII) -moamuru
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

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  • amri (command, order)