Conjugation of -sukuma
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Positive present
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-nasukuma
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Subjunctive
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-sukume
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Negative
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-sukumi
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Imperative singular
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sukuma
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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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husukuma
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Positive past
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positive subject concord + -lisukuma
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Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kusukuma
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Positive present (positive subject concord + -nasukuma)
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Singular
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Plural
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1st person
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ninasukuma/nasukuma
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tunasukuma
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2nd person
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unasukuma
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mnasukuma
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3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anasukuma
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wanasukuma
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other classes
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positive subject concord + -nasukuma
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Negative present (negative subject concord + -sukumi)
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Singular
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Plural
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1st person
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sisukumi
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hatusukumi
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2nd person
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husukumi
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hamsukumi
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3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hasukumi
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hawasukumi
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other classes
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negative subject concord + -sukumi
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Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tasukuma
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Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tasukuma
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Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -sukume)
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Singular
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Plural
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1st person
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nisukume
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tusukume
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2nd person
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usukume
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msukume
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3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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asukume
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wasukume
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other classes
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positive subject concord + -sukume
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Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sisukume
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Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngesukuma
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Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singesukuma
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Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalisukuma
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Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalisukuma
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Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mesukuma
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"Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshasukuma
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"Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jasukuma
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"If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kisukuma
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"If not"
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positive subject concord + -siposukuma
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Consecutive
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kasukuma / positive subject concord + -kasukuma
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Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kasukume
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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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