-stua (infinitive kustua)
- Alternative form of -shtua (“to shock, startle”)
Conjugation of -stua
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Positive present
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-nastua
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Subjunctive
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-stue
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Negative
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-stui
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Imperative singular
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stua
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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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hustua
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Positive past
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positive subject concord + -listua
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Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kustua
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Positive present (positive subject concord + -nastua)
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Singular
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Plural
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1st person
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ninastua/nastua
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tunastua
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2nd person
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unastua
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mnastua
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3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anastua
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wanastua
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other classes
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positive subject concord + -nastua
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Negative present (negative subject concord + -stui)
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Singular
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Plural
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1st person
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sistui
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hatustui
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2nd person
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hustui
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hamstui
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3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hastui
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hawastui
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other classes
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negative subject concord + -stui
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Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tastua
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Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tastua
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Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -stue)
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Singular
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Plural
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1st person
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nistue
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tustue
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2nd person
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ustue
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mstue
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3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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astue
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wastue
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other classes
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positive subject concord + -stue
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Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sistue
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Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngestua
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Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singestua
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Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalistua
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Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalistua
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Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mestua
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"Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshastua
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"Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jastua
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"If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kistua
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"If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipostua
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Consecutive
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kastua / positive subject concord + -kastua
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Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kastue
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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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