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”)

• Nominal derivations:
  • mpasuaji (“surgeon”)
  • upasuaji (“surgery”)