Niuean
Noun
fuata
- youth
Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-fuata (infinitive kufuata)
- to follow (to come after)
- to imitate
- to abide by (to comply with)
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -fuata
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| Positive present
|
-nafuata
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| Subjunctive
|
-fuate
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| Negative
|
-fuati
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| Imperative singular
|
fuata
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| Infinitives
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| Positive
|
kufuata
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| Negative
|
kutofuata
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
|
fuata
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| Plural
|
fuateni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
|
hufuata
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| Positive past
|
positive subject concord + -lifuata
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| Negative past
|
negative subject concord + -kufuata
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nafuata)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
|
ninafuata/nafuata
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tunafuata
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| 2nd person
|
unafuata
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mnafuata
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| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
anafuata
|
wanafuata
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| other classes
|
positive subject concord + -nafuata
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -fuati)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
|
sifuati
|
hatufuati
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| 2nd person
|
hufuati
|
hamfuati
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| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
hafuati
|
hawafuati
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| other classes
|
negative subject concord + -fuati
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| Positive future
|
positive subject concord + -tafuata
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| Negative future
|
negative subject concord + -tafuata
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -fuate)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
|
nifuate
|
tufuate
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| 2nd person
|
ufuate
|
mfuate
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| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
afuate
|
wafuate
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| other classes
|
positive subject concord + -fuate
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| Negative subjunctive
|
positive subject concord + -sifuate
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| Positive present conditional
|
positive subject concord + -ngefuata
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singefuata
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| Positive past conditional
|
positive subject concord + -ngalifuata
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| Negative past conditional
|
positive subject concord + -singalifuata
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -afuata)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
|
nafuata
|
twafuata
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| 2nd person
|
wafuata
|
mwafuata
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| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
afuata
|
wafuata
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| m-mi(III/IV)
|
wafuata
|
yafuata
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
lafuata
|
yafuata
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
chafuata
|
vyafuata
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| n(IX/X)
|
yafuata
|
zafuata
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| u(XI)
|
wafuata
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
kwafuata
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| pa(XVI)
|
pafuata
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| mu(XVIII)
|
mwafuata
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| Perfect
|
positive subject concord + -mefuata
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshafuata
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jafuata
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kifuata
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipofuata
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| Consecutive
|
kafuata / positive subject concord + -kafuata
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| Consecutive subjunctive
|
positive subject concord + -kafuate
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| Object concord (indicative positive)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
|
-nifuata
|
-tufuata
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| 2nd person
|
-kufuata
|
-wafuata/-kufuateni/-wafuateni
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| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
-mfuata
|
-wafuata
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| m-mi(III/IV)
|
-ufuata
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-ifuata
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lifuata
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-yafuata
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
-kifuata
|
-vifuata
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| n(IX/X)
|
-ifuata
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-zifuata
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| u(XI)
|
-ufuata
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-kufuata
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| pa(XVI)
|
-pafuata
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| mu(XVIII)
|
-mufuata
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| Reflexive
|
-jifuata
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -fuata- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
|
-fuataye
|
-fuatao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
|
-fuatao
|
-fuatayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
-fuatalo
|
-fuatayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
-fuatacho
|
-fuatavyo
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| n(IX/X)
|
-fuatayo
|
-fuatazo
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| u(XI)
|
-fuatao
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-fuatako
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| pa(XVI)
|
-fuatapo
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| mu(XVIII)
|
-fuatamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -fuata)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
|
-yefuata
|
-ofuata
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| m-mi(III/IV)
|
-ofuata
|
-yofuata
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
-lofuata
|
-yofuata
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
-chofuata
|
-vyofuata
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| n(IX/X)
|
-yofuata
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-zofuata
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| u(XI)
|
-ofuata
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-kofuata
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| pa(XVI)
|
-pofuata
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| mu(XVIII)
|
-mofuata
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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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Derived terms