shuku

See also: shūkù and shùkù

Japanese

Romanization

shuku

1. Rōmaji transcription of しゅく

Swahili

Etymology

From Arabic شَكَّ (šakka).

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

  (file)

Verb

-shuku (infinitive kushuku)

1. to suspect
2. to doubt, to worry

Conjugation

Conjugation of -shuku
Positive present -nashuku Subjunctive -shuku Negative -shuku Imperative singular shuku
Infinitives
Positive kushuku Negative kutoshuku
Imperatives
Singular shuku Plural shukuni
Tensed forms
Habitual hushuku Positive past positive subject concord + -lishuku Negative past negative subject concord + -kushuku
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nashuku) Singular Plural 1st person ninashuku/nashuku tunashuku 2nd person unashuku mnashuku 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anashuku wanashuku other classes positive subject concord + -nashuku
Negative present (negative subject concord + -shuku) Singular Plural 1st person sishuku hatushuku 2nd person hushuku hamshuku 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hashuku hawashuku other classes negative subject concord + -shuku
Positive future positive subject concord + -tashuku Negative future negative subject concord + -tashuku
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -shuku) Singular Plural 1st person nishuku tushuku 2nd person ushuku mshuku 3rd person m-wa(I/II) ashuku washuku other classes positive subject concord + -shuku
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sishuku Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeshuku Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeshuku Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalishuku Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalishuku
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -ashuku) Singular Plural 1st person nashuku twashuku 2nd person washuku mwashuku 3rd person m-wa(I/II) ashuku washuku m-mi(III/IV) washuku yashuku ji-ma(V/VI) lashuku yashuku ki-vi(VII/VIII) chashuku vyashuku n(IX/X) yashuku zashuku u(XI) washuku see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwashuku pa(XVI) pashuku mu(XVIII) mwashuku
Perfect positive subject concord + -meshuku "Already" positive subject concord + -meshashuku "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jashuku "If/When" positive subject concord + -kishuku "If not" positive subject concord + -siposhuku Consecutive kashuku / positive subject concord + -kashuku Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kashuku
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nishuku -tushuku 2nd person -kushuku -washuku/-kushukuni/-washukuni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mshuku -washuku m-mi(III/IV) -ushuku -ishuku ji-ma(V/VI) -lishuku -yashuku ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kishuku -vishuku n(IX/X) -ishuku -zishuku u(XI) -ushuku see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kushuku pa(XVI) -pashuku mu(XVIII) -mushuku Reflexive -jishuku
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -shuku- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -shukuye -shukuo m-mi(III/IV) -shukuo -shukuyo ji-ma(V/VI) -shukulo -shukuyo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -shukucho -shukuvyo n(IX/X) -shukuyo -shukuzo u(XI) -shukuo see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -shukuko pa(XVI) -shukupo mu(XVIII) -shukumo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -shuku) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yeshuku -oshuku m-mi(III/IV) -oshuku -yoshuku ji-ma(V/VI) -loshuku -yoshuku ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choshuku -vyoshuku n(IX/X) -yoshuku -zoshuku u(XI) -oshuku see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -koshuku pa(XVI) -poshuku mu(XVIII) -moshuku
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Related terms

• Verbal derivations:
  • Applicative: -shukia
  • Causative: -shukisha
  • Passive: -shukiwa
  • Reciprocal: -shukiana
  • Stative: -shukika