Etymology
Clipping from the brand name Subutex
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsubu/, [ˈs̠ubu]
- Rhymes: -ubu
- Syllabification(key): su‧bu
Noun
subu (slang)
- buprenorphine when used as a recreational drug
Declension
More information nominative, genitive ...
Inflection of subu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) |
nominative |
subu |
subut |
genitive |
subun |
subujen |
partitive |
subua |
subuja |
illative |
subuun |
subuihin |
|
singular |
plural |
nominative |
subu |
subut |
accusative |
nom. |
subu |
subut |
gen. |
subun |
genitive |
subun |
subujen |
partitive |
subua |
subuja |
inessive |
subussa |
subuissa |
elative |
subusta |
subuista |
illative |
subuun |
subuihin |
adessive |
subulla |
subuilla |
ablative |
subulta |
subuilta |
allative |
subulle |
subuille |
essive |
subuna |
subuina |
translative |
subuksi |
subuiksi |
abessive |
subutta |
subuitta |
instructive |
— |
subuin |
comitative |
See the possessive forms below. |
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More information first-person singular possessor, singular ...
first-person singular possessor |
|
singular |
plural |
nominative |
subuni |
subuni |
accusative |
nom. |
subuni |
subuni |
gen. |
subuni |
genitive |
subuni |
subujeni |
partitive |
subuani |
subujani |
inessive |
subussani |
subuissani |
elative |
subustani |
subuistani |
illative |
subuuni |
subuihini |
adessive |
subullani |
subuillani |
ablative |
subultani |
subuiltani |
allative |
subulleni |
subuilleni |
essive |
subunani |
subuinani |
translative |
subukseni |
subuikseni |
abessive |
subuttani |
subuittani |
instructive |
— |
— |
comitative |
— | subuineni |
second-person singular possessor |
|
singular |
plural |
nominative |
subusi |
subusi |
accusative |
nom. |
subusi |
subusi |
gen. |
subusi |
genitive |
subusi |
subujesi |
partitive |
subuasi |
subujasi |
inessive |
subussasi |
subuissasi |
elative |
subustasi |
subuistasi |
illative |
subuusi |
subuihisi |
adessive |
subullasi |
subuillasi |
ablative |
subultasi |
subuiltasi |
allative |
subullesi |
subuillesi |
essive |
subunasi |
subuinasi |
translative |
subuksesi |
subuiksesi |
abessive |
subuttasi |
subuittasi |
instructive |
— |
— |
comitative |
— | subuinesi |
first-person plural possessor |
|
singular |
plural |
nominative |
subumme |
subumme |
accusative |
nom. |
subumme |
subumme |
gen. |
subumme |
genitive |
subumme |
subujemme |
partitive |
subuamme |
subujamme |
inessive |
subussamme |
subuissamme |
elative |
subustamme |
subuistamme |
illative |
subuumme |
subuihimme |
adessive |
subullamme |
subuillamme |
ablative |
subultamme |
subuiltamme |
allative |
subullemme |
subuillemme |
essive |
subunamme |
subuinamme |
translative |
subuksemme |
subuiksemme |
abessive |
subuttamme |
subuittamme |
instructive |
— |
— |
comitative |
— | subuinemme |
second-person plural possessor |
|
singular |
plural |
nominative |
subunne |
subunne |
accusative |
nom. |
subunne |
subunne |
gen. |
subunne |
genitive |
subunne |
subujenne |
partitive |
subuanne |
subujanne |
inessive |
subussanne |
subuissanne |
elative |
subustanne |
subuistanne |
illative |
subuunne |
subuihinne |
adessive |
subullanne |
subuillanne |
ablative |
subultanne |
subuiltanne |
allative |
subullenne |
subuillenne |
essive |
subunanne |
subuinanne |
translative |
subuksenne |
subuiksenne |
abessive |
subuttanne |
subuittanne |
instructive |
— |
— |
comitative |
— | subuinenne |
third-person possessor |
|
singular |
plural |
nominative |
subunsa |
subunsa |
accusative |
nom. |
subunsa |
subunsa |
gen. |
subunsa |
genitive |
subunsa |
subujensa |
partitive |
subuaan subuansa |
subujaan subujansa |
inessive |
subussaan subussansa |
subuissaan subuissansa |
elative |
subustaan subustansa |
subuistaan subuistansa |
illative |
subuunsa |
subuihinsa |
adessive |
subullaan subullansa |
subuillaan subuillansa |
ablative |
subultaan subultansa |
subuiltaan subuiltansa |
allative |
subulleen subullensa |
subuilleen subuillensa |
essive |
subunaan subunansa |
subuinaan subuinansa |
translative |
subukseen subuksensa |
subuikseen subuiksensa |
abessive |
subuttaan subuttansa |
subuittaan subuittansa |
instructive |
— |
— |
comitative |
— | subuineen subuinensa |
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Verb
-subu (infinitive kusubu)
- to cast, to mould
Conjugation
More information Conjugation of, Positive present ...
Conjugation of -subu |
Positive present |
-nasubu |
Subjunctive |
-subu |
Negative |
-subu |
Imperative singular |
subu |
|
Infinitives |
Positive |
kusubu |
Negative |
kutosubu |
|
Imperatives |
Singular |
subu |
Plural |
subuni |
|
Tensed forms |
Habitual |
husubu |
Positive past |
positive subject concord + -lisubu |
Negative past |
negative subject concord + -kusubu |
|
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nasubu) |
|
Singular |
Plural |
1st person |
ninasubu/nasubu |
tunasubu |
2nd person |
unasubu |
mnasubu |
3rd person |
m-wa(I/II) |
anasubu |
wanasubu |
other classes |
positive subject concord + -nasubu |
|
Negative present (negative subject concord + -subu) |
|
Singular |
Plural |
1st person |
sisubu |
hatusubu |
2nd person |
husubu |
hamsubu |
3rd person |
m-wa(I/II) |
hasubu |
hawasubu |
other classes |
negative subject concord + -subu |
|
Positive future |
positive subject concord + -tasubu |
Negative future |
negative subject concord + -tasubu |
|
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -subu) |
|
Singular |
Plural |
1st person |
nisubu |
tusubu |
2nd person |
usubu |
msubu |
3rd person |
m-wa(I/II) |
asubu |
wasubu |
other classes |
positive subject concord + -subu |
|
Negative subjunctive |
positive subject concord + -sisubu |
Positive present conditional |
positive subject concord + -ngesubu |
Negative present conditional |
positive subject concord + -singesubu |
Positive past conditional |
positive subject concord + -ngalisubu |
Negative past conditional |
positive subject concord + -singalisubu |
|
|
Perfect |
positive subject concord + -mesubu |
"Already" |
positive subject concord + -meshasubu |
"Not yet" |
negative subject concord + -jasubu |
"If/When" |
positive subject concord + -kisubu |
"If not" |
positive subject concord + -siposubu |
Consecutive |
kasubu / positive subject concord + -kasubu |
Consecutive subjunctive |
positive subject concord + -kasubu |
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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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References
- Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh