"-ku-" meaning in All languages combined

See -ku- on Wiktionary

Infix [Chichewa]

Head templates: {{head|ny|infix}} -ku-
  1. Forms the present tense in verbs. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--ku--ny-infix-Azojagq0 Categories (other): Chichewa entries with incorrect language header, Chichewa infixes

Affix [Garo]

Head templates: {{head|grt|affix}} -ku-
  1. yet, indicates that the action is still happening.
    Sense id: en--ku--grt-affix-YMYxFu8n Categories (other): Garo affixes, Garo entries with incorrect language header

Infix [Swahili]

Audio: Sw-ke-ku.flac [Kenya]
Head templates: {{head|sw|infix}} -ku- Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], siku- [first-person, singular], hatuku- [first-person, plural], huku- [second-person, singular], hamku- [plural, second-person], haku- [class-1, class-2, singular, third-person], hawaku- [class-1, class-2, plural, third-person], hauku- [class-3, class-4, singular, third-person], haiku- [class-3, class-4, plural, third-person], haliku- [class-5, class-6, singular, third-person], hayaku- [class-5, class-6, plural, third-person], hakiku- [class-7, class-8, singular, third-person], haviku- [class-7, class-8, plural, third-person], haiku- [class-10, class-9, singular, third-person], haziku- [class-10, class-9, plural, third-person], hauku- [class-11, singular, third-person], hakuku- [class-15, class-17, singular, third-person], hapaku- [class-16, singular, third-person], hamku- [class-18, singular, third-person], For more information
  1. (with negative subject concord) negative past tense marker Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--ku--sw-infix-n-FmFyT~ Categories (other): Swahili entries with incorrect language header, Swahili infixes, Swahili interfixes Disambiguation of Swahili entries with incorrect language header: 50 9 5 18 18 Disambiguation of Swahili infixes: 40 22 16 22 Disambiguation of Swahili interfixes: 30 18 13 15 23 Related terms: Positive infinitive, kw-1, Negative infinitive, kuto-, Habitual, hu-1, Telegrammic, ka-1, General [indicative, positive], -a, Positive subjunctive, -e, Negative present, -i, Second person plural, -ni, Positive past, Positive present, -na-, Positive future, -ta-, Negative subjunctive, -si-1, Positive present conditional, -nge-, Negative present conditional, -singe-, Positive past conditional, -ngali-, Negative past conditional, -singali-, Gnomic, -a-1, Perfect, -me-, past (english: Already), -lisha-, present (english: Already), -mesha-, -sha-, -ki-1, -sipo-, Consecutive, -ka-1, Negative past, -ku-1, Negative future, -ja-1, Past, Present, Future, -taka-, Negative, -si-, 1 Can take stress and therefore does not require -ku-, -kw- in monosyllabic verbs
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Infix [Swahili]

Audio: Sw-ke-ku.flac [Kenya]
Head templates: {{head|sw|infix}} -ku-
  1. you, 2st person singular object concord Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--ku--sw-infix-mxWLlyhH
  2. (with suffix -ni) you, y'all; 2st person plural object concord Tags: morpheme Synonyms: -wa-
    Sense id: en--ku--sw-infix--qGvz5q5
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2 Related terms: mimi, ni-, si-, -ni-, nami, na mimi, ndimi, ndiye, simi, siye, -angu, wewe, hu-, nawe, na wewe, ndiwe, siwe, -ako, yeye, naye, na yeye, -ake, sisi, tu-, hatu-, -tu-, nasi, na sisi, ndisi, ndio, sio, -etu, ninyi, nanyi, na ninyi, ndinyi, sinyi, -enu, wao, nao, -ao, , -ji-, For a full table including other classes

Infix [Swahili]

Audio: Sw-ke-ku.flac [Kenya]
Head templates: {{head|sw|infix}} -ku-
  1. there, [[Appendix:Swahili_noun_classes#Ku locative class|ku class_((XVII))]] object concord Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--ku--sw-infix-2k~Hl44~ Related terms: ku-, -li-, u-, a-, yu-, ha-, hayu-, -m-, -mw-, -mu-, m-, mw-, mu-, ham-, hamw-, hamu-, -wa-, wa-, hawa-, -ye, -o, hau-, -u-, i-, hai-, -i-, -yo, li-, hali-, -lo, ya-, haya-, -ya-, ki-, haki-, -ki-, -cho, vi-, havi-, -vi-, -vyo, zi-, hazi-, -zi-, -zo, haku-, -ko, pa-, hapa-, -pa-, -po, -mo, For a full table including first and second person
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Interfix [Swahili]

Audio: Sw-ke-ku.flac [Kenya]
Etymology: From the infinitive prefix ku-. Etymology templates: {{m|sw|ku-}} ku- Head templates: {{head|sw|interfix}} -ku-
  1. placed between certain tense/aspect markers and the stem of monosyllabic verbs (-ja, -la, -wa) in the absence of object concord Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--ku--sw-interfix--yevwzWe
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 4

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for -ku- meaning in All languages combined (11.4kB)

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      "form": "For more information",
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          "english": "I did not read it.",
          "text": "Sikukisoma.",
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          "word": "-e"
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          "word": "Negative present"
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          "word": "Second person plural"
        },
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        {
          "word": "Positive past"
        },
        {
          "word": "Positive present"
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        {
          "word": "-na-"
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        {
          "word": "Positive future"
        },
        {
          "word": "-ta-"
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          "word": "Negative subjunctive"
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        },
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          "word": "Positive present conditional"
        },
        {
          "word": "-nge-"
        },
        {
          "word": "Negative present conditional"
        },
        {
          "word": "-singe-"
        },
        {
          "word": "Positive past conditional"
        },
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          "word": "-ngali-"
        },
        {
          "word": "Negative past conditional"
        },
        {
          "word": "-singali-"
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          "word": "Gnomic"
        },
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          "word": "Perfect"
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          "word": "-me-"
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        {
          "english": "Already",
          "word": "past"
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        {
          "word": "-lisha-"
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        {
          "english": "Already",
          "word": "present"
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        {
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        {
          "word": "-sha-"
        },
        {
          "word": "-ki-1"
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          "word": "Negative past"
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          "word": "Negative future"
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          "word": "-ja-1"
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        {
          "word": "Past"
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        {
          "word": "Present"
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        {
          "word": "Future"
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          "word": "-taka-"
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        }
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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          "text": "Ninakupenda.",
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        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 100",
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        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 100",
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        {
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      "word": "For a full table including first and second person"
    }
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        "there, [[Appendix:Swahili_noun_classes#Ku locative class|ku class_((XVII))]] object concord"
      ],
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    }
  ],
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}

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      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/b/b2/Sw-ke-ku.flac/Sw-ke-ku.flac.ogg",
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        "Kenya"
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