খুৱা

Assamese

Alternative forms

খুৱাই দে (khuai de)

Etymology

Assamese verb set
খা (kha)
খুৱা (khua)
খুওৱা (khuüa)

From খা (kha, “consume”) +‎ -উৱা (-ua, “causative suffix”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kʰua/, /xua/

Verb

খুৱা • (khua) (transitive)

feed, cause to consume
Synonyms: (to cause to drink) পিয়া (pia), (to cause to smoke) হুপা (hupa)

আমি সিহঁত ক পোক খুৱাওঁ।
ami xihõtok pük khuaü̃.
We feed them insects.

Conjugation

impersonal forms of খুৱা

		Affirmative (+)	Negative (-)
Stem		খুৱা khua	নুখুৱা nukhua
Gerund, Past participle, Agentive		খোওৱা khüüa	নোখোওৱা nükhüüa
Conjugative		খুৱাই, খুৱা khuai, khua	নুখুৱাই, নুখুৱা nukhuai, nukhuai
Infinitive		খুৱাব khuabo	নুখুৱাব nukhuabo
Genitive infinitive		{{{gin}}} {{{gin-tr}}}	{{{gin-1}}} {{{gin-1-tr}}}
Goal		খুৱাবলৈ khuaboloi	নুখুৱাবলৈ nukhuaboloi
Terminative		খুৱাবলৈকে khuaboloike	নুখুৱাবলৈকে nukhuaboloike
Future passive participle		{{{fpp}}} {{{fpp-tr}}}	{{{fpp-1}}} {{{fpp-1-tr}}}
Agentive (emphatic)	(♂)	খুৱাওঁতা khuaü̃ta	নুখুৱাওঁতা nukhuaü̃ta
Agentive (emphatic)	♀	খুৱাওঁৰী {{{agenf-tr}}}	{{{agenf-1}}} {{{agenf-1-tr}}}
Contingent		খুৱাওঁতে khuaü͂te	নুখুৱাওঁতে nukhuaü͂te
Progressive participle		খুৱাওঁতে⁠-⁠খুৱাওঁতে khuaü͂te⁠-⁠khuaü͂te	নুখুৱাওঁতে⁠-⁠নুখুৱাওঁতে nukhuaü͂te⁠-⁠nukhuaü͂te
Reason		খুউৱাত khuat	নুখুউৱাত nukhuuat
Past conditional		খুৱালত khualot	নুখুৱালত nukhualot
Future conditional		খুৱালে khuale	নুখুৱালে nukhuale
Perfect participle		খুৱাই khuai	নুখুৱাই nukhuai
Habitual participle		খুৱাই⁠-⁠খুৱাই khuai-khuai	নুখুৱাই⁠-⁠নুখুৱাই nukhuai⁠-⁠nukhuai

Conjugation forms of খুৱা

Person		First person	Second person			Third person
Person		First person	Very faml. & Inferior	Familiar	Honorific		Non honorific
Singular		মই moi	তই toi	তুমি tumi	আপুনি apuni	তেওঁ etc teü͂	সি ♂, তাই ♀ etc xi ♂, tai ♀
Plural	i	আমি ami	তহঁত tohõt	তোমালোক tümalük	আপোনালোক apünalük	তেওঁলোক teü͂lük	সিহঁত etc xihõt
Plural	t	আমি ami	তহঁতে tohõte	তোমালোকে tümalüke	আপোনালোকে apünalüke	তেওঁলোকে teü͂lüke	সিহঁতে etc xihõte
Present
Indefinite	+	খুৱাওঁ khuaü͂	খুৱাৱ khuao	খোওৱা khüüa	খুৱায় khuae
Indefinite	-	নুখুৱাওঁ nukhuaü͂	নুখুৱাৱ nukhuao	খুখোওৱা khukhüüa	নুখুৱানো nukhuanü
Imperfective	+	খুৱাইছোঁ khuaisü͂	খুৱাইছ khuaiso	খুৱাইছা khuaisa	খুৱাইছে khuaise
	-	Imperfective
		খোওৱা নাই khüüa nai
		"not about to" (usage is not common)
		{{{pres-perf-5}}} {{{pres-perf-5-tr}}}	{{{pres-perf-6vf}}} {{{pres-perf-6vf-tr}}}	{{{pres-perf-6f}}} {{{pres-perf-6f-tr}}}	{{{pres-perf-7}}} {{{pres-perf-7-tr}}}
Continuous	+	খুৱাই আছোঁ khuai asü͂	খুৱাই আছ khuai aso	খুৱাই আছা khuai asa	খুৱাই আছে khuai ase
Continuous	-	খুৱাই থকা নাই khuai thoka nai
Past
Simple	+	খুৱালোঁ khualü͂	খুৱালি khuali	খুৱালা khuala	খুৱালে khuale
Simple	-	নুখুৱালোঁ nukhualü͂	নুখুৱালি nukhuali	নুখুৱালা nukhuala	নুখুৱালে nukhuale
Imperfective	+	খুৱাইছিলোঁ khuaisilü͂	খুৱাইছিলি khuaisili	খুৱাইছিলা khuaisila	খুৱাইছিলে khua}isile
	-	Imperfective
		নুখুৱাইছিলোঁ nukhuaisilü͂	নুখুৱাইছিলি nukhuaisili	নুখুৱাইছিলা nukhuaisila	নুখুৱাইছিলে nukhuaisile
		Habitual
		{{{past-simp-7}}} {{{past-simp-7-tr}}}	{{{past-simp-8vf}}} {{{past-simp-8vf-tr}}}	{{{past-simp-8f}}} {{{past-simp-8f-tr}}}	{{{past-simp-9}}} {{{past-simp-9-tr}}}
Continuous	+	খুৱাই আছিলোঁ khuai asilü͂	খুৱাই আছিলি khuai asili	খুৱাই আছিলা khuai asila	খুৱাই আছিলে khuai asile
Continuous	-	খুৱাই থকা নাছিলোঁ khuai thoka nasilü͂	খুৱাই থকা নাছিলি khuai thoka nasili	খুৱাই থকা নাছিলা khuai thoka nasila	খুৱাই থকা নাছিলে khuai thoka nasile
Future
Indicative	+	খুৱাম khuam	খুৱাবি khuabi	খুৱাবা khuaba	খুৱাব khuabo
	-	Indicative
		নুখুৱাওঁ nukhuaü͂	নুখুৱাৱ nukhuao	খুখোওৱা khukhüüa	নুখুৱানো nukhuanü
		"Perhaps"
		নুখুৱাম nukhuam	নুখুৱাবি nukhuabi	নুখুৱাবা nukhuaba	নুখুৱাব nukhuabo
Continuous	+	খুৱাই থাকিম khuai thakim	খুৱাই থাকিবি khuai thakibi	খুৱাই থাকিবা khuai thakiba	খুৱাই থাকিব khuai thakibo
	-
		Indicative
		খুৱাই নেথাকিম khuai nethakim	খুৱাই নেথাকিবি khuai nethakibi	খুৱাই নেথাকিবা khuai nethakiba	খুৱাই নেথাকিব khuai nethakibo
		"Perhaps"
		{{{fut-cont-7}}} {{{fut-cont-7-tr}}}	{{{fut-cont-8vf}}} {{{fut-cont-8vf-tr}}}	{{{fut-cont-8f}}} {{{fut-cont-8f-tr}}}	{{{fut-cont-9}}} {{{fut-cont-9-tr}}}
Others
Imperative	+	খুৱাওঁ khuaü͂	খুৱা khua	খোওৱা khüüa	খুৱাওঁক khuaü͂k
Imperative	-	—	নুখুৱাবি nukhuabi	নুখুৱাবা nukhuaba	নুখুৱাব nukhuabo
❋ Note 1: i = for intransitive verbs, t = for transitive verbs. The suffix -এ (-e) marks ergative case.
❋ Note 2: Sometimes -হঁক (-hõk) or less commonly -হঁত (-hõt) suffix is used for plural pronouns, like আমি কৰোঁহঁক (ami korü̃hõk), আপোনালোক আহিলেহঁক (apünalük ahilehõk) etc.
❋ Note 3: For intransitive verbs like যোৱা (züa, “to go”) the 3rd person suffix -এ (-e) in simple past tense is not used, like সি গ’ল (xi göl), not সি গ’লে (xi göle).
❋ Note 4: Other 3rd person pronouns have the same conjugation. Click here to see other personal pronouns.