Spanish
Adjective
sorora
- feminine singular of sororo
Swahili
Etymology
From Kikuyu rora.
Pronunciation
Verb
-sorora (infinitive kusorora)
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Conjugation
| Conjugation of -sorora
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| Positive present
|
-nasorora
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| Subjunctive
|
-sorore
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| Negative
|
-sorori
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| Imperative singular
|
sorora
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
|
sorora
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| Plural
|
sororeni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
|
husorora
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| Positive past
|
positive subject concord + -lisorora
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kusorora
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nasorora)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
|
ninasorora/nasorora
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tunasorora
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| 2nd person
|
unasorora
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mnasorora
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
anasorora
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wanasorora
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nasorora
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -sorori)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sisorori
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hatusorori
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| 2nd person
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husorori
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hamsorori
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hasorori
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hawasorori
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -sorori
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| Positive future
|
positive subject concord + -tasorora
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tasorora
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -sorore)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nisorore
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tusorore
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| 2nd person
|
usorore
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msorore
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
asorore
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wasorore
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -sorore
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sisorore
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngesorora
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singesorora
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalisorora
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalisorora
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -asorora)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
|
nasorora
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twasorora
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| 2nd person
|
wasorora
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mwasorora
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
asorora
|
wasorora
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| m-mi(III/IV)
|
wasorora
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yasorora
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
lasorora
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yasorora
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
chasorora
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vyasorora
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| n(IX/X)
|
yasorora
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zasorora
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| u(XI)
|
wasorora
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
kwasorora
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| pa(XVI)
|
pasorora
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| mu(XVIII)
|
mwasorora
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mesorora
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshasorora
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jasorora
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kisorora
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -siposorora
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| Consecutive
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kasorora / positive subject concord + -kasorora
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kasorore
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| Object concord (indicative positive)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
|
-nisorora
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-tusorora
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| 2nd person
|
-kusorora
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-wasorora/-kusororeni/-wasororeni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
-msorora
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-wasorora
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-usorora
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-isorora
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lisorora
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-yasorora
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kisorora
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-visorora
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| n(IX/X)
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-isorora
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-zisorora
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| u(XI)
|
-usorora
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kusorora
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| pa(XVI)
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-pasorora
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| mu(XVIII)
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-musorora
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| Reflexive
|
-jisorora
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -sorora- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-sororaye
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-sororao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-sororao
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-sororayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-sororalo
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-sororayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-sororacho
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-sororavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-sororayo
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-sororazo
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| u(XI)
|
-sororao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-sororako
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| pa(XVI)
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-sororapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-sororamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -sorora)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yesorora
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-osorora
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-osorora
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-yosorora
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-losorora
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-yosorora
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chosorora
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-vyosorora
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| n(IX/X)
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-yosorora
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-zosorora
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| u(XI)
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-osorora
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kosorora
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| pa(XVI)
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-posorora
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mosorora
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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