Swahili edit

Pronunciation edit

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Verb edit

-inuza (infinitive kuinuza)

  1. Causative form of -inua

Conjugation edit

Conjugation of -inuza
Positive present -nainuza
Subjunctive -inuze
Negative -inuzi
Imperative singular inuza
Infinitives
Positive kuinuza
Negative kutoinuza
Imperatives
Singular inuza
Plural inuzeni
Tensed forms
Habitual huinuza
Positive past positive subject concord + -liinuza
Negative past negative subject concord + -kuinuza
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nainuza)
Singular Plural
1st person ninainuza/nainuza tunainuza
2nd person unainuza mnainuza
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anainuza wanainuza
other classes positive subject concord + -nainuza
Negative present (negative subject concord + -inuzi)
Singular Plural
1st person siinuzi hatuinuzi
2nd person huinuzi hamwinuzi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hainuzi hawainuzi
other classes negative subject concord + -inuzi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tainuza
Negative future negative subject concord + -tainuza
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -inuze)
Singular Plural
1st person niinuze tuinuze
2nd person uinuze mwinuze
3rd person m-wa(I/II) ainuze wainuze
other classes positive subject concord + -inuze
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siinuze
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeinuza
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeinuza
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliinuza
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliinuza
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -ainuza)
Singular Plural
1st person nainuza twainuza
2nd person wainuza mwainuza
3rd person m-wa(I/II) ainuza wainuza
m-mi(III/IV) wainuza yainuza
ji-ma(V/VI) lainuza yainuza
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chainuza vyainuza
n(IX/X) yainuza zainuza
u(XI) wainuza see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwainuza
pa(XVI) painuza
mu(XVIII) mwainuza
Perfect positive subject concord + -meinuza
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshainuza
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jainuza
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kiinuza
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipoinuza
Consecutive kainuza / positive subject concord + -kainuza
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kainuze
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -niinuza -tuinuza
2nd person -kuinuza -wainuza/-kuinuzeni/-wainuzeni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mwinuza -wainuza
m-mi(III/IV) -uinuza -iinuza
ji-ma(V/VI) -liinuza -yainuza
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiinuza -viinuza
n(IX/X) -iinuza -ziinuza
u(XI) -uinuza see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kuinuza
pa(XVI) -painuza
mu(XVIII) -muinuza
Reflexive -jiinuza
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -inuza- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -inuzaye -inuzao
m-mi(III/IV) -inuzao -inuzayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -inuzalo -inuzayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -inuzacho -inuzavyo
n(IX/X) -inuzayo -inuzazo
u(XI) -inuzao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -inuzako
pa(XVI) -inuzapo
mu(XVIII) -inuzamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -inuza)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yeinuza -oinuza
m-mi(III/IV) -oinuza -yoinuza
ji-ma(V/VI) -loinuza -yoinuza
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choinuza -vyoinuza
n(IX/X) -yoinuza -zoinuza
u(XI) -oinuza see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -koinuza
pa(XVI) -poinuza
mu(XVIII) -moinuza
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.