maliza

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-maliza (infinitive kumaliza)

1. to finish, end, conclude
2. to consume

Conjugation

Conjugation of -maliza
Positive present -namaliza Subjunctive -malize Negative -malizi Imperative singular maliza
Infinitives
Positive kumaliza Negative kutomaliza
Imperatives
Singular maliza Plural malizeni
Tensed forms
Habitual humaliza Positive past positive subject concord + -limaliza Negative past negative subject concord + -kumaliza
Positive present (positive subject concord + -namaliza) Singular Plural 1st person ninamaliza/namaliza tunamaliza 2nd person unamaliza mnamaliza 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anamaliza wanamaliza other classes positive subject concord + -namaliza
Negative present (negative subject concord + -malizi) Singular Plural 1st person simalizi hatumalizi 2nd person humalizi hammalizi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hamalizi hawamalizi other classes negative subject concord + -malizi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tamaliza Negative future negative subject concord + -tamaliza
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -malize) Singular Plural 1st person nimalize tumalize 2nd person umalize mmalize 3rd person m-wa(I/II) amalize wamalize other classes positive subject concord + -malize
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -simalize Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngemaliza Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singemaliza Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalimaliza Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalimaliza
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -amaliza) Singular Plural 1st person namaliza twamaliza 2nd person wamaliza mwamaliza 3rd person m-wa(I/II) amaliza wamaliza m-mi(III/IV) wamaliza yamaliza ji-ma(V/VI) lamaliza yamaliza ki-vi(VII/VIII) chamaliza vyamaliza n(IX/X) yamaliza zamaliza u(XI) wamaliza see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwamaliza pa(XVI) pamaliza mu(XVIII) mwamaliza
Perfect positive subject concord + -memaliza "Already" positive subject concord + -meshamaliza "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jamaliza "If/When" positive subject concord + -kimaliza "If not" positive subject concord + -sipomaliza Consecutive kamaliza / positive subject concord + -kamaliza Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kamalize
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nimaliza -tumaliza 2nd person -kumaliza -wamaliza/-kumalizeni/-wamalizeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mmaliza -wamaliza m-mi(III/IV) -umaliza -imaliza ji-ma(V/VI) -limaliza -yamaliza ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kimaliza -vimaliza n(IX/X) -imaliza -zimaliza u(XI) -umaliza see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kumaliza pa(XVI) -pamaliza mu(XVIII) -mumaliza Reflexive -jimaliza
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -maliza- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -malizaye -malizao m-mi(III/IV) -malizao -malizayo ji-ma(V/VI) -malizalo -malizayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -malizacho -malizavyo n(IX/X) -malizayo -malizazo u(XI) -malizao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -malizako pa(XVI) -malizapo mu(XVIII) -malizamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -maliza) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yemaliza -omaliza m-mi(III/IV) -omaliza -yomaliza ji-ma(V/VI) -lomaliza -yomaliza ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chomaliza -vyomaliza n(IX/X) -yomaliza -zomaliza u(XI) -omaliza see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -komaliza pa(XVI) -pomaliza mu(XVIII) -momaliza
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

• Verbal derivations:
  • Applicative: -malizia (“finish with”)
  • Causative: -malizisha
  • Passive: -malizwa
  • Reciprocal: -maliziana
  • Stative: -malizika

• Nominal derivations:
  • umalizaji (“completion, conclusion”)