pooza

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-pooza (infinitive kupooza)

1. to paralyze
2. (fruit) to be withered

Conjugation

Conjugation of -pooza
Positive present -napooza Subjunctive -pooze Negative -poozi Imperative singular pooza
Infinitives
Positive kupooza Negative kutopooza
Imperatives
Singular pooza Plural poozeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hupooza Positive past positive subject concord + -lipooza Negative past negative subject concord + -kupooza
Positive present (positive subject concord + -napooza) Singular Plural 1st person ninapooza/napooza tunapooza 2nd person unapooza mnapooza 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anapooza wanapooza other classes positive subject concord + -napooza
Negative present (negative subject concord + -poozi) Singular Plural 1st person sipoozi hatupoozi 2nd person hupoozi hampoozi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hapoozi hawapoozi other classes negative subject concord + -poozi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tapooza Negative future negative subject concord + -tapooza
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -pooze) Singular Plural 1st person nipooze tupooze 2nd person upooze mpooze 3rd person m-wa(I/II) apooze wapooze other classes positive subject concord + -pooze
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sipooze Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngepooza Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singepooza Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalipooza Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalipooza
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -apooza) Singular Plural 1st person napooza twapooza 2nd person wapooza mwapooza 3rd person m-wa(I/II) apooza wapooza m-mi(III/IV) wapooza yapooza ji-ma(V/VI) lapooza yapooza ki-vi(VII/VIII) chapooza vyapooza n(IX/X) yapooza zapooza u(XI) wapooza see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwapooza pa(XVI) papooza mu(XVIII) mwapooza
Perfect positive subject concord + -mepooza "Already" positive subject concord + -meshapooza "Not yet" negative subject concord + -japooza "If/When" positive subject concord + -kipooza "If not" positive subject concord + -sipopooza Consecutive kapooza / positive subject concord + -kapooza Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kapooze
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nipooza -tupooza 2nd person -kupooza -wapooza/-kupoozeni/-wapoozeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mpooza -wapooza m-mi(III/IV) -upooza -ipooza ji-ma(V/VI) -lipooza -yapooza ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kipooza -vipooza n(IX/X) -ipooza -zipooza u(XI) -upooza see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kupooza pa(XVI) -papooza mu(XVIII) -mupooza Reflexive -jipooza
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -pooza- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -poozaye -poozao m-mi(III/IV) -poozao -poozayo ji-ma(V/VI) -poozalo -poozayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -poozacho -poozavyo n(IX/X) -poozayo -poozazo u(XI) -poozao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -poozako pa(XVI) -poozapo mu(XVIII) -poozamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -pooza) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yepooza -opooza m-mi(III/IV) -opooza -yopooza ji-ma(V/VI) -lopooza -yopooza ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chopooza -vyopooza n(IX/X) -yopooza -zopooza u(XI) -opooza see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kopooza pa(XVI) -popooza mu(XVIII) -mopooza
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

• ugonjwa wa kupooza (“poliomyelitis”)