Swahili

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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-puliza (infinitive kupuliza)

  1. to blow
  2. to pump

Conjugation

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Conjugation of -puliza
Positive present -napuliza
Subjunctive -pulize
Negative -pulizi
Imperative singular puliza
Infinitives
Positive kupuliza
Negative kutopuliza
Imperatives
Singular puliza
Plural pulizeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hupuliza
Positive past positive subject concord + -lipuliza
Negative past negative subject concord + -kupuliza
Positive present (positive subject concord + -napuliza)
Singular Plural
1st person ninapuliza/napuliza tunapuliza
2nd person unapuliza mnapuliza
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anapuliza wanapuliza
other classes positive subject concord + -napuliza
Negative present (negative subject concord + -pulizi)
Singular Plural
1st person sipulizi hatupulizi
2nd person hupulizi hampulizi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hapulizi hawapulizi
other classes negative subject concord + -pulizi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tapuliza
Negative future negative subject concord + -tapuliza
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -pulize)
Singular Plural
1st person nipulize tupulize
2nd person upulize mpulize
3rd person m-wa(I/II) apulize wapulize
other classes positive subject concord + -pulize
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sipulize
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngepuliza
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singepuliza
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalipuliza
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalipuliza
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -apuliza)
Singular Plural
1st person napuliza twapuliza
2nd person wapuliza mwapuliza
3rd person m-wa(I/II) apuliza wapuliza
m-mi(III/IV) wapuliza yapuliza
ji-ma(V/VI) lapuliza yapuliza
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chapuliza vyapuliza
n(IX/X) yapuliza zapuliza
u(XI) wapuliza see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwapuliza
pa(XVI) papuliza
mu(XVIII) mwapuliza
Perfect positive subject concord + -mepuliza
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshapuliza
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -japuliza
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kipuliza
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipopuliza
Consecutive kapuliza / positive subject concord + -kapuliza
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kapulize
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nipuliza -tupuliza
2nd person -kupuliza -wapuliza/-kupulizeni/-wapulizeni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mpuliza -wapuliza
m-mi(III/IV) -upuliza -ipuliza
ji-ma(V/VI) -lipuliza -yapuliza
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kipuliza -vipuliza
n(IX/X) -ipuliza -zipuliza
u(XI) -upuliza see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kupuliza
pa(XVI) -papuliza
mu(XVIII) -mupuliza
Reflexive -jipuliza
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -puliza- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -pulizaye -pulizao
m-mi(III/IV) -pulizao -pulizayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -pulizalo -pulizayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -pulizacho -pulizavyo
n(IX/X) -pulizayo -pulizazo
u(XI) -pulizao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -pulizako
pa(XVI) -pulizapo
mu(XVIII) -pulizamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -puliza)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yepuliza -opuliza
m-mi(III/IV) -opuliza -yopuliza
ji-ma(V/VI) -lopuliza -yopuliza
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chopuliza -vyopuliza
n(IX/X) -yopuliza -zopuliza
u(XI) -opuliza see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kopuliza
pa(XVI) -populiza
mu(XVIII) -mopuliza
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.