-puza (infinitive kupuza)
- to be silly, gossip; inflate
Conjugation of -puza
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Positive present
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-napuza
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Subjunctive
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-puze
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Negative
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-puzi
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Imperative singular
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puza
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Infinitives
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Imperatives
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Tensed forms
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Habitual
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hupuza
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Positive past
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positive subject concord + -lipuza
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Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kupuza
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Positive present (positive subject concord + -napuza)
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Singular
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Plural
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1st person
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ninapuza/napuza
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tunapuza
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2nd person
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unapuza
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mnapuza
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3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anapuza
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wanapuza
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other classes
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positive subject concord + -napuza
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Negative present (negative subject concord + -puzi)
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Singular
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Plural
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1st person
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sipuzi
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hatupuzi
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2nd person
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hupuzi
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hampuzi
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3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hapuzi
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hawapuzi
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other classes
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negative subject concord + -puzi
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Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tapuza
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Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tapuza
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Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -puze)
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Singular
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Plural
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1st person
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nipuze
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tupuze
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2nd person
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upuze
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mpuze
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3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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apuze
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wapuze
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other classes
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positive subject concord + -puze
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Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sipuze
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Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngepuza
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Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singepuza
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Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalipuza
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Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalipuza
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Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mepuza
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"Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshapuza
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"Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -japuza
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"If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kipuza
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"If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipopuza
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Consecutive
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kapuza / positive subject concord + -kapuza
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Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kapuze
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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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