See also: saža

Rwanda-Rundi

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Verb

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-sâza (infinitive gusâza, perfective -shâje)

  1. age, grow old
  2. be old, be worn out

Usage notes

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Used for both people and things.

Swahili

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Pronunciation

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  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Verb

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-saza (infinitive kusaza)

  1. to leave over

Conjugation

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Conjugation of -saza
Positive present -nasaza
Subjunctive -saze
Negative -sazi
Imperative singular saza
Infinitives
Positive kusaza
Negative kutosaza
Imperatives
Singular saza
Plural sazeni
Tensed forms
Habitual husaza
Positive past positive subject concord + -lisaza
Negative past negative subject concord + -kusaza
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nasaza)
Singular Plural
1st person ninasaza/nasaza tunasaza
2nd person unasaza mnasaza
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anasaza wanasaza
other classes positive subject concord + -nasaza
Negative present (negative subject concord + -sazi)
Singular Plural
1st person sisazi hatusazi
2nd person husazi hamsazi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hasazi hawasazi
other classes negative subject concord + -sazi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tasaza
Negative future negative subject concord + -tasaza
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -saze)
Singular Plural
1st person nisaze tusaze
2nd person usaze msaze
3rd person m-wa(I/II) asaze wasaze
other classes positive subject concord + -saze
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sisaze
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngesaza
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singesaza
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalisaza
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalisaza
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -asaza)
Singular Plural
1st person nasaza twasaza
2nd person wasaza mwasaza
3rd person m-wa(I/II) asaza wasaza
m-mi(III/IV) wasaza yasaza
ji-ma(V/VI) lasaza yasaza
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chasaza vyasaza
n(IX/X) yasaza zasaza
u(XI) wasaza see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwasaza
pa(XVI) pasaza
mu(XVIII) mwasaza
Perfect positive subject concord + -mesaza
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshasaza
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jasaza
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kisaza
"If not" positive subject concord + -siposaza
Consecutive kasaza / positive subject concord + -kasaza
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kasaze
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nisaza -tusaza
2nd person -kusaza -wasaza/-kusazeni/-wasazeni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -msaza -wasaza
m-mi(III/IV) -usaza -isaza
ji-ma(V/VI) -lisaza -yasaza
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kisaza -visaza
n(IX/X) -isaza -zisaza
u(XI) -usaza see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kusaza
pa(XVI) -pasaza
mu(XVIII) -musaza
Reflexive -jisaza
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -saza- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -sazaye -sazao
m-mi(III/IV) -sazao -sazayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -sazalo -sazayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -sazacho -sazavyo
n(IX/X) -sazayo -sazazo
u(XI) -sazao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -sazako
pa(XVI) -sazapo
mu(XVIII) -sazamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -saza)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yesaza -osaza
m-mi(III/IV) -osaza -yosaza
ji-ma(V/VI) -losaza -yosaza
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chosaza -vyosaza
n(IX/X) -yosaza -zosaza
u(XI) -osaza see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kosaza
pa(XVI) -posaza
mu(XVIII) -mosaza
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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Etymology

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Verb

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-saza?

  1. (transitive) to meet

Inflection

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