Swahili

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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-uzia (infinitive kuuzia)

  1. Applicative form of -uza: to sell to someone

Conjugation

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Conjugation of -uzia
Positive present -nauzia
Subjunctive -uzie
Negative -uzii
Imperative singular uzia
Infinitives
Positive kuuzia
Negative kutouzia
Imperatives
Singular uzia
Plural uzieni
Tensed forms
Habitual huuzia
Positive past positive subject concord + -liuzia
Negative past negative subject concord + -kuuzia
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nauzia)
Singular Plural
1st person ninauzia/nauzia tunauzia
2nd person unauzia mnauzia
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anauzia wanauzia
other classes positive subject concord + -nauzia
Negative present (negative subject concord + -uzii)
Singular Plural
1st person siuzii hatuuzii
2nd person huuzii hamuuzii
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hauzii hawauzii
other classes negative subject concord + -uzii
Positive future positive subject concord + -tauzia
Negative future negative subject concord + -tauzia
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -uzie)
Singular Plural
1st person niuzie tuuzie
2nd person uuzie muuzie
3rd person m-wa(I/II) auzie wauzie
other classes positive subject concord + -uzie
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siuzie
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeuzia
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeuzia
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliuzia
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliuzia
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -auzia)
Singular Plural
1st person nauzia twauzia
2nd person wauzia mwauzia
3rd person m-wa(I/II) auzia wauzia
m-mi(III/IV) wauzia yauzia
ji-ma(V/VI) lauzia yauzia
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chauzia vyauzia
n(IX/X) yauzia zauzia
u(XI) wauzia see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwauzia
pa(XVI) pauzia
mu(XVIII) mwauzia
Perfect positive subject concord + -meuzia
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshauzia
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jauzia
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kiuzia
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipouzia
Consecutive kauzia / positive subject concord + -kauzia
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kauzie
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -niuzia -tuuzia
2nd person -kuuzia -wauzia/-kuuzieni/-wauzieni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -muuzia -wauzia
m-mi(III/IV) -uuzia -iuzia
ji-ma(V/VI) -liuzia -yauzia
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiuzia -viuzia
n(IX/X) -iuzia -ziuzia
u(XI) -uuzia see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kuuzia
pa(XVI) -pauzia
mu(XVIII) -muuzia
Reflexive -jiuzia
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -uzia- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -uziaye -uziao
m-mi(III/IV) -uziao -uziayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -uzialo -uziayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -uziacho -uziavyo
n(IX/X) -uziayo -uziazo
u(XI) -uziao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -uziako
pa(XVI) -uziapo
mu(XVIII) -uziamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -uzia)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yeuzia -ouzia
m-mi(III/IV) -ouzia -youzia
ji-ma(V/VI) -louzia -youzia
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chouzia -vyouzia
n(IX/X) -youzia -zouzia
u(XI) -ouzia see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kouzia
pa(XVI) -pouzia
mu(XVIII) -mouzia
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.