zorota

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-zorota (infinitive kuzorota)

1. to lag, dally, slouch

Conjugation

Conjugation of -zorota
Positive present -nazorota Subjunctive -zorote Negative -zoroti Imperative singular zorota
Infinitives
Positive kuzorota Negative kutozorota
Imperatives
Singular zorota Plural zoroteni
Tensed forms
Habitual huzorota Positive past positive subject concord + -lizorota Negative past negative subject concord + -kuzorota
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nazorota) Singular Plural 1st person ninazorota/nazorota tunazorota 2nd person unazorota mnazorota 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anazorota wanazorota other classes positive subject concord + -nazorota
Negative present (negative subject concord + -zoroti) Singular Plural 1st person sizoroti hatuzoroti 2nd person huzoroti hamzoroti 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hazoroti hawazoroti other classes negative subject concord + -zoroti
Positive future positive subject concord + -tazorota Negative future negative subject concord + -tazorota
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -zorote) Singular Plural 1st person nizorote tuzorote 2nd person uzorote mzorote 3rd person m-wa(I/II) azorote wazorote other classes positive subject concord + -zorote
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sizorote Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngezorota Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singezorota Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalizorota Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalizorota
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -azorota) Singular Plural 1st person nazorota twazorota 2nd person wazorota mwazorota 3rd person m-wa(I/II) azorota wazorota m-mi(III/IV) wazorota yazorota ji-ma(V/VI) lazorota yazorota ki-vi(VII/VIII) chazorota vyazorota n(IX/X) yazorota zazorota u(XI) wazorota see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwazorota pa(XVI) pazorota mu(XVIII) mwazorota
Perfect positive subject concord + -mezorota "Already" positive subject concord + -meshazorota "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jazorota "If/When" positive subject concord + -kizorota "If not" positive subject concord + -sipozorota Consecutive kazorota / positive subject concord + -kazorota Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kazorote
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nizorota -tuzorota 2nd person -kuzorota -wazorota/-kuzoroteni/-wazoroteni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mzorota -wazorota m-mi(III/IV) -uzorota -izorota ji-ma(V/VI) -lizorota -yazorota ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kizorota -vizorota n(IX/X) -izorota -zizorota u(XI) -uzorota see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuzorota pa(XVI) -pazorota mu(XVIII) -muzorota Reflexive -jizorota
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -zorota- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -zorotaye -zorotao m-mi(III/IV) -zorotao -zorotayo ji-ma(V/VI) -zorotalo -zorotayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -zorotacho -zorotavyo n(IX/X) -zorotayo -zorotazo u(XI) -zorotao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -zorotako pa(XVI) -zorotapo mu(XVIII) -zorotamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -zorota) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yezorota -ozorota m-mi(III/IV) -ozorota -yozorota ji-ma(V/VI) -lozorota -yozorota ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chozorota -vyozorota n(IX/X) -yozorota -zozorota u(XI) -ozorota see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kozorota pa(XVI) -pozorota mu(XVIII) -mozorota
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.