-waza (infinitive kuwaza)
- to think, to reflect
- to imagine
Conjugation of -waza
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Positive present
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-nawaza
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Subjunctive
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-waze
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Negative
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-wazi
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Imperative singular
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waza
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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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huwaza
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Positive past
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positive subject concord + -liwaza
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Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kuwaza
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Positive present (positive subject concord + -nawaza)
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Singular
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Plural
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1st person
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ninawaza/nawaza
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tunawaza
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2nd person
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unawaza
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mnawaza
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3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anawaza
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wanawaza
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other classes
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positive subject concord + -nawaza
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Negative present (negative subject concord + -wazi)
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Singular
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Plural
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1st person
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siwazi
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hatuwazi
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2nd person
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huwazi
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hamuwazi
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3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hawazi
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hawawazi
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other classes
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negative subject concord + -wazi
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Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tawaza
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Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tawaza
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Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -waze)
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Singular
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Plural
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1st person
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niwaze
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tuwaze
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2nd person
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uwaze
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muwaze
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3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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awaze
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wawaze
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other classes
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positive subject concord + -waze
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Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -siwaze
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Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngewaza
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Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singewaza
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Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngaliwaza
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Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singaliwaza
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Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mewaza
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"Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshawaza
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"Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jawaza
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"If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kiwaza
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"If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipowaza
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Consecutive
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kawaza / positive subject concord + -kawaza
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Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kawaze
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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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