Conjugation of -uza |
Positive present |
-nauza |
Subjunctive |
-uze |
Negative |
-uzi |
Imperative singular |
uza |
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Infinitives |
Positive |
kuuza |
Negative |
kutouza |
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Imperatives |
Singular |
uza |
Plural |
uzeni |
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Tensed forms |
Habitual |
huuza |
Positive past |
positive subject concord + -liuza |
Negative past |
negative subject concord + -kuuza |
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Positive present (positive subject concord + -nauza) |
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Singular |
Plural |
1st person |
ninauza/nauza |
tunauza |
2nd person |
unauza |
mnauza |
3rd person |
m-wa(I/II) |
anauza |
wanauza |
other classes |
positive subject concord + -nauza |
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Negative present (negative subject concord + -uzi) |
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Singular |
Plural |
1st person |
siuzi |
hatuuzi |
2nd person |
huuzi |
hamuuzi |
3rd person |
m-wa(I/II) |
hauzi |
hawauzi |
other classes |
negative subject concord + -uzi |
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Positive future |
positive subject concord + -tauza |
Negative future |
negative subject concord + -tauza |
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Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -uze) |
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Singular |
Plural |
1st person |
niuze |
tuuze |
2nd person |
uuze |
muuze |
3rd person |
m-wa(I/II) |
auze |
wauze |
other classes |
positive subject concord + -uze |
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Negative subjunctive |
positive subject concord + -siuze |
Positive present conditional |
positive subject concord + -ngeuza |
Negative present conditional |
positive subject concord + -singeuza |
Positive past conditional |
positive subject concord + -ngaliuza |
Negative past conditional |
positive subject concord + -singaliuza |
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Gnomic (positive subject concord + -auza) |
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Singular |
Plural |
1st person |
nauza |
twauza |
2nd person |
wauza |
mwauza |
3rd person |
m-wa(I/II) |
auza |
wauza |
m-mi(III/IV) |
wauza |
yauza |
ji-ma(V/VI) |
lauza |
yauza |
ki-vi(VII/VIII) |
chauza |
vyauza |
n(IX/X) |
yauza |
zauza |
u(XI) |
wauza |
see n(X) or ma(VI) class |
ku(XV/XVII) |
kwauza |
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pa(XVI) |
pauza |
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mu(XVIII) |
mwauza |
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Perfect |
positive subject concord + -meuza |
"Already" |
positive subject concord + -meshauza |
"Not yet" |
negative subject concord + -jauza |
"If/When" |
positive subject concord + -kiuza |
"If not" |
positive subject concord + -sipouza |
Consecutive |
kauza / positive subject concord + -kauza |
Consecutive subjunctive |
positive subject concord + -kauze |
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Object concord (indicative positive) |
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Singular |
Plural |
1st person |
-niuza |
-tuuza |
2nd person |
-kuuza |
-wauza/-kuuzeni/-wauzeni |
3rd person |
m-wa(I/II) |
-muuza |
-wauza |
m-mi(III/IV) |
-uuza |
-iuza |
ji-ma(V/VI) |
-liuza |
-yauza |
ki-vi(VII/VIII) |
-kiuza |
-viuza |
n(IX/X) |
-iuza |
-ziuza |
u(XI) |
-uuza |
see n(X) or ma(VI) class |
ku(XV/XVII) |
-kuuza |
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pa(XVI) |
-pauza |
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mu(XVIII) |
-muuza |
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Reflexive |
-jiuza |
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Relative forms |
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -uza- + relative marker) |
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Singular |
Plural |
m-wa(I/II) |
-uzaye |
-uzao |
m-mi(III/IV) |
-uzao |
-uzayo |
ji-ma(V/VI) |
-uzalo |
-uzayo |
ki-vi(VII/VIII) |
-uzacho |
-uzavyo |
n(IX/X) |
-uzayo |
-uzazo |
u(XI) |
-uzao |
see n(X) or ma(VI) class |
ku(XV/XVII) |
-uzako |
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pa(XVI) |
-uzapo |
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mu(XVIII) |
-uzamo |
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Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -uza) |
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Singular |
Plural |
m-wa(I/II) |
-yeuza |
-ouza |
m-mi(III/IV) |
-ouza |
-youza |
ji-ma(V/VI) |
-louza |
-youza |
ki-vi(VII/VIII) |
-chouza |
-vyouza |
n(IX/X) |
-youza |
-zouza |
u(XI) |
-ouza |
see n(X) or ma(VI) class |
ku(XV/XVII) |
-kouza |
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pa(XVI) |
-pouza |
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mu(XVIII) |
-mouza |
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Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Swahili verbs for more information. |