anzwa

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-anzwa (infinitive kuanzwa)

1. Passive form of -anza: to be started

Conjugation

Conjugation of -anzwa
Positive present -naanzwa Subjunctive -anzwe Negative -anzwi Imperative singular anzwa
Infinitives
Positive kuanzwa Negative kutoanzwa
Imperatives
Singular anzwa Plural anzweni
Tensed forms
Habitual huanzwa Positive past positive subject concord + -lianzwa Negative past negative subject concord + -kuanzwa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naanzwa) Singular Plural 1st person ninaanzwa/naanzwa tunaanzwa 2nd person unaanzwa mnaanzwa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaanzwa wanaanzwa other classes positive subject concord + -naanzwa
Negative present (negative subject concord + -anzwi) Singular Plural 1st person sianzwi hatuanzwi 2nd person huanzwi hamwanzwi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) haanzwi hawaanzwi other classes negative subject concord + -anzwi
Positive future positive subject concord + -taanzwa Negative future negative subject concord + -taanzwa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -anzwe) Singular Plural 1st person nianzwe tuanzwe 2nd person uanzwe mwanzwe 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aanzwe waanzwe other classes positive subject concord + -anzwe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sianzwe Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeanzwa Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeanzwa Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalianzwa Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalianzwa
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aanzwa) Singular Plural 1st person naanzwa twaanzwa 2nd person waanzwa mwaanzwa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aanzwa waanzwa m-mi(III/IV) waanzwa yaanzwa ji-ma(V/VI) laanzwa yaanzwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaanzwa vyaanzwa n(IX/X) yaanzwa zaanzwa u(XI) waanzwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwaanzwa pa(XVI) paanzwa mu(XVIII) mwaanzwa
Perfect positive subject concord + -meanzwa "Already" positive subject concord + -meshaanzwa "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jaanzwa "If/When" positive subject concord + -kianzwa "If not" positive subject concord + -sipoanzwa Consecutive kaanzwa / positive subject concord + -kaanzwa Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaanzwe
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nianzwa -tuanzwa 2nd person -kuanzwa -waanzwa/-kuanzweni/-waanzweni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mwanzwa -waanzwa m-mi(III/IV) -uanzwa -ianzwa ji-ma(V/VI) -lianzwa -yaanzwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kianzwa -vianzwa n(IX/X) -ianzwa -zianzwa u(XI) -uanzwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuanzwa pa(XVI) -paanzwa mu(XVIII) -muanzwa Reflexive -jianzwa
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -anzwa- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -anzwaye -anzwao m-mi(III/IV) -anzwao -anzwayo ji-ma(V/VI) -anzwalo -anzwayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -anzwacho -anzwavyo n(IX/X) -anzwayo -anzwazo u(XI) -anzwao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -anzwako pa(XVI) -anzwapo mu(XVIII) -anzwamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -anzwa) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yeanzwa -oanzwa m-mi(III/IV) -oanzwa -yoanzwa ji-ma(V/VI) -loanzwa -yoanzwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choanzwa -vyoanzwa n(IX/X) -yoanzwa -zoanzwa u(XI) -oanzwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -koanzwa pa(XVI) -poanzwa mu(XVIII) -moanzwa
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.