apiza

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-apiza (infinitive kuapiza)

1. Causative form of -apia: to swear, curse

Conjugation

Conjugation of -apiza
Positive present -naapiza Subjunctive -apize Negative -apizi Imperative singular apiza
Infinitives
Positive kuapiza Negative kutoapiza
Imperatives
Singular apiza Plural apizeni
Tensed forms
Habitual huapiza Positive past positive subject concord + -liapiza Negative past negative subject concord + -kuapiza
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naapiza) Singular Plural 1st person ninaapiza/naapiza tunaapiza 2nd person unaapiza mnaapiza 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaapiza wanaapiza other classes positive subject concord + -naapiza
Negative present (negative subject concord + -apizi) Singular Plural 1st person siapizi hatuapizi 2nd person huapizi hamwapizi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) haapizi hawaapizi other classes negative subject concord + -apizi
Positive future positive subject concord + -taapiza Negative future negative subject concord + -taapiza
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -apize) Singular Plural 1st person niapize tuapize 2nd person uapize mwapize 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aapize waapize other classes positive subject concord + -apize
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siapize Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeapiza Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeapiza Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliapiza Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliapiza
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aapiza) Singular Plural 1st person naapiza twaapiza 2nd person waapiza mwaapiza 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aapiza waapiza m-mi(III/IV) waapiza yaapiza ji-ma(V/VI) laapiza yaapiza ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaapiza vyaapiza n(IX/X) yaapiza zaapiza u(XI) waapiza see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwaapiza pa(XVI) paapiza mu(XVIII) mwaapiza
Perfect positive subject concord + -meapiza "Already" positive subject concord + -meshaapiza "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jaapiza "If/When" positive subject concord + -kiapiza "If not" positive subject concord + -sipoapiza Consecutive kaapiza / positive subject concord + -kaapiza Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaapize
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -niapiza -tuapiza 2nd person -kuapiza -waapiza/-kuapizeni/-waapizeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mwapiza -waapiza m-mi(III/IV) -uapiza -iapiza ji-ma(V/VI) -liapiza -yaapiza ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiapiza -viapiza n(IX/X) -iapiza -ziapiza u(XI) -uapiza see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuapiza pa(XVI) -paapiza mu(XVIII) -muapiza Reflexive -jiapiza
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -apiza- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -apizaye -apizao m-mi(III/IV) -apizao -apizayo ji-ma(V/VI) -apizalo -apizayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -apizacho -apizavyo n(IX/X) -apizayo -apizazo u(XI) -apizao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -apizako pa(XVI) -apizapo mu(XVIII) -apizamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -apiza) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yeapiza -oapiza m-mi(III/IV) -oapiza -yoapiza ji-ma(V/VI) -loapiza -yoapiza ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choapiza -vyoapiza n(IX/X) -yoapiza -zoapiza u(XI) -oapiza see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -koapiza pa(XVI) -poapiza mu(XVIII) -moapiza
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

• Nominal derivations:
  • maapizo (“curse”)