inuza

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-inuza (infinitive kuinuza)

1. Causative form of -inua

Conjugation

Conjugation of -inuza
Positive present -nainuza Subjunctive -inuze Negative -inuzi Imperative singular inuza
Infinitives
Positive kuinuza Negative kutoinuza
Imperatives
Singular inuza Plural inuzeni
Tensed forms
Habitual huinuza Positive past positive subject concord + -liinuza Negative past negative subject concord + -kuinuza
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nainuza) Singular Plural 1st person ninainuza/nainuza tunainuza 2nd person unainuza mnainuza 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anainuza wanainuza other classes positive subject concord + -nainuza
Negative present (negative subject concord + -inuzi) Singular Plural 1st person siinuzi hatuinuzi 2nd person huinuzi hamwinuzi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hainuzi hawainuzi other classes negative subject concord + -inuzi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tainuza Negative future negative subject concord + -tainuza
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -inuze) Singular Plural 1st person niinuze tuinuze 2nd person uinuze mwinuze 3rd person m-wa(I/II) ainuze wainuze other classes positive subject concord + -inuze
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siinuze Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeinuza Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeinuza Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliinuza Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliinuza
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -ainuza) Singular Plural 1st person nainuza twainuza 2nd person wainuza mwainuza 3rd person m-wa(I/II) ainuza wainuza m-mi(III/IV) wainuza yainuza ji-ma(V/VI) lainuza yainuza ki-vi(VII/VIII) chainuza vyainuza n(IX/X) yainuza zainuza u(XI) wainuza see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwainuza pa(XVI) painuza mu(XVIII) mwainuza
Perfect positive subject concord + -meinuza "Already" positive subject concord + -meshainuza "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jainuza "If/When" positive subject concord + -kiinuza "If not" positive subject concord + -sipoinuza Consecutive kainuza / positive subject concord + -kainuza Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kainuze
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -niinuza -tuinuza 2nd person -kuinuza -wainuza/-kuinuzeni/-wainuzeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mwinuza -wainuza m-mi(III/IV) -uinuza -iinuza ji-ma(V/VI) -liinuza -yainuza ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiinuza -viinuza n(IX/X) -iinuza -ziinuza u(XI) -uinuza see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuinuza pa(XVI) -painuza mu(XVIII) -muinuza Reflexive -jiinuza
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -inuza- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -inuzaye -inuzao m-mi(III/IV) -inuzao -inuzayo ji-ma(V/VI) -inuzalo -inuzayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -inuzacho -inuzavyo n(IX/X) -inuzayo -inuzazo u(XI) -inuzao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -inuzako pa(XVI) -inuzapo mu(XVIII) -inuzamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -inuza) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yeinuza -oinuza m-mi(III/IV) -oinuza -yoinuza ji-ma(V/VI) -loinuza -yoinuza ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choinuza -vyoinuza n(IX/X) -yoinuza -zoinuza u(XI) -oinuza see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -koinuza pa(XVI) -poinuza mu(XVIII) -moinuza
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.