jazana

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-jazana (infinitive kujazana)

1. Reciprocal form of -jaza

Conjugation

Conjugation of -jazana
Positive present -najazana Subjunctive -jazane Negative -jazani Imperative singular jazana
Infinitives
Positive kujazana Negative kutojazana
Imperatives
Singular jazana Plural jazaneni
Tensed forms
Habitual hujazana Positive past positive subject concord + -lijazana Negative past negative subject concord + -kujazana
Positive present (positive subject concord + -najazana) Singular Plural 1st person ninajazana/najazana tunajazana 2nd person unajazana mnajazana 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anajazana wanajazana other classes positive subject concord + -najazana
Negative present (negative subject concord + -jazani) Singular Plural 1st person sijazani hatujazani 2nd person hujazani hamjazani 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hajazani hawajazani other classes negative subject concord + -jazani
Positive future positive subject concord + -tajazana Negative future negative subject concord + -tajazana
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -jazane) Singular Plural 1st person nijazane tujazane 2nd person ujazane mjazane 3rd person m-wa(I/II) ajazane wajazane other classes positive subject concord + -jazane
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sijazane Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngejazana Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singejazana Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalijazana Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalijazana
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -ajazana) Singular Plural 1st person najazana twajazana 2nd person wajazana mwajazana 3rd person m-wa(I/II) ajazana wajazana m-mi(III/IV) wajazana yajazana ji-ma(V/VI) lajazana yajazana ki-vi(VII/VIII) chajazana vyajazana n(IX/X) yajazana zajazana u(XI) wajazana see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwajazana pa(XVI) pajazana mu(XVIII) mwajazana
Perfect positive subject concord + -mejazana "Already" positive subject concord + -meshajazana "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jajazana "If/When" positive subject concord + -kijazana "If not" positive subject concord + -sipojazana Consecutive kajazana / positive subject concord + -kajazana Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kajazane Object concord —
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + -jazana- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -jazanaye -jazanao m-mi(III/IV) -jazanao -jazanayo ji-ma(V/VI) -jazanalo -jazanayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -jazanacho -jazanavyo n(IX/X) -jazanayo -jazanazo u(XI) -jazanao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -jazanako pa(XVI) -jazanapo mu(XVIII) -jazanamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + -jazana) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yejazana -ojazana m-mi(III/IV) -ojazana -yojazana ji-ma(V/VI) -lojazana -yojazana ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chojazana -vyojazana n(IX/X) -yojazana -zojazana u(XI) -ojazana see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kojazana pa(XVI) -pojazana mu(XVIII) -mojazana
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.