jazika

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-jazika (infinitive kujazika)

1. Stative form of -jaza

Conjugation

Conjugation of -jazika
Positive present -najazika Subjunctive -jazike Negative -jaziki Imperative singular jazika
Infinitives
Positive kujazika Negative kutojazika
Imperatives
Singular jazika Plural jazikeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hujazika Positive past positive subject concord + -lijazika Negative past negative subject concord + -kujazika
Positive present (positive subject concord + -najazika) Singular Plural 1st person ninajazika/najazika tunajazika 2nd person unajazika mnajazika 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anajazika wanajazika other classes positive subject concord + -najazika
Negative present (negative subject concord + -jaziki) Singular Plural 1st person sijaziki hatujaziki 2nd person hujaziki hamjaziki 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hajaziki hawajaziki other classes negative subject concord + -jaziki
Positive future positive subject concord + -tajazika Negative future negative subject concord + -tajazika
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -jazike) Singular Plural 1st person nijazike tujazike 2nd person ujazike mjazike 3rd person m-wa(I/II) ajazike wajazike other classes positive subject concord + -jazike
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sijazike Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngejazika Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singejazika Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalijazika Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalijazika
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -ajazika) Singular Plural 1st person najazika twajazika 2nd person wajazika mwajazika 3rd person m-wa(I/II) ajazika wajazika m-mi(III/IV) wajazika yajazika ji-ma(V/VI) lajazika yajazika ki-vi(VII/VIII) chajazika vyajazika n(IX/X) yajazika zajazika u(XI) wajazika see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwajazika pa(XVI) pajazika mu(XVIII) mwajazika
Perfect positive subject concord + -mejazika "Already" positive subject concord + -meshajazika "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jajazika "If/When" positive subject concord + -kijazika "If not" positive subject concord + -sipojazika Consecutive kajazika / positive subject concord + -kajazika Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kajazike
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nijazika -tujazika 2nd person -kujazika -wajazika/-kujazikeni/-wajazikeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mjazika -wajazika m-mi(III/IV) -ujazika -ijazika ji-ma(V/VI) -lijazika -yajazika ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kijazika -vijazika n(IX/X) -ijazika -zijazika u(XI) -ujazika see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kujazika pa(XVI) -pajazika mu(XVIII) -mujazika Reflexive -jijazika
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -jazika- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -jazikaye -jazikao m-mi(III/IV) -jazikao -jazikayo ji-ma(V/VI) -jazikalo -jazikayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -jazikacho -jazikavyo n(IX/X) -jazikayo -jazikazo u(XI) -jazikao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -jazikako pa(XVI) -jazikapo mu(XVIII) -jazikamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -jazika) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yejazika -ojazika m-mi(III/IV) -ojazika -yojazika ji-ma(V/VI) -lojazika -yojazika ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chojazika -vyojazika n(IX/X) -yojazika -zojazika u(XI) -ojazika see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kojazika pa(XVI) -pojazika mu(XVIII) -mojazika
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.