lemaza

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-lemaza (infinitive kulemaza)

1. Causative form of -lemaa: to disable or cripple

Conjugation

Conjugation of -lemaza
Positive present -nalemaza Subjunctive -lemaze Negative -lemazi Imperative singular lemaza
Infinitives
Positive kulemaza Negative kutolemaza
Imperatives
Singular lemaza Plural lemazeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hulemaza Positive past positive subject concord + -lilemaza Negative past negative subject concord + -kulemaza
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nalemaza) Singular Plural 1st person ninalemaza/nalemaza tunalemaza 2nd person unalemaza mnalemaza 3rd person m-wa(I/II) analemaza wanalemaza other classes positive subject concord + -nalemaza
Negative present (negative subject concord + -lemazi) Singular Plural 1st person silemazi hatulemazi 2nd person hulemazi hamlemazi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) halemazi hawalemazi other classes negative subject concord + -lemazi
Positive future positive subject concord + -talemaza Negative future negative subject concord + -talemaza
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -lemaze) Singular Plural 1st person nilemaze tulemaze 2nd person ulemaze mlemaze 3rd person m-wa(I/II) alemaze walemaze other classes positive subject concord + -lemaze
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -silemaze Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngelemaza Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singelemaza Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalilemaza Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalilemaza
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -alemaza) Singular Plural 1st person nalemaza twalemaza 2nd person walemaza mwalemaza 3rd person m-wa(I/II) alemaza walemaza m-mi(III/IV) walemaza yalemaza ji-ma(V/VI) lalemaza yalemaza ki-vi(VII/VIII) chalemaza vyalemaza n(IX/X) yalemaza zalemaza u(XI) walemaza see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwalemaza pa(XVI) palemaza mu(XVIII) mwalemaza
Perfect positive subject concord + -melemaza "Already" positive subject concord + -meshalemaza "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jalemaza "If/When" positive subject concord + -kilemaza "If not" positive subject concord + -sipolemaza Consecutive kalemaza / positive subject concord + -kalemaza Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kalemaze
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nilemaza -tulemaza 2nd person -kulemaza -walemaza/-kulemazeni/-walemazeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mlemaza -walemaza m-mi(III/IV) -ulemaza -ilemaza ji-ma(V/VI) -lilemaza -yalemaza ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kilemaza -vilemaza n(IX/X) -ilemaza -zilemaza u(XI) -ulemaza see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kulemaza pa(XVI) -palemaza mu(XVIII) -mulemaza Reflexive -jilemaza
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -lemaza- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -lemazaye -lemazao m-mi(III/IV) -lemazao -lemazayo ji-ma(V/VI) -lemazalo -lemazayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -lemazacho -lemazavyo n(IX/X) -lemazayo -lemazazo u(XI) -lemazao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -lemazako pa(XVI) -lemazapo mu(XVIII) -lemazamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -lemaza) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yelemaza -olemaza m-mi(III/IV) -olemaza -yolemaza ji-ma(V/VI) -lolemaza -yolemaza ki-vi(VII/VIII) -cholemaza -vyolemaza n(IX/X) -yolemaza -zolemaza u(XI) -olemaza see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kolemaza pa(XVI) -polemaza mu(XVIII) -molemaza
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

• Verbal derivations:
  • Passive: -lemazwa (“to be disabled”)