pazika

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-pazika (infinitive kupazika)

1. Stative form of -paza

Conjugation

Conjugation of -pazika
Positive present -napazika Subjunctive -pazike Negative -paziki Imperative singular pazika
Infinitives
Positive kupazika Negative kutopazika
Imperatives
Singular pazika Plural pazikeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hupazika Positive past positive subject concord + -lipazika Negative past negative subject concord + -kupazika
Positive present (positive subject concord + -napazika) Singular Plural 1st person ninapazika/napazika tunapazika 2nd person unapazika mnapazika 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anapazika wanapazika other classes positive subject concord + -napazika
Negative present (negative subject concord + -paziki) Singular Plural 1st person sipaziki hatupaziki 2nd person hupaziki hampaziki 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hapaziki hawapaziki other classes negative subject concord + -paziki
Positive future positive subject concord + -tapazika Negative future negative subject concord + -tapazika
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -pazike) Singular Plural 1st person nipazike tupazike 2nd person upazike mpazike 3rd person m-wa(I/II) apazike wapazike other classes positive subject concord + -pazike
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sipazike Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngepazika Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singepazika Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalipazika Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalipazika
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -apazika) Singular Plural 1st person napazika twapazika 2nd person wapazika mwapazika 3rd person m-wa(I/II) apazika wapazika m-mi(III/IV) wapazika yapazika ji-ma(V/VI) lapazika yapazika ki-vi(VII/VIII) chapazika vyapazika n(IX/X) yapazika zapazika u(XI) wapazika see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwapazika pa(XVI) papazika mu(XVIII) mwapazika
Perfect positive subject concord + -mepazika "Already" positive subject concord + -meshapazika "Not yet" negative subject concord + -japazika "If/When" positive subject concord + -kipazika "If not" positive subject concord + -sipopazika Consecutive kapazika / positive subject concord + -kapazika Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kapazike
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nipazika -tupazika 2nd person -kupazika -wapazika/-kupazikeni/-wapazikeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mpazika -wapazika m-mi(III/IV) -upazika -ipazika ji-ma(V/VI) -lipazika -yapazika ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kipazika -vipazika n(IX/X) -ipazika -zipazika u(XI) -upazika see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kupazika pa(XVI) -papazika mu(XVIII) -mupazika Reflexive -jipazika
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -pazika- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -pazikaye -pazikao m-mi(III/IV) -pazikao -pazikayo ji-ma(V/VI) -pazikalo -pazikayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -pazikacho -pazikavyo n(IX/X) -pazikayo -pazikazo u(XI) -pazikao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -pazikako pa(XVI) -pazikapo mu(XVIII) -pazikamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -pazika) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yepazika -opazika m-mi(III/IV) -opazika -yopazika ji-ma(V/VI) -lopazika -yopazika ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chopazika -vyopazika n(IX/X) -yopazika -zopazika u(XI) -opazika see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kopazika pa(XVI) -popazika mu(XVIII) -mopazika
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.