punguzwa

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-punguzwa (infinitive kupunguzwa)

1. Passive form of -punguza

Conjugation

Conjugation of -punguzwa
Positive present -napunguzwa Subjunctive -punguzwe Negative -punguzwi Imperative singular punguzwa
Infinitives
Positive kupunguzwa Negative kutopunguzwa
Imperatives
Singular punguzwa Plural punguzweni
Tensed forms
Habitual hupunguzwa Positive past positive subject concord + -lipunguzwa Negative past negative subject concord + -kupunguzwa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -napunguzwa) Singular Plural 1st person ninapunguzwa/napunguzwa tunapunguzwa 2nd person unapunguzwa mnapunguzwa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anapunguzwa wanapunguzwa other classes positive subject concord + -napunguzwa
Negative present (negative subject concord + -punguzwi) Singular Plural 1st person sipunguzwi hatupunguzwi 2nd person hupunguzwi hampunguzwi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hapunguzwi hawapunguzwi other classes negative subject concord + -punguzwi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tapunguzwa Negative future negative subject concord + -tapunguzwa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -punguzwe) Singular Plural 1st person nipunguzwe tupunguzwe 2nd person upunguzwe mpunguzwe 3rd person m-wa(I/II) apunguzwe wapunguzwe other classes positive subject concord + -punguzwe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sipunguzwe Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngepunguzwa Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singepunguzwa Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalipunguzwa Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalipunguzwa
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -apunguzwa) Singular Plural 1st person napunguzwa twapunguzwa 2nd person wapunguzwa mwapunguzwa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) apunguzwa wapunguzwa m-mi(III/IV) wapunguzwa yapunguzwa ji-ma(V/VI) lapunguzwa yapunguzwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) chapunguzwa vyapunguzwa n(IX/X) yapunguzwa zapunguzwa u(XI) wapunguzwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwapunguzwa pa(XVI) papunguzwa mu(XVIII) mwapunguzwa
Perfect positive subject concord + -mepunguzwa "Already" positive subject concord + -meshapunguzwa "Not yet" negative subject concord + -japunguzwa "If/When" positive subject concord + -kipunguzwa "If not" positive subject concord + -sipopunguzwa Consecutive kapunguzwa / positive subject concord + -kapunguzwa Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kapunguzwe
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nipunguzwa -tupunguzwa 2nd person -kupunguzwa -wapunguzwa/-kupunguzweni/-wapunguzweni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mpunguzwa -wapunguzwa m-mi(III/IV) -upunguzwa -ipunguzwa ji-ma(V/VI) -lipunguzwa -yapunguzwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kipunguzwa -vipunguzwa n(IX/X) -ipunguzwa -zipunguzwa u(XI) -upunguzwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kupunguzwa pa(XVI) -papunguzwa mu(XVIII) -mupunguzwa Reflexive -jipunguzwa
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -punguzwa- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -punguzwaye -punguzwao m-mi(III/IV) -punguzwao -punguzwayo ji-ma(V/VI) -punguzwalo -punguzwayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -punguzwacho -punguzwavyo n(IX/X) -punguzwayo -punguzwazo u(XI) -punguzwao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -punguzwako pa(XVI) -punguzwapo mu(XVIII) -punguzwamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -punguzwa) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yepunguzwa -opunguzwa m-mi(III/IV) -opunguzwa -yopunguzwa ji-ma(V/VI) -lopunguzwa -yopunguzwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chopunguzwa -vyopunguzwa n(IX/X) -yopunguzwa -zopunguzwa u(XI) -opunguzwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kopunguzwa pa(XVI) -popunguzwa mu(XVIII) -mopunguzwa
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.