puuza

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-puuza (infinitive kupuuza)

1. to ignore, disregard (to deliberately pay no attention to)

Conjugation

Conjugation of -puuza
Positive present -napuuza Subjunctive -puuze Negative -puuzi Imperative singular puuza
Infinitives
Positive kupuuza Negative kutopuuza
Imperatives
Singular puuza Plural puuzeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hupuuza Positive past positive subject concord + -lipuuza Negative past negative subject concord + -kupuuza
Positive present (positive subject concord + -napuuza) Singular Plural 1st person ninapuuza/napuuza tunapuuza 2nd person unapuuza mnapuuza 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anapuuza wanapuuza other classes positive subject concord + -napuuza
Negative present (negative subject concord + -puuzi) Singular Plural 1st person sipuuzi hatupuuzi 2nd person hupuuzi hampuuzi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hapuuzi hawapuuzi other classes negative subject concord + -puuzi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tapuuza Negative future negative subject concord + -tapuuza
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -puuze) Singular Plural 1st person nipuuze tupuuze 2nd person upuuze mpuuze 3rd person m-wa(I/II) apuuze wapuuze other classes positive subject concord + -puuze
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sipuuze Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngepuuza Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singepuuza Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalipuuza Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalipuuza
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -apuuza) Singular Plural 1st person napuuza twapuuza 2nd person wapuuza mwapuuza 3rd person m-wa(I/II) apuuza wapuuza m-mi(III/IV) wapuuza yapuuza ji-ma(V/VI) lapuuza yapuuza ki-vi(VII/VIII) chapuuza vyapuuza n(IX/X) yapuuza zapuuza u(XI) wapuuza see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwapuuza pa(XVI) papuuza mu(XVIII) mwapuuza
Perfect positive subject concord + -mepuuza "Already" positive subject concord + -meshapuuza "Not yet" negative subject concord + -japuuza "If/When" positive subject concord + -kipuuza "If not" positive subject concord + -sipopuuza Consecutive kapuuza / positive subject concord + -kapuuza Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kapuuze
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nipuuza -tupuuza 2nd person -kupuuza -wapuuza/-kupuuzeni/-wapuuzeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mpuuza -wapuuza m-mi(III/IV) -upuuza -ipuuza ji-ma(V/VI) -lipuuza -yapuuza ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kipuuza -vipuuza n(IX/X) -ipuuza -zipuuza u(XI) -upuuza see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kupuuza pa(XVI) -papuuza mu(XVIII) -mupuuza Reflexive -jipuuza
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -puuza- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -puuzaye -puuzao m-mi(III/IV) -puuzao -puuzayo ji-ma(V/VI) -puuzalo -puuzayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -puuzacho -puuzavyo n(IX/X) -puuzayo -puuzazo u(XI) -puuzao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -puuzako pa(XVI) -puuzapo mu(XVIII) -puuzamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -puuza) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yepuuza -opuuza m-mi(III/IV) -opuuza -yopuuza ji-ma(V/VI) -lopuuza -yopuuza ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chopuuza -vyopuuza n(IX/X) -yopuuza -zopuuza u(XI) -opuuza see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kopuuza pa(XVI) -popuuza mu(XVIII) -mopuuza
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: -puuzwa

• Nominal derivations:
  • mpuuzi (“fool”)
  • upuuzi (“nonsense”)