puuzwa

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-puuzwa (infinitive kupuuzwa)

1. Passive form of -puuza: to be ignored

Conjugation

Conjugation of -puuzwa
Positive present -napuuzwa Subjunctive -puuzwe Negative -puuzwi Imperative singular puuzwa
Infinitives
Positive kupuuzwa Negative kutopuuzwa
Imperatives
Singular puuzwa Plural puuzweni
Tensed forms
Habitual hupuuzwa Positive past positive subject concord + -lipuuzwa Negative past negative subject concord + -kupuuzwa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -napuuzwa) Singular Plural 1st person ninapuuzwa/napuuzwa tunapuuzwa 2nd person unapuuzwa mnapuuzwa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anapuuzwa wanapuuzwa other classes positive subject concord + -napuuzwa
Negative present (negative subject concord + -puuzwi) Singular Plural 1st person sipuuzwi hatupuuzwi 2nd person hupuuzwi hampuuzwi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hapuuzwi hawapuuzwi other classes negative subject concord + -puuzwi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tapuuzwa Negative future negative subject concord + -tapuuzwa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -puuzwe) Singular Plural 1st person nipuuzwe tupuuzwe 2nd person upuuzwe mpuuzwe 3rd person m-wa(I/II) apuuzwe wapuuzwe other classes positive subject concord + -puuzwe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sipuuzwe Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngepuuzwa Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singepuuzwa Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalipuuzwa Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalipuuzwa
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -apuuzwa) Singular Plural 1st person napuuzwa twapuuzwa 2nd person wapuuzwa mwapuuzwa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) apuuzwa wapuuzwa m-mi(III/IV) wapuuzwa yapuuzwa ji-ma(V/VI) lapuuzwa yapuuzwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) chapuuzwa vyapuuzwa n(IX/X) yapuuzwa zapuuzwa u(XI) wapuuzwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwapuuzwa pa(XVI) papuuzwa mu(XVIII) mwapuuzwa
Perfect positive subject concord + -mepuuzwa "Already" positive subject concord + -meshapuuzwa "Not yet" negative subject concord + -japuuzwa "If/When" positive subject concord + -kipuuzwa "If not" positive subject concord + -sipopuuzwa Consecutive kapuuzwa / positive subject concord + -kapuuzwa Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kapuuzwe
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nipuuzwa -tupuuzwa 2nd person -kupuuzwa -wapuuzwa/-kupuuzweni/-wapuuzweni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mpuuzwa -wapuuzwa m-mi(III/IV) -upuuzwa -ipuuzwa ji-ma(V/VI) -lipuuzwa -yapuuzwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kipuuzwa -vipuuzwa n(IX/X) -ipuuzwa -zipuuzwa u(XI) -upuuzwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kupuuzwa pa(XVI) -papuuzwa mu(XVIII) -mupuuzwa Reflexive -jipuuzwa
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -puuzwa- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -puuzwaye -puuzwao m-mi(III/IV) -puuzwao -puuzwayo ji-ma(V/VI) -puuzwalo -puuzwayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -puuzwacho -puuzwavyo n(IX/X) -puuzwayo -puuzwazo u(XI) -puuzwao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -puuzwako pa(XVI) -puuzwapo mu(XVIII) -puuzwamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -puuzwa) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yepuuzwa -opuuzwa m-mi(III/IV) -opuuzwa -yopuuzwa ji-ma(V/VI) -lopuuzwa -yopuuzwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chopuuzwa -vyopuuzwa n(IX/X) -yopuuzwa -zopuuzwa u(XI) -opuuzwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kopuuzwa pa(XVI) -popuuzwa mu(XVIII) -mopuuzwa
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.