uguza

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-uguza (infinitive kuuguza)

1. Causative form of -ugua: to nurse

Conjugation

Conjugation of -uguza
Positive present -nauguza Subjunctive -uguze Negative -uguzi Imperative singular uguza
Infinitives
Positive kuuguza Negative kutouguza
Imperatives
Singular uguza Plural uguzeni
Tensed forms
Habitual huuguza Positive past positive subject concord + -liuguza Negative past negative subject concord + -kuuguza
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nauguza) Singular Plural 1st person ninauguza/nauguza tunauguza 2nd person unauguza mnauguza 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anauguza wanauguza other classes positive subject concord + -nauguza
Negative present (negative subject concord + -uguzi) Singular Plural 1st person siuguzi hatuuguzi 2nd person huuguzi hamuuguzi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hauguzi hawauguzi other classes negative subject concord + -uguzi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tauguza Negative future negative subject concord + -tauguza
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -uguze) Singular Plural 1st person niuguze tuuguze 2nd person uuguze muuguze 3rd person m-wa(I/II) auguze wauguze other classes positive subject concord + -uguze
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siuguze Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeuguza Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeuguza Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliuguza Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliuguza
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -auguza) Singular Plural 1st person nauguza twauguza 2nd person wauguza mwauguza 3rd person m-wa(I/II) auguza wauguza m-mi(III/IV) wauguza yauguza ji-ma(V/VI) lauguza yauguza ki-vi(VII/VIII) chauguza vyauguza n(IX/X) yauguza zauguza u(XI) wauguza see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwauguza pa(XVI) pauguza mu(XVIII) mwauguza
Perfect positive subject concord + -meuguza "Already" positive subject concord + -meshauguza "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jauguza "If/When" positive subject concord + -kiuguza "If not" positive subject concord + -sipouguza Consecutive kauguza / positive subject concord + -kauguza Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kauguze
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -niuguza -tuuguza 2nd person -kuuguza -wauguza/-kuuguzeni/-wauguzeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -muuguza -wauguza m-mi(III/IV) -uuguza -iuguza ji-ma(V/VI) -liuguza -yauguza ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiuguza -viuguza n(IX/X) -iuguza -ziuguza u(XI) -uuguza see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuuguza pa(XVI) -pauguza mu(XVIII) -muuguza Reflexive -jiuguza
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -uguza- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -uguzaye -uguzao m-mi(III/IV) -uguzao -uguzayo ji-ma(V/VI) -uguzalo -uguzayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -uguzacho -uguzavyo n(IX/X) -uguzayo -uguzazo u(XI) -uguzao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -uguzako pa(XVI) -uguzapo mu(XVIII) -uguzamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -uguza) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yeuguza -ouguza m-mi(III/IV) -ouguza -youguza ji-ma(V/VI) -louguza -youguza ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chouguza -vyouguza n(IX/X) -youguza -zouguza u(XI) -ouguza see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kouguza pa(XVI) -pouguza mu(XVIII) -mouguza
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

• Nominal derivations:
  • muuguzi (“nurse”)
  • uuguzi (“nursing”)