uliza

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-uliza (infinitive kuuliza)

1. to ask, to question
2. to interrogate

Conjugation

Conjugation of -uliza
Positive present -nauliza Subjunctive -ulize Negative -ulizi Imperative singular uliza
Infinitives
Positive kuuliza Negative kutouliza
Imperatives
Singular uliza Plural ulizeni
Tensed forms
Habitual huuliza Positive past positive subject concord + -liuliza Negative past negative subject concord + -kuuliza
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nauliza) Singular Plural 1st person ninauliza/nauliza tunauliza 2nd person unauliza mnauliza 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anauliza wanauliza other classes positive subject concord + -nauliza
Negative present (negative subject concord + -ulizi) Singular Plural 1st person siulizi hatuulizi 2nd person huulizi hamuulizi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) haulizi hawaulizi other classes negative subject concord + -ulizi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tauliza Negative future negative subject concord + -tauliza
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -ulize) Singular Plural 1st person niulize tuulize 2nd person uulize muulize 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aulize waulize other classes positive subject concord + -ulize
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siulize Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeuliza Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeuliza Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliuliza Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliuliza
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -auliza) Singular Plural 1st person nauliza twauliza 2nd person wauliza mwauliza 3rd person m-wa(I/II) auliza wauliza m-mi(III/IV) wauliza yauliza ji-ma(V/VI) lauliza yauliza ki-vi(VII/VIII) chauliza vyauliza n(IX/X) yauliza zauliza u(XI) wauliza see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwauliza pa(XVI) pauliza mu(XVIII) mwauliza
Perfect positive subject concord + -meuliza "Already" positive subject concord + -meshauliza "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jauliza "If/When" positive subject concord + -kiuliza "If not" positive subject concord + -sipouliza Consecutive kauliza / positive subject concord + -kauliza Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaulize
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -niuliza -tuuliza 2nd person -kuuliza -wauliza/-kuulizeni/-waulizeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -muuliza -wauliza m-mi(III/IV) -uuliza -iuliza ji-ma(V/VI) -liuliza -yauliza ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiuliza -viuliza n(IX/X) -iuliza -ziuliza u(XI) -uuliza see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuuliza pa(XVI) -pauliza mu(XVIII) -muuliza Reflexive -jiuliza
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -uliza- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -ulizaye -ulizao m-mi(III/IV) -ulizao -ulizayo ji-ma(V/VI) -ulizalo -ulizayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -ulizacho -ulizavyo n(IX/X) -ulizayo -ulizazo u(XI) -ulizao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -ulizako pa(XVI) -ulizapo mu(XVIII) -ulizamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -uliza) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yeuliza -ouliza m-mi(III/IV) -ouliza -youliza ji-ma(V/VI) -louliza -youliza ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chouliza -vyouliza n(IX/X) -youliza -zouliza u(XI) -ouliza see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kouliza pa(XVI) -pouliza mu(XVIII) -mouliza
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.