umiza

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-umiza (infinitive kuumiza)

1. Causative form of -uma

Conjugation

Conjugation of -umiza
Positive present -naumiza Subjunctive -umize Negative -umizi Imperative singular umiza
Infinitives
Positive kuumiza Negative kutoumiza
Imperatives
Singular umiza Plural umizeni
Tensed forms
Habitual huumiza Positive past positive subject concord + -liumiza Negative past negative subject concord + -kuumiza
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naumiza) Singular Plural 1st person ninaumiza/naumiza tunaumiza 2nd person unaumiza mnaumiza 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaumiza wanaumiza other classes positive subject concord + -naumiza
Negative present (negative subject concord + -umizi) Singular Plural 1st person siumizi hatuumizi 2nd person huumizi hamuumizi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) haumizi hawaumizi other classes negative subject concord + -umizi
Positive future positive subject concord + -taumiza Negative future negative subject concord + -taumiza
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -umize) Singular Plural 1st person niumize tuumize 2nd person uumize muumize 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aumize waumize other classes positive subject concord + -umize
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siumize Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeumiza Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeumiza Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliumiza Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliumiza
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aumiza) Singular Plural 1st person naumiza twaumiza 2nd person waumiza mwaumiza 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aumiza waumiza m-mi(III/IV) waumiza yaumiza ji-ma(V/VI) laumiza yaumiza ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaumiza vyaumiza n(IX/X) yaumiza zaumiza u(XI) waumiza see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwaumiza pa(XVI) paumiza mu(XVIII) mwaumiza
Perfect positive subject concord + -meumiza "Already" positive subject concord + -meshaumiza "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jaumiza "If/When" positive subject concord + -kiumiza "If not" positive subject concord + -sipoumiza Consecutive kaumiza / positive subject concord + -kaumiza Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaumize
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -niumiza -tuumiza 2nd person -kuumiza -waumiza/-kuumizeni/-waumizeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -muumiza -waumiza m-mi(III/IV) -uumiza -iumiza ji-ma(V/VI) -liumiza -yaumiza ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiumiza -viumiza n(IX/X) -iumiza -ziumiza u(XI) -uumiza see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuumiza pa(XVI) -paumiza mu(XVIII) -muumiza Reflexive -jiumiza
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -umiza- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -umizaye -umizao m-mi(III/IV) -umizao -umizayo ji-ma(V/VI) -umizalo -umizayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -umizacho -umizavyo n(IX/X) -umizayo -umizazo u(XI) -umizao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -umizako pa(XVI) -umizapo mu(XVIII) -umizamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -umiza) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yeumiza -oumiza m-mi(III/IV) -oumiza -youmiza ji-ma(V/VI) -loumiza -youmiza ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choumiza -vyoumiza n(IX/X) -youmiza -zoumiza u(XI) -oumiza see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -koumiza pa(XVI) -poumiza mu(XVIII) -moumiza
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.