unguza

Swahili

Verb

-unguza (infinitive kuunguza)

1. Causative form of -ungua: to burn, char, scorch

Conjugation

Conjugation of -unguza
Positive present -naunguza Subjunctive -unguze Negative -unguzi Imperative singular unguza
Infinitives
Positive kuunguza Negative kutounguza
Imperatives
Singular unguza Plural unguzeni
Tensed forms
Habitual huunguza Positive past positive subject concord + -liunguza Negative past negative subject concord + -kuunguza
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naunguza) Singular Plural 1st person ninaunguza/naunguza tunaunguza 2nd person unaunguza mnaunguza 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaunguza wanaunguza other classes positive subject concord + -naunguza
Negative present (negative subject concord + -unguzi) Singular Plural 1st person siunguzi hatuunguzi 2nd person huunguzi hamuunguzi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) haunguzi hawaunguzi other classes negative subject concord + -unguzi
Positive future positive subject concord + -taunguza Negative future negative subject concord + -taunguza
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -unguze) Singular Plural 1st person niunguze tuunguze 2nd person uunguze muunguze 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aunguze waunguze other classes positive subject concord + -unguze
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siunguze Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeunguza Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeunguza Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliunguza Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliunguza
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aunguza) Singular Plural 1st person naunguza twaunguza 2nd person waunguza mwaunguza 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aunguza waunguza m-mi(III/IV) waunguza yaunguza ji-ma(V/VI) launguza yaunguza ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaunguza vyaunguza n(IX/X) yaunguza zaunguza u(XI) waunguza see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwaunguza pa(XVI) paunguza mu(XVIII) mwaunguza
Perfect positive subject concord + -meunguza "Already" positive subject concord + -meshaunguza "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jaunguza "If/When" positive subject concord + -kiunguza "If not" positive subject concord + -sipounguza Consecutive kaunguza / positive subject concord + -kaunguza Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaunguze
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -niunguza -tuunguza 2nd person -kuunguza -waunguza/-kuunguzeni/-waunguzeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -muunguza -waunguza m-mi(III/IV) -uunguza -iunguza ji-ma(V/VI) -liunguza -yaunguza ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiunguza -viunguza n(IX/X) -iunguza -ziunguza u(XI) -uunguza see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuunguza pa(XVI) -paunguza mu(XVIII) -muunguza Reflexive -jiunguza
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -unguza- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -unguzaye -unguzao m-mi(III/IV) -unguzao -unguzayo ji-ma(V/VI) -unguzalo -unguzayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -unguzacho -unguzavyo n(IX/X) -unguzayo -unguzazo u(XI) -unguzao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -unguzako pa(XVI) -unguzapo mu(XVIII) -unguzamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -unguza) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yeunguza -ounguza m-mi(III/IV) -ounguza -younguza ji-ma(V/VI) -lounguza -younguza ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chounguza -vyounguza n(IX/X) -younguza -zounguza u(XI) -ounguza see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kounguza pa(XVI) -pounguza mu(XVIII) -mounguza
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.