uzulu

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic [Term?].

Pronunciation

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Verb

-uzulu (infinitive kuuzulu)

1. to fire or dismiss someone
   1. (if reflexive) to resign or quit a job

Conjugation

Conjugation of -uzulu
Positive present -nauzulu Subjunctive -uzulu Negative -uzulu Imperative singular uzulu
Infinitives
Positive kuuzulu Negative kutouzulu
Imperatives
Singular uzulu Plural uzuluni
Tensed forms
Habitual huuzulu Positive past positive subject concord + -liuzulu Negative past negative subject concord + -kuuzulu
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nauzulu) Singular Plural 1st person ninauzulu/nauzulu tunauzulu 2nd person unauzulu mnauzulu 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anauzulu wanauzulu other classes positive subject concord + -nauzulu
Negative present (negative subject concord + -uzulu) Singular Plural 1st person siuzulu hatuuzulu 2nd person huuzulu hamuuzulu 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hauzulu hawauzulu other classes negative subject concord + -uzulu
Positive future positive subject concord + -tauzulu Negative future negative subject concord + -tauzulu
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -uzulu) Singular Plural 1st person niuzulu tuuzulu 2nd person uuzulu muuzulu 3rd person m-wa(I/II) auzulu wauzulu other classes positive subject concord + -uzulu
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siuzulu Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeuzulu Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeuzulu Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliuzulu Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliuzulu
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -auzulu) Singular Plural 1st person nauzulu twauzulu 2nd person wauzulu mwauzulu 3rd person m-wa(I/II) auzulu wauzulu m-mi(III/IV) wauzulu yauzulu ji-ma(V/VI) lauzulu yauzulu ki-vi(VII/VIII) chauzulu vyauzulu n(IX/X) yauzulu zauzulu u(XI) wauzulu see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwauzulu pa(XVI) pauzulu mu(XVIII) mwauzulu
Perfect positive subject concord + -meuzulu "Already" positive subject concord + -meshauzulu "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jauzulu "If/When" positive subject concord + -kiuzulu "If not" positive subject concord + -sipouzulu Consecutive kauzulu / positive subject concord + -kauzulu Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kauzulu
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -niuzulu -tuuzulu 2nd person -kuuzulu -wauzulu/-kuuzuluni/-wauzuluni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -muuzulu -wauzulu m-mi(III/IV) -uuzulu -iuzulu ji-ma(V/VI) -liuzulu -yauzulu ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiuzulu -viuzulu n(IX/X) -iuzulu -ziuzulu u(XI) -uuzulu see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuuzulu pa(XVI) -pauzulu mu(XVIII) -muuzulu Reflexive -jiuzulu
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -uzulu- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -uzuluye -uzuluo m-mi(III/IV) -uzuluo -uzuluyo ji-ma(V/VI) -uzululo -uzuluyo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -uzulucho -uzuluvyo n(IX/X) -uzuluyo -uzuluzo u(XI) -uzuluo see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -uzuluko pa(XVI) -uzulupo mu(XVIII) -uzulumo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -uzulu) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yeuzulu -ouzulu m-mi(III/IV) -ouzulu -youzulu ji-ma(V/VI) -louzulu -youzulu ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chouzulu -vyouzulu n(IX/X) -youzulu -zouzulu u(XI) -ouzulu see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kouzulu pa(XVI) -pouzulu mu(XVIII) -mouzulu
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.