uzwa

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-uzwa (infinitive kuuzwa)

1. Passive form of -uza: to be sold

Conjugation

Conjugation of -uzwa
Positive present -nauzwa Subjunctive -uzwe Negative -uzwi Imperative singular uzwa
Infinitives
Positive kuuzwa Negative kutouzwa
Imperatives
Singular uzwa Plural uzweni
Tensed forms
Habitual huuzwa Positive past positive subject concord + -liuzwa Negative past negative subject concord + -kuuzwa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nauzwa) Singular Plural 1st person ninauzwa/nauzwa tunauzwa 2nd person unauzwa mnauzwa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anauzwa wanauzwa other classes positive subject concord + -nauzwa
Negative present (negative subject concord + -uzwi) Singular Plural 1st person siuzwi hatuuzwi 2nd person huuzwi hamuuzwi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hauzwi hawauzwi other classes negative subject concord + -uzwi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tauzwa Negative future negative subject concord + -tauzwa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -uzwe) Singular Plural 1st person niuzwe tuuzwe 2nd person uuzwe muuzwe 3rd person m-wa(I/II) auzwe wauzwe other classes positive subject concord + -uzwe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siuzwe Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeuzwa Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeuzwa Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliuzwa Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliuzwa
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -auzwa) Singular Plural 1st person nauzwa twauzwa 2nd person wauzwa mwauzwa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) auzwa wauzwa m-mi(III/IV) wauzwa yauzwa ji-ma(V/VI) lauzwa yauzwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) chauzwa vyauzwa n(IX/X) yauzwa zauzwa u(XI) wauzwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwauzwa pa(XVI) pauzwa mu(XVIII) mwauzwa
Perfect positive subject concord + -meuzwa "Already" positive subject concord + -meshauzwa "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jauzwa "If/When" positive subject concord + -kiuzwa "If not" positive subject concord + -sipouzwa Consecutive kauzwa / positive subject concord + -kauzwa Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kauzwe
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -niuzwa -tuuzwa 2nd person -kuuzwa -wauzwa/-kuuzweni/-wauzweni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -muuzwa -wauzwa m-mi(III/IV) -uuzwa -iuzwa ji-ma(V/VI) -liuzwa -yauzwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiuzwa -viuzwa n(IX/X) -iuzwa -ziuzwa u(XI) -uuzwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuuzwa pa(XVI) -pauzwa mu(XVIII) -muuzwa Reflexive -jiuzwa
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -uzwa- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -uzwaye -uzwao m-mi(III/IV) -uzwao -uzwayo ji-ma(V/VI) -uzwalo -uzwayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -uzwacho -uzwavyo n(IX/X) -uzwayo -uzwazo u(XI) -uzwao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -uzwako pa(XVI) -uzwapo mu(XVIII) -uzwamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -uzwa) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yeuzwa -ouzwa m-mi(III/IV) -ouzwa -youzwa ji-ma(V/VI) -louzwa -youzwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chouzwa -vyouzwa n(IX/X) -youzwa -zouzwa u(XI) -ouzwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kouzwa pa(XVI) -pouzwa mu(XVIII) -mouzwa
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.