wazia

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-wazia (infinitive kuwazia)

1. Applicative form of -waza: to think of

Conjugation

Conjugation of -wazia
Positive present -nawazia Subjunctive -wazie Negative -wazii Imperative singular wazia
Infinitives
Positive kuwazia Negative kutowazia
Imperatives
Singular wazia Plural wazieni
Tensed forms
Habitual huwazia Positive past positive subject concord + -liwazia Negative past negative subject concord + -kuwazia
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nawazia) Singular Plural 1st person ninawazia/nawazia tunawazia 2nd person unawazia mnawazia 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anawazia wanawazia other classes positive subject concord + -nawazia
Negative present (negative subject concord + -wazii) Singular Plural 1st person siwazii hatuwazii 2nd person huwazii hamuwazii 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hawazii hawawazii other classes negative subject concord + -wazii
Positive future positive subject concord + -tawazia Negative future negative subject concord + -tawazia
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -wazie) Singular Plural 1st person niwazie tuwazie 2nd person uwazie muwazie 3rd person m-wa(I/II) awazie wawazie other classes positive subject concord + -wazie
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siwazie Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngewazia Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singewazia Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliwazia Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliwazia
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -awazia) Singular Plural 1st person nawazia twawazia 2nd person wawazia mwawazia 3rd person m-wa(I/II) awazia wawazia m-mi(III/IV) wawazia yawazia ji-ma(V/VI) lawazia yawazia ki-vi(VII/VIII) chawazia vyawazia n(IX/X) yawazia zawazia u(XI) wawazia see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwawazia pa(XVI) pawazia mu(XVIII) mwawazia
Perfect positive subject concord + -mewazia "Already" positive subject concord + -meshawazia "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jawazia "If/When" positive subject concord + -kiwazia "If not" positive subject concord + -sipowazia Consecutive kawazia / positive subject concord + -kawazia Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kawazie
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -niwazia -tuwazia 2nd person -kuwazia -wawazia/-kuwazieni/-wawazieni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -muwazia -wawazia m-mi(III/IV) -uwazia -iwazia ji-ma(V/VI) -liwazia -yawazia ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiwazia -viwazia n(IX/X) -iwazia -ziwazia u(XI) -uwazia see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuwazia pa(XVI) -pawazia mu(XVIII) -muwazia Reflexive -jiwazia
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -wazia- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -waziaye -waziao m-mi(III/IV) -waziao -waziayo ji-ma(V/VI) -wazialo -waziayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -waziacho -waziavyo n(IX/X) -waziayo -waziazo u(XI) -waziao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -waziako pa(XVI) -waziapo mu(XVIII) -waziamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -wazia) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yewazia -owazia m-mi(III/IV) -owazia -yowazia ji-ma(V/VI) -lowazia -yowazia ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chowazia -vyowazia n(IX/X) -yowazia -zowazia u(XI) -owazia see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kowazia pa(XVI) -powazia mu(XVIII) -mowazia
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.