zoza

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-zoza (infinitive kuzoza)

1. to quarrel, to argue

Conjugation

Conjugation of -zoza
Positive present -nazoza Subjunctive -zoze Negative -zozi Imperative singular zoza
Infinitives
Positive kuzoza Negative kutozoza
Imperatives
Singular zoza Plural zozeni
Tensed forms
Habitual huzoza Positive past positive subject concord + -lizoza Negative past negative subject concord + -kuzoza
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nazoza) Singular Plural 1st person ninazoza/nazoza tunazoza 2nd person unazoza mnazoza 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anazoza wanazoza other classes positive subject concord + -nazoza
Negative present (negative subject concord + -zozi) Singular Plural 1st person sizozi hatuzozi 2nd person huzozi hamzozi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hazozi hawazozi other classes negative subject concord + -zozi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tazoza Negative future negative subject concord + -tazoza
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -zoze) Singular Plural 1st person nizoze tuzoze 2nd person uzoze mzoze 3rd person m-wa(I/II) azoze wazoze other classes positive subject concord + -zoze
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sizoze Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngezoza Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singezoza Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalizoza Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalizoza
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -azoza) Singular Plural 1st person nazoza twazoza 2nd person wazoza mwazoza 3rd person m-wa(I/II) azoza wazoza m-mi(III/IV) wazoza yazoza ji-ma(V/VI) lazoza yazoza ki-vi(VII/VIII) chazoza vyazoza n(IX/X) yazoza zazoza u(XI) wazoza see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwazoza pa(XVI) pazoza mu(XVIII) mwazoza
Perfect positive subject concord + -mezoza "Already" positive subject concord + -meshazoza "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jazoza "If/When" positive subject concord + -kizoza "If not" positive subject concord + -sipozoza Consecutive kazoza / positive subject concord + -kazoza Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kazoze
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nizoza -tuzoza 2nd person -kuzoza -wazoza/-kuzozeni/-wazozeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mzoza -wazoza m-mi(III/IV) -uzoza -izoza ji-ma(V/VI) -lizoza -yazoza ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kizoza -vizoza n(IX/X) -izoza -zizoza u(XI) -uzoza see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuzoza pa(XVI) -pazoza mu(XVIII) -muzoza Reflexive -jizoza
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -zoza- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -zozaye -zozao m-mi(III/IV) -zozao -zozayo ji-ma(V/VI) -zozalo -zozayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -zozacho -zozavyo n(IX/X) -zozayo -zozazo u(XI) -zozao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -zozako pa(XVI) -zozapo mu(XVIII) -zozamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -zoza) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yezoza -ozoza m-mi(III/IV) -ozoza -yozoza ji-ma(V/VI) -lozoza -yozoza ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chozoza -vyozoza n(IX/X) -yozoza -zozoza u(XI) -ozoza see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kozoza pa(XVI) -pozoza mu(XVIII) -mozoza
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

• Verbal derivations:
  • Reciprocal: -zozana

• Nominal derivations:
  • mzozo (“argument, dispute”)