zuana

Swahili

Verb

-zuana (infinitive kuzuana)

1. Reciprocal form of -zua

Conjugation

Conjugation of -zuana
Positive present -nazuana Subjunctive -zuane Negative -zuani Imperative singular zuana
Infinitives
Positive kuzuana Negative kutozuana
Imperatives
Singular zuana Plural zuaneni
Tensed forms
Habitual huzuana Positive past positive subject concord + -lizuana Negative past negative subject concord + -kuzuana
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nazuana) Singular Plural 1st person ninazuana/nazuana tunazuana 2nd person unazuana mnazuana 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anazuana wanazuana other classes positive subject concord + -nazuana
Negative present (negative subject concord + -zuani) Singular Plural 1st person sizuani hatuzuani 2nd person huzuani hamzuani 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hazuani hawazuani other classes negative subject concord + -zuani
Positive future positive subject concord + -tazuana Negative future negative subject concord + -tazuana
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -zuane) Singular Plural 1st person nizuane tuzuane 2nd person uzuane mzuane 3rd person m-wa(I/II) azuane wazuane other classes positive subject concord + -zuane
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sizuane Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngezuana Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singezuana Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalizuana Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalizuana
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -azuana) Singular Plural 1st person nazuana twazuana 2nd person wazuana mwazuana 3rd person m-wa(I/II) azuana wazuana m-mi(III/IV) wazuana yazuana ji-ma(V/VI) lazuana yazuana ki-vi(VII/VIII) chazuana vyazuana n(IX/X) yazuana zazuana u(XI) wazuana see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwazuana pa(XVI) pazuana mu(XVIII) mwazuana
Perfect positive subject concord + -mezuana "Already" positive subject concord + -meshazuana "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jazuana "If/When" positive subject concord + -kizuana "If not" positive subject concord + -sipozuana Consecutive kazuana / positive subject concord + -kazuana Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kazuane Object concord —
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + -zuana- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -zuanaye -zuanao m-mi(III/IV) -zuanao -zuanayo ji-ma(V/VI) -zuanalo -zuanayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -zuanacho -zuanavyo n(IX/X) -zuanayo -zuanazo u(XI) -zuanao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -zuanako pa(XVI) -zuanapo mu(XVIII) -zuanamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + -zuana) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yezuana -ozuana m-mi(III/IV) -ozuana -yozuana ji-ma(V/VI) -lozuana -yozuana ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chozuana -vyozuana n(IX/X) -yozuana -zozuana u(XI) -ozuana see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kozuana pa(XVI) -pozuana mu(XVIII) -mozuana
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.