zuia

See also: zuiâ

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-zuia (infinitive kuzuia)

1. to prevent
2. to keep back, restrain, control

Conjugation

Conjugation of -zuia
Positive present -nazuia Subjunctive -zuie Negative -zuii Imperative singular zuia
Infinitives
Positive kuzuia Negative kutozuia
Imperatives
Singular zuia Plural zuieni
Tensed forms
Habitual huzuia Positive past positive subject concord + -lizuia Negative past negative subject concord + -kuzuia
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nazuia) Singular Plural 1st person ninazuia/nazuia tunazuia 2nd person unazuia mnazuia 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anazuia wanazuia other classes positive subject concord + -nazuia
Negative present (negative subject concord + -zuii) Singular Plural 1st person sizuii hatuzuii 2nd person huzuii hamzuii 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hazuii hawazuii other classes negative subject concord + -zuii
Positive future positive subject concord + -tazuia Negative future negative subject concord + -tazuia
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -zuie) Singular Plural 1st person nizuie tuzuie 2nd person uzuie mzuie 3rd person m-wa(I/II) azuie wazuie other classes positive subject concord + -zuie
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sizuie Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngezuia Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singezuia Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalizuia Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalizuia
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -azuia) Singular Plural 1st person nazuia twazuia 2nd person wazuia mwazuia 3rd person m-wa(I/II) azuia wazuia m-mi(III/IV) wazuia yazuia ji-ma(V/VI) lazuia yazuia ki-vi(VII/VIII) chazuia vyazuia n(IX/X) yazuia zazuia u(XI) wazuia see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwazuia pa(XVI) pazuia mu(XVIII) mwazuia
Perfect positive subject concord + -mezuia "Already" positive subject concord + -meshazuia "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jazuia "If/When" positive subject concord + -kizuia "If not" positive subject concord + -sipozuia Consecutive kazuia / positive subject concord + -kazuia Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kazuie
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nizuia -tuzuia 2nd person -kuzuia -wazuia/-kuzuieni/-wazuieni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mzuia -wazuia m-mi(III/IV) -uzuia -izuia ji-ma(V/VI) -lizuia -yazuia ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kizuia -vizuia n(IX/X) -izuia -zizuia u(XI) -uzuia see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuzuia pa(XVI) -pazuia mu(XVIII) -muzuia Reflexive -jizuia
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -zuia- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -zuiaye -zuiao m-mi(III/IV) -zuiao -zuiayo ji-ma(V/VI) -zuialo -zuiayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -zuiacho -zuiavyo n(IX/X) -zuiayo -zuiazo u(XI) -zuiao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -zuiako pa(XVI) -zuiapo mu(XVIII) -zuiamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -zuia) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yezuia -ozuia m-mi(III/IV) -ozuia -yozuia ji-ma(V/VI) -lozuia -yozuia ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chozuia -vyozuia n(IX/X) -yozuia -zozuia u(XI) -ozuia see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kozuia pa(XVI) -pozuia mu(XVIII) -mozuia
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:
  • Applicative: -zuilia
  • Causative: -zuilisha
  • Passive: -zuiwa (“to get obstructed, to get stopped”)
  • Reciprocal: -zuiana
  • Stative: -zuilika

• Nominal derivations:
  • kizuizi (“barrier”)
  • uzuiaji (“obstruction, prevention”)