Swahili

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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-pazisha (infinitive kupazisha)

  1. Causative form of -paza

Conjugation

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Conjugation of -pazisha
Positive present -napazisha
Subjunctive -pazishe
Negative -pazishi
Imperative singular pazisha
Infinitives
Positive kupazisha
Negative kutopazisha
Imperatives
Singular pazisha
Plural pazisheni
Tensed forms
Habitual hupazisha
Positive past positive subject concord + -lipazisha
Negative past negative subject concord + -kupazisha
Positive present (positive subject concord + -napazisha)
Singular Plural
1st person ninapazisha/napazisha tunapazisha
2nd person unapazisha mnapazisha
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anapazisha wanapazisha
other classes positive subject concord + -napazisha
Negative present (negative subject concord + -pazishi)
Singular Plural
1st person sipazishi hatupazishi
2nd person hupazishi hampazishi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hapazishi hawapazishi
other classes negative subject concord + -pazishi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tapazisha
Negative future negative subject concord + -tapazisha
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -pazishe)
Singular Plural
1st person nipazishe tupazishe
2nd person upazishe mpazishe
3rd person m-wa(I/II) apazishe wapazishe
other classes positive subject concord + -pazishe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sipazishe
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngepazisha
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singepazisha
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalipazisha
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalipazisha
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -apazisha)
Singular Plural
1st person napazisha twapazisha
2nd person wapazisha mwapazisha
3rd person m-wa(I/II) apazisha wapazisha
m-mi(III/IV) wapazisha yapazisha
ji-ma(V/VI) lapazisha yapazisha
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chapazisha vyapazisha
n(IX/X) yapazisha zapazisha
u(XI) wapazisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwapazisha
pa(XVI) papazisha
mu(XVIII) mwapazisha
Perfect positive subject concord + -mepazisha
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshapazisha
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -japazisha
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kipazisha
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipopazisha
Consecutive kapazisha / positive subject concord + -kapazisha
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kapazishe
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nipazisha -tupazisha
2nd person -kupazisha -wapazisha/-kupazisheni/-wapazisheni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mpazisha -wapazisha
m-mi(III/IV) -upazisha -ipazisha
ji-ma(V/VI) -lipazisha -yapazisha
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kipazisha -vipazisha
n(IX/X) -ipazisha -zipazisha
u(XI) -upazisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kupazisha
pa(XVI) -papazisha
mu(XVIII) -mupazisha
Reflexive -jipazisha
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -pazisha- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -pazishaye -pazishao
m-mi(III/IV) -pazishao -pazishayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -pazishalo -pazishayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -pazishacho -pazishavyo
n(IX/X) -pazishayo -pazishazo
u(XI) -pazishao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -pazishako
pa(XVI) -pazishapo
mu(XVIII) -pazishamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -pazisha)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yepazisha -opazisha
m-mi(III/IV) -opazisha -yopazisha
ji-ma(V/VI) -lopazisha -yopazisha
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chopazisha -vyopazisha
n(IX/X) -yopazisha -zopazisha
u(XI) -opazisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kopazisha
pa(XVI) -popazisha
mu(XVIII) -mopazisha
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.
  NODES
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