azimu

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic عَزَمَ (ʕazama).

Pronunciation

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Verb

-azimu (infinitive kuazimu)

  1. to decide, resolve
  2. to prepare a charm

Conjugation

Conjugation of -azimu
Positive present -naazimu
Subjunctive -azimu
Negative -azimu
Imperative singular azimu
Infinitives
Positive kuazimu
Negative kutoazimu
Imperatives
Singular azimu
Plural azimuni
Tensed forms
Habitual huazimu
Positive past positive subject concord + -liazimu
Negative past negative subject concord + -kuazimu
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naazimu)
Singular Plural
1st person ninaazimu/naazimu tunaazimu
2nd person unaazimu mnaazimu
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaazimu wanaazimu
other classes positive subject concord + -naazimu
Negative present (negative subject concord + -azimu)
Singular Plural
1st person siazimu hatuazimu
2nd person huazimu hamwazimu
3rd person m-wa(I/II) haazimu hawaazimu
other classes negative subject concord + -azimu
Positive future positive subject concord + -taazimu
Negative future negative subject concord + -taazimu
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -azimu)
Singular Plural
1st person niazimu tuazimu
2nd person uazimu mwazimu
3rd person m-wa(I/II) aazimu waazimu
other classes positive subject concord + -azimu
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siazimu
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeazimu
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeazimu
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliazimu
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliazimu
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aazimu)
Singular Plural
1st person naazimu twaazimu
2nd person waazimu mwaazimu
3rd person m-wa(I/II) aazimu waazimu
m-mi(III/IV) waazimu yaazimu
ji-ma(V/VI) laazimu yaazimu
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaazimu vyaazimu
n(IX/X) yaazimu zaazimu
u(XI) waazimu see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwaazimu
pa(XVI) paazimu
mu(XVIII) mwaazimu
Perfect positive subject concord + -meazimu
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshaazimu
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jaazimu
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kiazimu
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipoazimu
Consecutive kaazimu / positive subject concord + -kaazimu
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaazimu
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -niazimu -tuazimu
2nd person -kuazimu -waazimu/-kuazimuni/-waazimuni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mwazimu -waazimu
m-mi(III/IV) -uazimu -iazimu
ji-ma(V/VI) -liazimu -yaazimu
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiazimu -viazimu
n(IX/X) -iazimu -ziazimu
u(XI) -uazimu see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kuazimu
pa(XVI) -paazimu
mu(XVIII) -muazimu
Reflexive -jiazimu
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -azimu- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -azimuye -azimuo
m-mi(III/IV) -azimuo -azimuyo
ji-ma(V/VI) -azimulo -azimuyo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -azimucho -azimuvyo
n(IX/X) -azimuyo -azimuzo
u(XI) -azimuo see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -azimuko
pa(XVI) -azimupo
mu(XVIII) -azimumo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -azimu)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yeazimu -oazimu
m-mi(III/IV) -oazimu -yoazimu
ji-ma(V/VI) -loazimu -yoazimu
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choazimu -vyoazimu
n(IX/X) -yoazimu -zoazimu
u(XI) -oazimu see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -koazimu
pa(XVI) -poazimu
mu(XVIII) -moazimu
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.
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