eneza

Swahili

Verb

-eneza (infinitive kueneza)

  1. Causative form of -enea: to spread something, diffuse, disseminate, propagate

Conjugation

Conjugation of -eneza
Positive present -naeneza
Subjunctive -eneze
Negative -enezi
Imperative singular eneza
Infinitives
Positive kueneza
Negative kutoeneza
Imperatives
Singular eneza
Plural enezeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hueneza
Positive past positive subject concord + -lieneza
Negative past negative subject concord + -kueneza
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naeneza)
Singular Plural
1st person ninaeneza/naeneza tunaeneza
2nd person unaeneza mnaeneza
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaeneza wanaeneza
other classes positive subject concord + -naeneza
Negative present (negative subject concord + -enezi)
Singular Plural
1st person sienezi hatuenezi
2nd person huenezi hamwenezi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) haenezi hawaenezi
other classes negative subject concord + -enezi
Positive future positive subject concord + -taeneza
Negative future negative subject concord + -taeneza
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -eneze)
Singular Plural
1st person nieneze tueneze
2nd person ueneze mweneze
3rd person m-wa(I/II) aeneze waeneze
other classes positive subject concord + -eneze
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sieneze
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeeneza
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeeneza
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalieneza
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalieneza
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aeneza)
Singular Plural
1st person naeneza twaeneza
2nd person waeneza mwaeneza
3rd person m-wa(I/II) aeneza waeneza
m-mi(III/IV) waeneza yaeneza
ji-ma(V/VI) laeneza yaeneza
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaeneza vyaeneza
n(IX/X) yaeneza zaeneza
u(XI) waeneza see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwaeneza
pa(XVI) paeneza
mu(XVIII) mwaeneza
Perfect positive subject concord + -meeneza
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshaeneza
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jaeneza
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kieneza
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipoeneza
Consecutive kaeneza / positive subject concord + -kaeneza
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaeneze
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nieneza -tueneza
2nd person -kueneza -waeneza/-kuenezeni/-waenezeni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mweneza -waeneza
m-mi(III/IV) -ueneza -ieneza
ji-ma(V/VI) -lieneza -yaeneza
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kieneza -vieneza
n(IX/X) -ieneza -zieneza
u(XI) -ueneza see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kueneza
pa(XVI) -paeneza
mu(XVIII) -mueneza
Reflexive -jieneza
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -eneza- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -enezaye -enezao
m-mi(III/IV) -enezao -enezayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -enezalo -enezayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -enezacho -enezavyo
n(IX/X) -enezayo -enezazo
u(XI) -enezao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -enezako
pa(XVI) -enezapo
mu(XVIII) -enezamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -eneza)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yeeneza -oeneza
m-mi(III/IV) -oeneza -yoeneza
ji-ma(V/VI) -loeneza -yoeneza
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choeneza -vyoeneza
n(IX/X) -yoeneza -zoeneza
u(XI) -oeneza see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -koeneza
pa(XVI) -poeneza
mu(XVIII) -moeneza
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

  • Nominal derivations:
    • uenezaji (spreading, diffusion, dissemination, propagation)