lemaza

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-lemaza (infinitive kulemaza)

  1. Causative form of -lemaa: to disable or cripple

Conjugation

Conjugation of -lemaza
Positive present -nalemaza
Subjunctive -lemaze
Negative -lemazi
Imperative singular lemaza
Infinitives
Positive kulemaza
Negative kutolemaza
Imperatives
Singular lemaza
Plural lemazeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hulemaza
Positive past positive subject concord + -lilemaza
Negative past negative subject concord + -kulemaza
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nalemaza)
Singular Plural
1st person ninalemaza/nalemaza tunalemaza
2nd person unalemaza mnalemaza
3rd person m-wa(I/II) analemaza wanalemaza
other classes positive subject concord + -nalemaza
Negative present (negative subject concord + -lemazi)
Singular Plural
1st person silemazi hatulemazi
2nd person hulemazi hamlemazi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) halemazi hawalemazi
other classes negative subject concord + -lemazi
Positive future positive subject concord + -talemaza
Negative future negative subject concord + -talemaza
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -lemaze)
Singular Plural
1st person nilemaze tulemaze
2nd person ulemaze mlemaze
3rd person m-wa(I/II) alemaze walemaze
other classes positive subject concord + -lemaze
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -silemaze
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngelemaza
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singelemaza
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalilemaza
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalilemaza
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -alemaza)
Singular Plural
1st person nalemaza twalemaza
2nd person walemaza mwalemaza
3rd person m-wa(I/II) alemaza walemaza
m-mi(III/IV) walemaza yalemaza
ji-ma(V/VI) lalemaza yalemaza
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chalemaza vyalemaza
n(IX/X) yalemaza zalemaza
u(XI) walemaza see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwalemaza
pa(XVI) palemaza
mu(XVIII) mwalemaza
Perfect positive subject concord + -melemaza
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshalemaza
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jalemaza
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kilemaza
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipolemaza
Consecutive kalemaza / positive subject concord + -kalemaza
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kalemaze
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nilemaza -tulemaza
2nd person -kulemaza -walemaza/-kulemazeni/-walemazeni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mlemaza -walemaza
m-mi(III/IV) -ulemaza -ilemaza
ji-ma(V/VI) -lilemaza -yalemaza
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kilemaza -vilemaza
n(IX/X) -ilemaza -zilemaza
u(XI) -ulemaza see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kulemaza
pa(XVI) -palemaza
mu(XVIII) -mulemaza
Reflexive -jilemaza
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -lemaza- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -lemazaye -lemazao
m-mi(III/IV) -lemazao -lemazayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -lemazalo -lemazayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -lemazacho -lemazavyo
n(IX/X) -lemazayo -lemazazo
u(XI) -lemazao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -lemazako
pa(XVI) -lemazapo
mu(XVIII) -lemazamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -lemaza)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yelemaza -olemaza
m-mi(III/IV) -olemaza -yolemaza
ji-ma(V/VI) -lolemaza -yolemaza
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -cholemaza -vyolemaza
n(IX/X) -yolemaza -zolemaza
u(XI) -olemaza see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kolemaza
pa(XVI) -polemaza
mu(XVIII) -molemaza
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

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