nyamaza

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-nyamaza (infinitive kunyamaza)

  1. to be quiet, silent

Conjugation

Conjugation of -nyamaza
Positive present -nanyamaza
Subjunctive -nyamaze
Negative -nyamazi
Imperative singular nyamaza
Infinitives
Positive kunyamaza
Negative kutonyamaza
Imperatives
Singular nyamaza
Plural nyamazeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hunyamaza
Positive past positive subject concord + -linyamaza
Negative past negative subject concord + -kunyamaza
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nanyamaza)
Singular Plural
1st person ninanyamaza/nanyamaza tunanyamaza
2nd person unanyamaza mnanyamaza
3rd person m-wa(I/II) ananyamaza wananyamaza
other classes positive subject concord + -nanyamaza
Negative present (negative subject concord + -nyamazi)
Singular Plural
1st person sinyamazi hatunyamazi
2nd person hunyamazi hamnyamazi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hanyamazi hawanyamazi
other classes negative subject concord + -nyamazi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tanyamaza
Negative future negative subject concord + -tanyamaza
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -nyamaze)
Singular Plural
1st person ninyamaze tunyamaze
2nd person unyamaze mnyamaze
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anyamaze wanyamaze
other classes positive subject concord + -nyamaze
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sinyamaze
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngenyamaza
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singenyamaza
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalinyamaza
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalinyamaza
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -anyamaza)
Singular Plural
1st person nanyamaza twanyamaza
2nd person wanyamaza mwanyamaza
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anyamaza wanyamaza
m-mi(III/IV) wanyamaza yanyamaza
ji-ma(V/VI) lanyamaza yanyamaza
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chanyamaza vyanyamaza
n(IX/X) yanyamaza zanyamaza
u(XI) wanyamaza see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwanyamaza
pa(XVI) panyamaza
mu(XVIII) mwanyamaza
Perfect positive subject concord + -menyamaza
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshanyamaza
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -janyamaza
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kinyamaza
"If not" positive subject concord + -siponyamaza
Consecutive kanyamaza / positive subject concord + -kanyamaza
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kanyamaze
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -ninyamaza -tunyamaza
2nd person -kunyamaza -wanyamaza/-kunyamazeni/-wanyamazeni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mnyamaza -wanyamaza
m-mi(III/IV) -unyamaza -inyamaza
ji-ma(V/VI) -linyamaza -yanyamaza
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kinyamaza -vinyamaza
n(IX/X) -inyamaza -zinyamaza
u(XI) -unyamaza see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kunyamaza
pa(XVI) -panyamaza
mu(XVIII) -munyamaza
Reflexive -jinyamaza
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -nyamaza- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -nyamazaye -nyamazao
m-mi(III/IV) -nyamazao -nyamazayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -nyamazalo -nyamazayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -nyamazacho -nyamazavyo
n(IX/X) -nyamazayo -nyamazazo
u(XI) -nyamazao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -nyamazako
pa(XVI) -nyamazapo
mu(XVIII) -nyamazamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -nyamaza)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yenyamaza -onyamaza
m-mi(III/IV) -onyamaza -yonyamaza
ji-ma(V/VI) -lonyamaza -yonyamaza
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chonyamaza -vyonyamaza
n(IX/X) -yonyamaza -zonyamaza
u(XI) -onyamaza see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -konyamaza
pa(XVI) -ponyamaza
mu(XVIII) -monyamaza
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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