Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-zawa (infinitive kuzawa)
- Passive form of -zaa: to be born
- Synonym: -zaliwa
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -zawa
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| Positive present
|
-nazawa
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| Subjunctive
|
-zawe
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| Negative
|
-zawi
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| Imperative singular
|
zawa
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| Infinitives
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| Positive
|
kuzawa
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| Negative
|
kutozawa
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
|
zawa
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| Plural
|
zaweni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
|
huzawa
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| Positive past
|
positive subject concord + -lizawa
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| Negative past
|
negative subject concord + -kuzawa
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nazawa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
|
ninazawa/nazawa
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tunazawa
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| 2nd person
|
unazawa
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mnazawa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
anazawa
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wanazawa
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| other classes
|
positive subject concord + -nazawa
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -zawi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sizawi
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hatuzawi
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| 2nd person
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huzawi
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hamzawi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
hazawi
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hawazawi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -zawi
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| Positive future
|
positive subject concord + -tazawa
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| Negative future
|
negative subject concord + -tazawa
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -zawe)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nizawe
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tuzawe
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| 2nd person
|
uzawe
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mzawe
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
azawe
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wazawe
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| other classes
|
positive subject concord + -zawe
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sizawe
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngezawa
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singezawa
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalizawa
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalizawa
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -azawa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
|
nazawa
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twazawa
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| 2nd person
|
wazawa
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mwazawa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
azawa
|
wazawa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
|
wazawa
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yazawa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
lazawa
|
yazawa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
chazawa
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vyazawa
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| n(IX/X)
|
yazawa
|
zazawa
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| u(XI)
|
wazawa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
kwazawa
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| pa(XVI)
|
pazawa
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| mu(XVIII)
|
mwazawa
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mezawa
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshazawa
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jazawa
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kizawa
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipozawa
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| Consecutive
|
kazawa / positive subject concord + -kazawa
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| Consecutive subjunctive
|
positive subject concord + -kazawe
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| Object concord (indicative positive)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
|
-nizawa
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-tuzawa
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| 2nd person
|
-kuzawa
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-wazawa/-kuzaweni/-wazaweni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
-mzawa
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-wazawa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
|
-uzawa
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-izawa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
-lizawa
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-yazawa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kizawa
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-vizawa
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| n(IX/X)
|
-izawa
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-zizawa
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| u(XI)
|
-uzawa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-kuzawa
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| pa(XVI)
|
-pazawa
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| mu(XVIII)
|
-muzawa
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| Reflexive
|
-jizawa
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -zawa- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-zawaye
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-zawao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-zawao
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-zawayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-zawalo
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-zawayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-zawacho
|
-zawavyo
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| n(IX/X)
|
-zawayo
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-zawazo
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| u(XI)
|
-zawao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-zawako
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| pa(XVI)
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-zawapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-zawamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -zawa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
|
-yezawa
|
-ozawa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
|
-ozawa
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-yozawa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lozawa
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-yozawa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chozawa
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-vyozawa
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| n(IX/X)
|
-yozawa
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-zozawa
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| u(XI)
|
-ozawa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-kozawa
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| pa(XVI)
|
-pozawa
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| mu(XVIII)
|
-mozawa
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| 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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Derived terms