Swahili
Verb
-zuana (infinitive kuzuana)
- Reciprocal form of -zua
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -zuana
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| Positive present
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-nazuana
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| Subjunctive
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-zuane
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| Negative
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-zuani
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| Imperative singular
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zuana
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| Infinitives
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| Positive
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kuzuana
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| Negative
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kutozuana
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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zuana
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| Plural
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zuaneni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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huzuana
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -lizuana
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kuzuana
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nazuana)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninazuana/nazuana
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tunazuana
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| 2nd person
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unazuana
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mnazuana
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anazuana
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wanazuana
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nazuana
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -zuani)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sizuani
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hatuzuani
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| 2nd person
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huzuani
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hamzuani
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hazuani
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hawazuani
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -zuani
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tazuana
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tazuana
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -zuane)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nizuane
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tuzuane
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| 2nd person
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uzuane
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mzuane
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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azuane
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wazuane
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -zuane
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sizuane
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngezuana
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singezuana
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalizuana
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalizuana
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -azuana)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nazuana
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twazuana
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| 2nd person
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wazuana
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mwazuana
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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azuana
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wazuana
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wazuana
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yazuana
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lazuana
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yazuana
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chazuana
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vyazuana
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| n(IX/X)
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yazuana
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zazuana
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| u(XI)
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wazuana
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwazuana
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| pa(XVI)
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pazuana
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwazuana
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mezuana
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshazuana
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jazuana
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kizuana
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipozuana
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| Consecutive
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kazuana / positive subject concord + -kazuana
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kazuane
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| Object concord
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—
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + -zuana- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-zuanaye
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-zuanao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-zuanao
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-zuanayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-zuanalo
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-zuanayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-zuanacho
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-zuanavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-zuanayo
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-zuanazo
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| u(XI)
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-zuanao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-zuanako
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| pa(XVI)
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-zuanapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-zuanamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + -zuana)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yezuana
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-ozuana
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ozuana
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-yozuana
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lozuana
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-yozuana
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chozuana
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-vyozuana
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| n(IX/X)
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-yozuana
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-zozuana
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| u(XI)
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-ozuana
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kozuana
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| pa(XVI)
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-pozuana
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mozuana
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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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