zurura

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-zurura (infinitive kuzurura)

  1. to wander, to wander around, to roam
    Synonyms: randaranda, tanga
  2. to loiter

Conjugation

Conjugation of -zurura
Positive present -nazurura
Subjunctive -zurure
Negative -zururi
Imperative singular zurura
Infinitives
Positive kuzurura
Negative kutozurura
Imperatives
Singular zurura
Plural zurureni
Tensed forms
Habitual huzurura
Positive past positive subject concord + -lizurura
Negative past negative subject concord + -kuzurura
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nazurura)
Singular Plural
1st person ninazurura/nazurura tunazurura
2nd person unazurura mnazurura
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anazurura wanazurura
other classes positive subject concord + -nazurura
Negative present (negative subject concord + -zururi)
Singular Plural
1st person sizururi hatuzururi
2nd person huzururi hamzururi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hazururi hawazururi
other classes negative subject concord + -zururi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tazurura
Negative future negative subject concord + -tazurura
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -zurure)
Singular Plural
1st person nizurure tuzurure
2nd person uzurure mzurure
3rd person m-wa(I/II) azurure wazurure
other classes positive subject concord + -zurure
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sizurure
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngezurura
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singezurura
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalizurura
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalizurura
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -azurura)
Singular Plural
1st person nazurura twazurura
2nd person wazurura mwazurura
3rd person m-wa(I/II) azurura wazurura
m-mi(III/IV) wazurura yazurura
ji-ma(V/VI) lazurura yazurura
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chazurura vyazurura
n(IX/X) yazurura zazurura
u(XI) wazurura see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwazurura
pa(XVI) pazurura
mu(XVIII) mwazurura
Perfect positive subject concord + -mezurura
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshazurura
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jazurura
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kizurura
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipozurura
Consecutive kazurura / positive subject concord + -kazurura
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kazurure
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nizurura -tuzurura
2nd person -kuzurura -wazurura/-kuzurureni/-wazurureni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mzurura -wazurura
m-mi(III/IV) -uzurura -izurura
ji-ma(V/VI) -lizurura -yazurura
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kizurura -vizurura
n(IX/X) -izurura -zizurura
u(XI) -uzurura see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kuzurura
pa(XVI) -pazurura
mu(XVIII) -muzurura
Reflexive -jizurura
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -zurura- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -zururaye -zururao
m-mi(III/IV) -zururao -zururayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -zururalo -zururayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -zururacho -zururavyo
n(IX/X) -zururayo -zururazo
u(XI) -zururao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -zururako
pa(XVI) -zururapo
mu(XVIII) -zururamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -zurura)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yezurura -ozurura
m-mi(III/IV) -ozurura -yozurura
ji-ma(V/VI) -lozurura -yozurura
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chozurura -vyozurura
n(IX/X) -yozurura -zozurura
u(XI) -ozurura see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kozurura
pa(XVI) -pozurura
mu(XVIII) -mozurura
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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