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See also: ġeża

Southern Ndebele

Etymology

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Verb

-geza

  1. to wash

Inflection

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Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-geza (infinitive kugeza)

  1. to imitate
    Synonym: -iga
  2. to follow
    Synonym: -fuata
  3. to try, attempt
    Synonym: -jaribu

Conjugation

Conjugation of -geza
Positive present -nageza
Subjunctive -geze
Negative -gezi
Imperative singular geza
Infinitives
Positive kugeza
Negative kutogeza
Imperatives
Singular geza
Plural gezeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hugeza
Positive past positive subject concord + -ligeza
Negative past negative subject concord + -kugeza
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nageza)
Singular Plural
1st person ninageza/nageza tunageza
2nd person unageza mnageza
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anageza wanageza
other classes positive subject concord + -nageza
Negative present (negative subject concord + -gezi)
Singular Plural
1st person sigezi hatugezi
2nd person hugezi hamgezi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hagezi hawagezi
other classes negative subject concord + -gezi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tageza
Negative future negative subject concord + -tageza
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -geze)
Singular Plural
1st person nigeze tugeze
2nd person ugeze mgeze
3rd person m-wa(I/II) ageze wageze
other classes positive subject concord + -geze
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sigeze
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngegeza
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singegeza
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaligeza
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaligeza
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -ageza)
Singular Plural
1st person nageza twageza
2nd person wageza mwageza
3rd person m-wa(I/II) ageza wageza
m-mi(III/IV) wageza yageza
ji-ma(V/VI) lageza yageza
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chageza vyageza
n(IX/X) yageza zageza
u(XI) wageza see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwageza
pa(XVI) pageza
mu(XVIII) mwageza
Perfect positive subject concord + -megeza
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshageza
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jageza
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kigeza
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipogeza
Consecutive kageza / positive subject concord + -kageza
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kageze
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nigeza -tugeza
2nd person -kugeza -wageza/-kugezeni/-wagezeni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mgeza -wageza
m-mi(III/IV) -ugeza -igeza
ji-ma(V/VI) -ligeza -yageza
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kigeza -vigeza
n(IX/X) -igeza -zigeza
u(XI) -ugeza see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kugeza
pa(XVI) -pageza
mu(XVIII) -mugeza
Reflexive -jigeza
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -geza- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -gezaye -gezao
m-mi(III/IV) -gezao -gezayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -gezalo -gezayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -gezacho -gezavyo
n(IX/X) -gezayo -gezazo
u(XI) -gezao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -gezako
pa(XVI) -gezapo
mu(XVIII) -gezamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -geza)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yegeza -ogeza
m-mi(III/IV) -ogeza -yogeza
ji-ma(V/VI) -logeza -yogeza
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chogeza -vyogeza
n(IX/X) -yogeza -zogeza
u(XI) -ogeza see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kogeza
pa(XVI) -pogeza
mu(XVIII) -mogeza
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Swazi

Etymology

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Verb

-geza

  1. to wash

Inflection

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Xhosa

Etymology

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Verb

-geza?

  1. (intransitive) to be mad, to be crazy

Inflection

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Zulu

Etymology

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Verb

-geza

  1. (transitive) to wash
    Synonyms: -hlamba, -hlanza
  2. (transitive) to bathe
    Synonym: -hlamba

Inflection

Tone L
Infinitive ukugeza
Positive Negative
Infinitive ukugeza ukungagezi
Imperative
Simple + object concord
Singular geza -geze
Plural gezani -gezeni
Present
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngiyageza, ngigeza engigezayo, engigeza ngigeza angigezi engingagezi ngingagezi
2nd singular uyageza, ugeza ogezayo, ogeza ugeza awugezi ongagezi ungagezi
1st plural siyageza, sigeza esigezayo, esigeza sigeza asigezi esingagezi singagezi
2nd plural niyageza, nigeza enigezayo, enigeza nigeza anigezi eningagezi ningagezi
Class 1 uyageza, ugeza ogezayo, ogeza egeza akagezi ongagezi engagezi
Class 2 bayageza, bageza abagezayo, abageza begeza abagezi abangagezi bengagezi
Class 3 uyageza, ugeza ogezayo, ogeza ugeza awugezi ongagezi ungagezi
Class 4 iyageza, igeza egezayo, egeza igeza ayigezi engagezi ingagezi
Class 5 liyageza, ligeza eligezayo, eligeza ligeza aligezi elingagezi lingagezi
Class 6 ayageza, ageza agezayo, ageza egeza awagezi angagezi engagezi
Class 7 siyageza, sigeza esigezayo, esigeza sigeza asigezi esingagezi singagezi
Class 8 ziyageza, zigeza ezigezayo, ezigeza zigeza azigezi ezingagezi zingagezi
Class 9 iyageza, igeza egezayo, egeza igeza ayigezi engagezi ingagezi
Class 10 ziyageza, zigeza ezigezayo, ezigeza zigeza azigezi ezingagezi zingagezi
Class 11 luyageza, lugeza olugezayo, olugeza lugeza alugezi olungagezi lungagezi
Class 14 buyageza, bugeza obugezayo, obugeza bugeza abugezi obungagezi bungagezi
Class 15 kuyageza, kugeza okugezayo, okugeza kugeza akugezi okungagezi kungagezi
Class 17 kuyageza, kugeza okugezayo, okugeza kugeza akugezi okungagezi kungagezi
Recent past
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngigezile, ngigezē engigezile, engigezē ngigezile, ngigezē angigezanga engingagezanga ngingagezanga
2nd singular ugezile, ugezē ogezile, ogezē ugezile, ugezē awugezanga ongagezanga ungagezanga
1st plural sigezile, sigezē esigezile, esigezē sigezile, sigezē asigezanga esingagezanga singagezanga
2nd plural nigezile, nigezē enigezile, enigezē nigezile, nigezē anigezanga eningagezanga ningagezanga
Class 1 ugezile, ugezē ogezile, ogezē egezile, egezē akagezanga ongagezanga engagezanga
Class 2 bagezile, bagezē abagezile, abagezē begezile, begezē abagezanga abangagezanga bengagezanga
Class 3 ugezile, ugezē ogezile, ogezē ugezile, ugezē awugezanga ongagezanga ungagezanga
Class 4 igezile, igezē egezile, egezē igezile, igezē ayigezanga engagezanga ingagezanga
Class 5 ligezile, ligezē eligezile, eligezē ligezile, ligezē aligezanga elingagezanga lingagezanga
Class 6 agezile, agezē agezile, agezē egezile, egezē awagezanga angagezanga engagezanga
Class 7 sigezile, sigezē esigezile, esigezē sigezile, sigezē asigezanga esingagezanga singagezanga
Class 8 zigezile, zigezē ezigezile, ezigezē zigezile, zigezē azigezanga ezingagezanga zingagezanga
Class 9 igezile, igezē egezile, egezē igezile, igezē ayigezanga engagezanga ingagezanga
Class 10 zigezile, zigezē ezigezile, ezigezē zigezile, zigezē azigezanga ezingagezanga zingagezanga
Class 11 lugezile, lugezē olugezile, olugezē lugezile, lugezē alugezanga olungagezanga lungagezanga
Class 14 bugezile, bugezē obugezile, obugezē bugezile, bugezē abugezanga obungagezanga bungagezanga
Class 15 kugezile, kugezē okugezile, okugezē kugezile, kugezē akugezanga okungagezanga kungagezanga
Class 17 kugezile, kugezē okugezile, okugezē kugezile, kugezē akugezanga okungagezanga kungagezanga
Remote past
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngāgeza engāgeza ngāgeza angigezanga engingagezanga ngingagezanga
2nd singular wāgeza owāgeza wāgeza awugezanga ongagezanga ungagezanga
1st plural sāgeza esāgeza sāgeza asigezanga esingagezanga singagezanga
2nd plural nāgeza enāgeza nāgeza anigezanga eningagezanga ningagezanga
Class 1 wāgeza owāgeza āgeza akagezanga ongagezanga engagezanga
Class 2 bāgeza abāgeza bāgeza abagezanga abangagezanga bengagezanga
Class 3 wāgeza owāgeza wāgeza awugezanga ongagezanga ungagezanga
Class 4 yāgeza eyāgeza yāgeza ayigezanga engagezanga ingagezanga
Class 5 lāgeza elāgeza lāgeza aligezanga elingagezanga lingagezanga
Class 6 āgeza āgeza āgeza awagezanga angagezanga engagezanga
Class 7 sāgeza esāgeza sāgeza asigezanga esingagezanga singagezanga
Class 8 zāgeza ezāgeza zāgeza azigezanga ezingagezanga zingagezanga
Class 9 yāgeza eyāgeza yāgeza ayigezanga engagezanga ingagezanga
Class 10 zāgeza ezāgeza zāgeza azigezanga ezingagezanga zingagezanga
Class 11 lwāgeza olwāgeza lwāgeza alugezanga olungagezanga lungagezanga
Class 14 bāgeza obāgeza bāgeza abugezanga obungagezanga bungagezanga
Class 15 kwāgeza okwāgeza kwāgeza akugezanga okungagezanga kungagezanga
Class 17 kwāgeza okwāgeza kwāgeza akugezanga okungagezanga kungagezanga
Potential
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngingageza — ngingageza ngingegeze — ngingegeze
2nd singular ungageza — ungageza ungegeze — ungegeze
1st plural singageza — singageza singegeze — singegeze
2nd plural ningageza — ningageza ningegeze — ningegeze
Class 1 angageza — engageza angegeze — engegeze
Class 2 bangageza — bengageza bangegeze — bengegeze
Class 3 ungageza — ungageza ungegeze — ungegeze
Class 4 ingageza — ingageza ingegeze — ingegeze
Class 5 lingageza — lingageza lingegeze — lingegeze
Class 6 angageza — engageza angegeze — engegeze
Class 7 singageza — singageza singegeze — singegeze
Class 8 zingageza — zingageza zingegeze — zingegeze
Class 9 ingageza — ingageza ingegeze — ingegeze
Class 10 zingageza — zingageza zingegeze — zingegeze
Class 11 lungageza — lungageza lungegeze — lungegeze
Class 14 bungageza — bungageza bungegeze — bungegeze
Class 15 kungageza — kungageza kungegeze — kungegeze
Class 17 kungageza — kungageza kungegeze — kungegeze
Immediate future
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngizogeza engizogeza ngizogeza angizugeza engingezugeza ngingezugeza
2nd singular uzogeza ozogeza uzogeza awuzugeza ongezugeza ungezugeza
1st plural sizogeza esizogeza sizogeza asizugeza esingezugeza singezugeza
2nd plural nizogeza enizogeza nizogeza anizugeza eningezugeza ningezugeza
Class 1 uzogeza ozogeza ezogeza akazugeza ongezugeza engezugeza
Class 2 bazogeza abazogeza bezogeza abazugeza abangezugeza bengezugeza
Class 3 uzogeza ozogeza uzogeza awuzugeza ongezugeza ungezugeza
Class 4 izogeza ezogeza izogeza ayizugeza engezugeza ingezugeza
Class 5 lizogeza elizogeza lizogeza alizugeza elingezugeza lingezugeza
Class 6 azogeza azogeza ezogeza awazugeza angezugeza engezugeza
Class 7 sizogeza esizogeza sizogeza asizugeza esingezugeza singezugeza
Class 8 zizogeza ezizogeza zizogeza azizugeza ezingezugeza zingezugeza
Class 9 izogeza ezogeza izogeza ayizugeza engezugeza ingezugeza
Class 10 zizogeza ezizogeza zizogeza azizugeza ezingezugeza zingezugeza
Class 11 luzogeza oluzogeza luzogeza aluzugeza olungezugeza lungezugeza
Class 14 buzogeza obuzogeza buzogeza abuzugeza obungezugeza bungezugeza
Class 15 kuzogeza okuzogeza kuzogeza akuzugeza okungezugeza kungezugeza
Class 17 kuzogeza okuzogeza kuzogeza akuzugeza okungezugeza kungezugeza
Remote future
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngiyogeza engiyogeza ngiyogeza angiyugeza engingeyugeza ngingeyugeza
2nd singular uyogeza oyogeza uyogeza awuyugeza ongeyugeza ungeyugeza
1st plural siyogeza esiyogeza siyogeza asiyugeza esingeyugeza singeyugeza
2nd plural niyogeza eniyogeza niyogeza aniyugeza eningeyugeza ningeyugeza
Class 1 uyogeza oyogeza eyogeza akayugeza ongeyugeza engeyugeza
Class 2 bayogeza abayogeza beyogeza abayugeza abangeyugeza bengeyugeza
Class 3 uyogeza oyogeza uyogeza awuyugeza ongeyugeza ungeyugeza
Class 4 iyogeza eyogeza iyogeza ayiyugeza engeyugeza ingeyugeza
Class 5 liyogeza eliyogeza liyogeza aliyugeza elingeyugeza lingeyugeza
Class 6 ayogeza ayogeza eyogeza awayugeza angeyugeza engeyugeza
Class 7 siyogeza esiyogeza siyogeza asiyugeza esingeyugeza singeyugeza
Class 8 ziyogeza eziyogeza ziyogeza aziyugeza ezingeyugeza zingeyugeza
Class 9 iyogeza eyogeza iyogeza ayiyugeza engeyugeza ingeyugeza
Class 10 ziyogeza eziyogeza ziyogeza aziyugeza ezingeyugeza zingeyugeza
Class 11 luyogeza oluyogeza luyogeza aluyugeza olungeyugeza lungeyugeza
Class 14 buyogeza obuyogeza buyogeza abuyugeza obungeyugeza bungeyugeza
Class 15 kuyogeza okuyogeza kuyogeza akuyugeza okungeyugeza kungeyugeza
Class 17 kuyogeza okuyogeza kuyogeza akuyugeza okungeyugeza kungeyugeza
Present subjunctive
Positive Negative
1st singular ngigeze ngingagezi
2nd singular ugeze ungagezi
1st plural sigeze singagezi
2nd plural nigeze ningagezi
Class 1 ageze angagezi
Class 2 bageze bangagezi
Class 3 ugeze ungagezi
Class 4 igeze ingagezi
Class 5 ligeze lingagezi
Class 6 ageze angagezi
Class 7 sigeze singagezi
Class 8 zigeze zingagezi
Class 9 igeze ingagezi
Class 10 zigeze zingagezi
Class 11 lugeze lungagezi
Class 14 bugeze bungagezi
Class 15 kugeze kungagezi
Class 17 kugeze kungagezi
Past subjunctive
Positive Negative
1st singular ngageza ngangageza, angageza, angangageza
2nd singular wageza wangageza, awageza, awangageza
1st plural sageza sangageza, asageza, asangageza
2nd plural nageza nangageza, anageza, anangageza
Class 1 wageza wangageza, akageza, akangageza
Class 2 bageza bangageza, abageza, abangageza
Class 3 wageza wangageza, awageza, awangageza
Class 4 yageza yangageza, ayageza, ayangageza
Class 5 lageza langageza, alageza, alangageza
Class 6 ageza angageza, awageza, awangageza
Class 7 sageza sangageza, asageza, asangageza
Class 8 zageza zangageza, azageza, azangageza
Class 9 yageza yangageza, ayageza, ayangageza
Class 10 zageza zangageza, azageza, azangageza
Class 11 lwageza lwangageza, alwageza, alwangageza
Class 14 bageza bangageza, abageza, abangageza
Class 15 kwageza kwangageza, akwageza, akwangageza
Class 17 kwageza kwangageza, akwageza, akwangageza

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