igiza

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Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-igiza (infinitive kuigiza)

  1. Causative form of -iga: to pretend, act out

Conjugation

Conjugation of -igiza
Positive present -naigiza
Subjunctive -igize
Negative -igizi
Imperative singular igiza
Infinitives
Positive kuigiza
Negative kutoigiza
Imperatives
Singular igiza
Plural igizeni
Tensed forms
Habitual huigiza
Positive past positive subject concord + -liigiza
Negative past negative subject concord + -kuigiza
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naigiza)
Singular Plural
1st person ninaigiza/naigiza tunaigiza
2nd person unaigiza mnaigiza
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaigiza wanaigiza
other classes positive subject concord + -naigiza
Negative present (negative subject concord + -igizi)
Singular Plural
1st person siigizi hatuigizi
2nd person huigizi hamwigizi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) haigizi hawaigizi
other classes negative subject concord + -igizi
Positive future positive subject concord + -taigiza
Negative future negative subject concord + -taigiza
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -igize)
Singular Plural
1st person niigize tuigize
2nd person uigize mwigize
3rd person m-wa(I/II) aigize waigize
other classes positive subject concord + -igize
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siigize
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeigiza
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeigiza
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliigiza
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliigiza
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aigiza)
Singular Plural
1st person naigiza twaigiza
2nd person waigiza mwaigiza
3rd person m-wa(I/II) aigiza waigiza
m-mi(III/IV) waigiza yaigiza
ji-ma(V/VI) laigiza yaigiza
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaigiza vyaigiza
n(IX/X) yaigiza zaigiza
u(XI) waigiza see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwaigiza
pa(XVI) paigiza
mu(XVIII) mwaigiza
Perfect positive subject concord + -meigiza
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshaigiza
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jaigiza
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kiigiza
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipoigiza
Consecutive kaigiza / positive subject concord + -kaigiza
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaigize
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -niigiza -tuigiza
2nd person -kuigiza -waigiza/-kuigizeni/-waigizeni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mwigiza -waigiza
m-mi(III/IV) -uigiza -iigiza
ji-ma(V/VI) -liigiza -yaigiza
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiigiza -viigiza
n(IX/X) -iigiza -ziigiza
u(XI) -uigiza see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kuigiza
pa(XVI) -paigiza
mu(XVIII) -muigiza
Reflexive -jiigiza
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -igiza- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -igizaye -igizao
m-mi(III/IV) -igizao -igizayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -igizalo -igizayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -igizacho -igizavyo
n(IX/X) -igizayo -igizazo
u(XI) -igizao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -igizako
pa(XVI) -igizapo
mu(XVIII) -igizamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -igiza)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yeigiza -oigiza
m-mi(III/IV) -oigiza -yoigiza
ji-ma(V/VI) -loigiza -yoigiza
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choigiza -vyoigiza
n(IX/X) -yoigiza -zoigiza
u(XI) -oigiza see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -koigiza
pa(XVI) -poigiza
mu(XVIII) -moigiza
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms