kataza

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Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-kataza (infinitive kukataza)

  1. Causative form of -kataa: to forbid

Conjugation

Conjugation of -kataza
Positive present -nakataza
Subjunctive -kataze
Negative -katazi
Imperative singular kataza
Infinitives
Positive kukataza
Negative kutokataza
Imperatives
Singular kataza
Plural katazeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hukataza
Positive past positive subject concord + -likataza
Negative past negative subject concord + -kukataza
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nakataza)
Singular Plural
1st person ninakataza/nakataza tunakataza
2nd person unakataza mnakataza
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anakataza wanakataza
other classes positive subject concord + -nakataza
Negative present (negative subject concord + -katazi)
Singular Plural
1st person sikatazi hatukatazi
2nd person hukatazi hamkatazi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hakatazi hawakatazi
other classes negative subject concord + -katazi
Positive future positive subject concord + -takataza
Negative future negative subject concord + -takataza
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -kataze)
Singular Plural
1st person nikataze tukataze
2nd person ukataze mkataze
3rd person m-wa(I/II) akataze wakataze
other classes positive subject concord + -kataze
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sikataze
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngekataza
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singekataza
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalikataza
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalikataza
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -akataza)
Singular Plural
1st person nakataza twakataza
2nd person wakataza mwakataza
3rd person m-wa(I/II) akataza wakataza
m-mi(III/IV) wakataza yakataza
ji-ma(V/VI) lakataza yakataza
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chakataza vyakataza
n(IX/X) yakataza zakataza
u(XI) wakataza see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwakataza
pa(XVI) pakataza
mu(XVIII) mwakataza
Perfect positive subject concord + -mekataza
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshakataza
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jakataza
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kikataza
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipokataza
Consecutive kakataza / positive subject concord + -kakataza
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kakataze
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nikataza -tukataza
2nd person -kukataza -wakataza/-kukatazeni/-wakatazeni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mkataza -wakataza
m-mi(III/IV) -ukataza -ikataza
ji-ma(V/VI) -likataza -yakataza
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kikataza -vikataza
n(IX/X) -ikataza -zikataza
u(XI) -ukataza see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kukataza
pa(XVI) -pakataza
mu(XVIII) -mukataza
Reflexive -jikataza
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -kataza- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -katazaye -katazao
m-mi(III/IV) -katazao -katazayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -katazalo -katazayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -katazacho -katazavyo
n(IX/X) -katazayo -katazazo
u(XI) -katazao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -katazako
pa(XVI) -katazapo
mu(XVIII) -katazamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -kataza)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yekataza -okataza
m-mi(III/IV) -okataza -yokataza
ji-ma(V/VI) -lokataza -yokataza
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chokataza -vyokataza
n(IX/X) -yokataza -zokataza
u(XI) -okataza see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kokataza
pa(XVI) -pokataza
mu(XVIII) -mokataza
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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