punguzwa

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Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-punguzwa (infinitive kupunguzwa)

  1. Passive form of -punguza

Conjugation

Conjugation of -punguzwa
Positive present -napunguzwa
Subjunctive -punguzwe
Negative -punguzwi
Imperative singular punguzwa
Infinitives
Positive kupunguzwa
Negative kutopunguzwa
Imperatives
Singular punguzwa
Plural punguzweni
Tensed forms
Habitual hupunguzwa
Positive past positive subject concord + -lipunguzwa
Negative past negative subject concord + -kupunguzwa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -napunguzwa)
Singular Plural
1st person ninapunguzwa/napunguzwa tunapunguzwa
2nd person unapunguzwa mnapunguzwa
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anapunguzwa wanapunguzwa
other classes positive subject concord + -napunguzwa
Negative present (negative subject concord + -punguzwi)
Singular Plural
1st person sipunguzwi hatupunguzwi
2nd person hupunguzwi hampunguzwi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hapunguzwi hawapunguzwi
other classes negative subject concord + -punguzwi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tapunguzwa
Negative future negative subject concord + -tapunguzwa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -punguzwe)
Singular Plural
1st person nipunguzwe tupunguzwe
2nd person upunguzwe mpunguzwe
3rd person m-wa(I/II) apunguzwe wapunguzwe
other classes positive subject concord + -punguzwe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sipunguzwe
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngepunguzwa
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singepunguzwa
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalipunguzwa
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalipunguzwa
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -apunguzwa)
Singular Plural
1st person napunguzwa twapunguzwa
2nd person wapunguzwa mwapunguzwa
3rd person m-wa(I/II) apunguzwa wapunguzwa
m-mi(III/IV) wapunguzwa yapunguzwa
ji-ma(V/VI) lapunguzwa yapunguzwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chapunguzwa vyapunguzwa
n(IX/X) yapunguzwa zapunguzwa
u(XI) wapunguzwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwapunguzwa
pa(XVI) papunguzwa
mu(XVIII) mwapunguzwa
Perfect positive subject concord + -mepunguzwa
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshapunguzwa
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -japunguzwa
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kipunguzwa
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipopunguzwa
Consecutive kapunguzwa / positive subject concord + -kapunguzwa
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kapunguzwe
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nipunguzwa -tupunguzwa
2nd person -kupunguzwa -wapunguzwa/-kupunguzweni/-wapunguzweni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mpunguzwa -wapunguzwa
m-mi(III/IV) -upunguzwa -ipunguzwa
ji-ma(V/VI) -lipunguzwa -yapunguzwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kipunguzwa -vipunguzwa
n(IX/X) -ipunguzwa -zipunguzwa
u(XI) -upunguzwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kupunguzwa
pa(XVI) -papunguzwa
mu(XVIII) -mupunguzwa
Reflexive -jipunguzwa
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -punguzwa- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -punguzwaye -punguzwao
m-mi(III/IV) -punguzwao -punguzwayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -punguzwalo -punguzwayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -punguzwacho -punguzwavyo
n(IX/X) -punguzwayo -punguzwazo
u(XI) -punguzwao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -punguzwako
pa(XVI) -punguzwapo
mu(XVIII) -punguzwamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -punguzwa)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yepunguzwa -opunguzwa
m-mi(III/IV) -opunguzwa -yopunguzwa
ji-ma(V/VI) -lopunguzwa -yopunguzwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chopunguzwa -vyopunguzwa
n(IX/X) -yopunguzwa -zopunguzwa
u(XI) -opunguzwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kopunguzwa
pa(XVI) -popunguzwa
mu(XVIII) -mopunguzwa
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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