puuza

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Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-puuza (infinitive kupuuza)

  1. to ignore, disregard (to deliberately pay no attention to)

Conjugation

Conjugation of -puuza
Positive present -napuuza
Subjunctive -puuze
Negative -puuzi
Imperative singular puuza
Infinitives
Positive kupuuza
Negative kutopuuza
Imperatives
Singular puuza
Plural puuzeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hupuuza
Positive past positive subject concord + -lipuuza
Negative past negative subject concord + -kupuuza
Positive present (positive subject concord + -napuuza)
Singular Plural
1st person ninapuuza/napuuza tunapuuza
2nd person unapuuza mnapuuza
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anapuuza wanapuuza
other classes positive subject concord + -napuuza
Negative present (negative subject concord + -puuzi)
Singular Plural
1st person sipuuzi hatupuuzi
2nd person hupuuzi hampuuzi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hapuuzi hawapuuzi
other classes negative subject concord + -puuzi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tapuuza
Negative future negative subject concord + -tapuuza
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -puuze)
Singular Plural
1st person nipuuze tupuuze
2nd person upuuze mpuuze
3rd person m-wa(I/II) apuuze wapuuze
other classes positive subject concord + -puuze
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sipuuze
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngepuuza
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singepuuza
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalipuuza
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalipuuza
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -apuuza)
Singular Plural
1st person napuuza twapuuza
2nd person wapuuza mwapuuza
3rd person m-wa(I/II) apuuza wapuuza
m-mi(III/IV) wapuuza yapuuza
ji-ma(V/VI) lapuuza yapuuza
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chapuuza vyapuuza
n(IX/X) yapuuza zapuuza
u(XI) wapuuza see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwapuuza
pa(XVI) papuuza
mu(XVIII) mwapuuza
Perfect positive subject concord + -mepuuza
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshapuuza
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -japuuza
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kipuuza
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipopuuza
Consecutive kapuuza / positive subject concord + -kapuuza
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kapuuze
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nipuuza -tupuuza
2nd person -kupuuza -wapuuza/-kupuuzeni/-wapuuzeni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mpuuza -wapuuza
m-mi(III/IV) -upuuza -ipuuza
ji-ma(V/VI) -lipuuza -yapuuza
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kipuuza -vipuuza
n(IX/X) -ipuuza -zipuuza
u(XI) -upuuza see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kupuuza
pa(XVI) -papuuza
mu(XVIII) -mupuuza
Reflexive -jipuuza
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -puuza- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -puuzaye -puuzao
m-mi(III/IV) -puuzao -puuzayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -puuzalo -puuzayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -puuzacho -puuzavyo
n(IX/X) -puuzayo -puuzazo
u(XI) -puuzao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -puuzako
pa(XVI) -puuzapo
mu(XVIII) -puuzamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -puuza)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yepuuza -opuuza
m-mi(III/IV) -opuuza -yopuuza
ji-ma(V/VI) -lopuuza -yopuuza
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chopuuza -vyopuuza
n(IX/X) -yopuuza -zopuuza
u(XI) -opuuza see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kopuuza
pa(XVI) -popuuza
mu(XVIII) -mopuuza
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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