puza

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See also: puža

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-puza (infinitive kupuza)

  1. to be silly, gossip; inflate

Conjugation

Conjugation of -puza
Positive present -napuza
Subjunctive -puze
Negative -puzi
Imperative singular puza
Infinitives
Positive kupuza
Negative kutopuza
Imperatives
Singular puza
Plural puzeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hupuza
Positive past positive subject concord + -lipuza
Negative past negative subject concord + -kupuza
Positive present (positive subject concord + -napuza)
Singular Plural
1st person ninapuza/napuza tunapuza
2nd person unapuza mnapuza
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anapuza wanapuza
other classes positive subject concord + -napuza
Negative present (negative subject concord + -puzi)
Singular Plural
1st person sipuzi hatupuzi
2nd person hupuzi hampuzi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hapuzi hawapuzi
other classes negative subject concord + -puzi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tapuza
Negative future negative subject concord + -tapuza
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -puze)
Singular Plural
1st person nipuze tupuze
2nd person upuze mpuze
3rd person m-wa(I/II) apuze wapuze
other classes positive subject concord + -puze
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sipuze
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngepuza
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singepuza
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalipuza
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalipuza
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -apuza)
Singular Plural
1st person napuza twapuza
2nd person wapuza mwapuza
3rd person m-wa(I/II) apuza wapuza
m-mi(III/IV) wapuza yapuza
ji-ma(V/VI) lapuza yapuza
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chapuza vyapuza
n(IX/X) yapuza zapuza
u(XI) wapuza see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwapuza
pa(XVI) papuza
mu(XVIII) mwapuza
Perfect positive subject concord + -mepuza
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshapuza
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -japuza
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kipuza
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipopuza
Consecutive kapuza / positive subject concord + -kapuza
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kapuze
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nipuza -tupuza
2nd person -kupuza -wapuza/-kupuzeni/-wapuzeni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mpuza -wapuza
m-mi(III/IV) -upuza -ipuza
ji-ma(V/VI) -lipuza -yapuza
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kipuza -vipuza
n(IX/X) -ipuza -zipuza
u(XI) -upuza see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kupuza
pa(XVI) -papuza
mu(XVIII) -mupuza
Reflexive -jipuza
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -puza- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -puzaye -puzao
m-mi(III/IV) -puzao -puzayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -puzalo -puzayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -puzacho -puzavyo
n(IX/X) -puzayo -puzazo
u(XI) -puzao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -puzako
pa(XVI) -puzapo
mu(XVIII) -puzamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -puza)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yepuza -opuza
m-mi(III/IV) -opuza -yopuza
ji-ma(V/VI) -lopuza -yopuza
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chopuza -vyopuza
n(IX/X) -yopuza -zopuza
u(XI) -opuza see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kopuza
pa(XVI) -popuza
mu(XVIII) -mopuza
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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