uliza

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Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-uliza (infinitive kuuliza)

  1. to ask, to question
  2. to interrogate

Conjugation

Conjugation of -uliza
Positive present -nauliza
Subjunctive -ulize
Negative -ulizi
Imperative singular uliza
Infinitives
Positive kuuliza
Negative kutouliza
Imperatives
Singular uliza
Plural ulizeni
Tensed forms
Habitual huuliza
Positive past positive subject concord + -liuliza
Negative past negative subject concord + -kuuliza
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nauliza)
Singular Plural
1st person ninauliza/nauliza tunauliza
2nd person unauliza mnauliza
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anauliza wanauliza
other classes positive subject concord + -nauliza
Negative present (negative subject concord + -ulizi)
Singular Plural
1st person siulizi hatuulizi
2nd person huulizi hamuulizi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) haulizi hawaulizi
other classes negative subject concord + -ulizi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tauliza
Negative future negative subject concord + -tauliza
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -ulize)
Singular Plural
1st person niulize tuulize
2nd person uulize muulize
3rd person m-wa(I/II) aulize waulize
other classes positive subject concord + -ulize
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siulize
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeuliza
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeuliza
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliuliza
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliuliza
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -auliza)
Singular Plural
1st person nauliza twauliza
2nd person wauliza mwauliza
3rd person m-wa(I/II) auliza wauliza
m-mi(III/IV) wauliza yauliza
ji-ma(V/VI) lauliza yauliza
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chauliza vyauliza
n(IX/X) yauliza zauliza
u(XI) wauliza see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwauliza
pa(XVI) pauliza
mu(XVIII) mwauliza
Perfect positive subject concord + -meuliza
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshauliza
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jauliza
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kiuliza
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipouliza
Consecutive kauliza / positive subject concord + -kauliza
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaulize
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -niuliza -tuuliza
2nd person -kuuliza -wauliza/-kuulizeni/-waulizeni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -muuliza -wauliza
m-mi(III/IV) -uuliza -iuliza
ji-ma(V/VI) -liuliza -yauliza
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiuliza -viuliza
n(IX/X) -iuliza -ziuliza
u(XI) -uuliza see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kuuliza
pa(XVI) -pauliza
mu(XVIII) -muuliza
Reflexive -jiuliza
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -uliza- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -ulizaye -ulizao
m-mi(III/IV) -ulizao -ulizayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -ulizalo -ulizayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -ulizacho -ulizavyo
n(IX/X) -ulizayo -ulizazo
u(XI) -ulizao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -ulizako
pa(XVI) -ulizapo
mu(XVIII) -ulizamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -uliza)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yeuliza -ouliza
m-mi(III/IV) -ouliza -youliza
ji-ma(V/VI) -louliza -youliza
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chouliza -vyouliza
n(IX/X) -youliza -zouliza
u(XI) -ouliza see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kouliza
pa(XVI) -pouliza
mu(XVIII) -mouliza
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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