zawa

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Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-zawa (infinitive kuzawa)

  1. Passive form of -zaa: to be born
    Synonym: -zaliwa

Conjugation

Conjugation of -zawa
Positive present -nazawa
Subjunctive -zawe
Negative -zawi
Imperative singular zawa
Infinitives
Positive kuzawa
Negative kutozawa
Imperatives
Singular zawa
Plural zaweni
Tensed forms
Habitual huzawa
Positive past positive subject concord + -lizawa
Negative past negative subject concord + -kuzawa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nazawa)
Singular Plural
1st person ninazawa/nazawa tunazawa
2nd person unazawa mnazawa
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anazawa wanazawa
other classes positive subject concord + -nazawa
Negative present (negative subject concord + -zawi)
Singular Plural
1st person sizawi hatuzawi
2nd person huzawi hamzawi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hazawi hawazawi
other classes negative subject concord + -zawi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tazawa
Negative future negative subject concord + -tazawa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -zawe)
Singular Plural
1st person nizawe tuzawe
2nd person uzawe mzawe
3rd person m-wa(I/II) azawe wazawe
other classes positive subject concord + -zawe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sizawe
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngezawa
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singezawa
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalizawa
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalizawa
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -azawa)
Singular Plural
1st person nazawa twazawa
2nd person wazawa mwazawa
3rd person m-wa(I/II) azawa wazawa
m-mi(III/IV) wazawa yazawa
ji-ma(V/VI) lazawa yazawa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chazawa vyazawa
n(IX/X) yazawa zazawa
u(XI) wazawa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwazawa
pa(XVI) pazawa
mu(XVIII) mwazawa
Perfect positive subject concord + -mezawa
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshazawa
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jazawa
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kizawa
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipozawa
Consecutive kazawa / positive subject concord + -kazawa
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kazawe
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nizawa -tuzawa
2nd person -kuzawa -wazawa/-kuzaweni/-wazaweni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mzawa -wazawa
m-mi(III/IV) -uzawa -izawa
ji-ma(V/VI) -lizawa -yazawa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kizawa -vizawa
n(IX/X) -izawa -zizawa
u(XI) -uzawa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kuzawa
pa(XVI) -pazawa
mu(XVIII) -muzawa
Reflexive -jizawa
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -zawa- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -zawaye -zawao
m-mi(III/IV) -zawao -zawayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -zawalo -zawayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -zawacho -zawavyo
n(IX/X) -zawayo -zawazo
u(XI) -zawao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -zawako
pa(XVI) -zawapo
mu(XVIII) -zawamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -zawa)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yezawa -ozawa
m-mi(III/IV) -ozawa -yozawa
ji-ma(V/VI) -lozawa -yozawa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chozawa -vyozawa
n(IX/X) -yozawa -zozawa
u(XI) -ozawa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kozawa
pa(XVI) -pozawa
mu(XVIII) -mozawa
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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