zua

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Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-zua (infinitive kuzua)

  1. to spark (to trigger into activity)
  2. to fabricate, invent

Conjugation

Conjugation of -zua
Positive present -nazua
Subjunctive -zue
Negative -zui
Imperative singular zua
Infinitives
Positive kuzua
Negative kutozua
Imperatives
Singular zua
Plural zueni
Tensed forms
Habitual huzua
Positive past positive subject concord + -lizua
Negative past negative subject concord + -kuzua
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nazua)
Singular Plural
1st person ninazua/nazua tunazua
2nd person unazua mnazua
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anazua wanazua
other classes positive subject concord + -nazua
Negative present (negative subject concord + -zui)
Singular Plural
1st person sizui hatuzui
2nd person huzui hamzui
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hazui hawazui
other classes negative subject concord + -zui
Positive future positive subject concord + -tazua
Negative future negative subject concord + -tazua
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -zue)
Singular Plural
1st person nizue tuzue
2nd person uzue mzue
3rd person m-wa(I/II) azue wazue
other classes positive subject concord + -zue
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sizue
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngezua
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singezua
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalizua
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalizua
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -azua)
Singular Plural
1st person nazua twazua
2nd person wazua mwazua
3rd person m-wa(I/II) azua wazua
m-mi(III/IV) wazua yazua
ji-ma(V/VI) lazua yazua
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chazua vyazua
n(IX/X) yazua zazua
u(XI) wazua see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwazua
pa(XVI) pazua
mu(XVIII) mwazua
Perfect positive subject concord + -mezua
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshazua
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jazua
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kizua
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipozua
Consecutive kazua / positive subject concord + -kazua
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kazue
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nizua -tuzua
2nd person -kuzua -wazua/-kuzueni/-wazueni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mzua -wazua
m-mi(III/IV) -uzua -izua
ji-ma(V/VI) -lizua -yazua
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kizua -vizua
n(IX/X) -izua -zizua
u(XI) -uzua see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kuzua
pa(XVI) -pazua
mu(XVIII) -muzua
Reflexive -jizua
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -zua- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -zuaye -zuao
m-mi(III/IV) -zuao -zuayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -zualo -zuayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -zuacho -zuavyo
n(IX/X) -zuayo -zuazo
u(XI) -zuao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -zuako
pa(XVI) -zuapo
mu(XVIII) -zuamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -zua)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yezua -ozua
m-mi(III/IV) -ozua -yozua
ji-ma(V/VI) -lozua -yozua
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chozua -vyozua
n(IX/X) -yozua -zozua
u(XI) -ozua see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kozua
pa(XVI) -pozua
mu(XVIII) -mozua
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

Wikious
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