zungumza

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Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-zungumza (infinitive kuzungumza)

  1. to talk

Conjugation

Conjugation of -zungumza
Positive present -nazungumza
Subjunctive -zungumze
Negative -zungumzi
Imperative singular zungumza
Infinitives
Positive kuzungumza
Negative kutozungumza
Imperatives
Singular zungumza
Plural zungumzeni
Tensed forms
Habitual huzungumza
Positive past positive subject concord + -lizungumza
Negative past negative subject concord + -kuzungumza
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nazungumza)
Singular Plural
1st person ninazungumza/nazungumza tunazungumza
2nd person unazungumza mnazungumza
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anazungumza wanazungumza
other classes positive subject concord + -nazungumza
Negative present (negative subject concord + -zungumzi)
Singular Plural
1st person sizungumzi hatuzungumzi
2nd person huzungumzi hamzungumzi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hazungumzi hawazungumzi
other classes negative subject concord + -zungumzi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tazungumza
Negative future negative subject concord + -tazungumza
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -zungumze)
Singular Plural
1st person nizungumze tuzungumze
2nd person uzungumze mzungumze
3rd person m-wa(I/II) azungumze wazungumze
other classes positive subject concord + -zungumze
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sizungumze
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngezungumza
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singezungumza
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalizungumza
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalizungumza
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -azungumza)
Singular Plural
1st person nazungumza twazungumza
2nd person wazungumza mwazungumza
3rd person m-wa(I/II) azungumza wazungumza
m-mi(III/IV) wazungumza yazungumza
ji-ma(V/VI) lazungumza yazungumza
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chazungumza vyazungumza
n(IX/X) yazungumza zazungumza
u(XI) wazungumza see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwazungumza
pa(XVI) pazungumza
mu(XVIII) mwazungumza
Perfect positive subject concord + -mezungumza
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshazungumza
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jazungumza
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kizungumza
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipozungumza
Consecutive kazungumza / positive subject concord + -kazungumza
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kazungumze
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nizungumza -tuzungumza
2nd person -kuzungumza -wazungumza/-kuzungumzeni/-wazungumzeni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mzungumza -wazungumza
m-mi(III/IV) -uzungumza -izungumza
ji-ma(V/VI) -lizungumza -yazungumza
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kizungumza -vizungumza
n(IX/X) -izungumza -zizungumza
u(XI) -uzungumza see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kuzungumza
pa(XVI) -pazungumza
mu(XVIII) -muzungumza
Reflexive -jizungumza
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -zungumza- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -zungumzaye -zungumzao
m-mi(III/IV) -zungumzao -zungumzayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -zungumzalo -zungumzayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -zungumzacho -zungumzavyo
n(IX/X) -zungumzayo -zungumzazo
u(XI) -zungumzao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -zungumzako
pa(XVI) -zungumzapo
mu(XVIII) -zungumzamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -zungumza)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yezungumza -ozungumza
m-mi(III/IV) -ozungumza -yozungumza
ji-ma(V/VI) -lozungumza -yozungumza
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chozungumza -vyozungumza
n(IX/X) -yozungumza -zozungumza
u(XI) -ozungumza see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kozungumza
pa(XVI) -pozungumza
mu(XVIII) -mozungumza
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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