zungumzwa

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Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-zungumzwa (infinitive kuzungumzwa)

  1. Passive form of -zungumza: to be spoken to

Conjugation

Conjugation of -zungumzwa
Positive present -nazungumzwa
Subjunctive -zungumzwe
Negative -zungumzwi
Imperative singular zungumzwa
Infinitives
Positive kuzungumzwa
Negative kutozungumzwa
Imperatives
Singular zungumzwa
Plural zungumzweni
Tensed forms
Habitual huzungumzwa
Positive past positive subject concord + -lizungumzwa
Negative past negative subject concord + -kuzungumzwa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nazungumzwa)
Singular Plural
1st person ninazungumzwa/nazungumzwa tunazungumzwa
2nd person unazungumzwa mnazungumzwa
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anazungumzwa wanazungumzwa
other classes positive subject concord + -nazungumzwa
Negative present (negative subject concord + -zungumzwi)
Singular Plural
1st person sizungumzwi hatuzungumzwi
2nd person huzungumzwi hamzungumzwi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hazungumzwi hawazungumzwi
other classes negative subject concord + -zungumzwi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tazungumzwa
Negative future negative subject concord + -tazungumzwa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -zungumzwe)
Singular Plural
1st person nizungumzwe tuzungumzwe
2nd person uzungumzwe mzungumzwe
3rd person m-wa(I/II) azungumzwe wazungumzwe
other classes positive subject concord + -zungumzwe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sizungumzwe
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngezungumzwa
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singezungumzwa
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalizungumzwa
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalizungumzwa
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -azungumzwa)
Singular Plural
1st person nazungumzwa twazungumzwa
2nd person wazungumzwa mwazungumzwa
3rd person m-wa(I/II) azungumzwa wazungumzwa
m-mi(III/IV) wazungumzwa yazungumzwa
ji-ma(V/VI) lazungumzwa yazungumzwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chazungumzwa vyazungumzwa
n(IX/X) yazungumzwa zazungumzwa
u(XI) wazungumzwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwazungumzwa
pa(XVI) pazungumzwa
mu(XVIII) mwazungumzwa
Perfect positive subject concord + -mezungumzwa
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshazungumzwa
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jazungumzwa
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kizungumzwa
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipozungumzwa
Consecutive kazungumzwa / positive subject concord + -kazungumzwa
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kazungumzwe
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nizungumzwa -tuzungumzwa
2nd person -kuzungumzwa -wazungumzwa/-kuzungumzweni/-wazungumzweni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mzungumzwa -wazungumzwa
m-mi(III/IV) -uzungumzwa -izungumzwa
ji-ma(V/VI) -lizungumzwa -yazungumzwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kizungumzwa -vizungumzwa
n(IX/X) -izungumzwa -zizungumzwa
u(XI) -uzungumzwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kuzungumzwa
pa(XVI) -pazungumzwa
mu(XVIII) -muzungumzwa
Reflexive -jizungumzwa
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -zungumzwa- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -zungumzwaye -zungumzwao
m-mi(III/IV) -zungumzwao -zungumzwayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -zungumzwalo -zungumzwayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -zungumzwacho -zungumzwavyo
n(IX/X) -zungumzwayo -zungumzwazo
u(XI) -zungumzwao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -zungumzwako
pa(XVI) -zungumzwapo
mu(XVIII) -zungumzwamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -zungumzwa)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yezungumzwa -ozungumzwa
m-mi(III/IV) -ozungumzwa -yozungumzwa
ji-ma(V/VI) -lozungumzwa -yozungumzwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chozungumzwa -vyozungumzwa
n(IX/X) -yozungumzwa -zozungumzwa
u(XI) -ozungumzwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kozungumzwa
pa(XVI) -pozungumzwa
mu(XVIII) -mozungumzwa
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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