zuru

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Japanese

Romanization

zuru

  1. Rōmaji transcription of ずる

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic زَارَ (zāra).

Pronunciation

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Verb

-zuru (infinitive kuzuru)

  1. to visit, to tour

Conjugation

Conjugation of -zuru
Positive present -nazuru
Subjunctive -zuru
Negative -zuru
Imperative singular zuru
Infinitives
Positive kuzuru
Negative kutozuru
Imperatives
Singular zuru
Plural zuruni
Tensed forms
Habitual huzuru
Positive past positive subject concord + -lizuru
Negative past negative subject concord + -kuzuru
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nazuru)
Singular Plural
1st person ninazuru/nazuru tunazuru
2nd person unazuru mnazuru
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anazuru wanazuru
other classes positive subject concord + -nazuru
Negative present (negative subject concord + -zuru)
Singular Plural
1st person sizuru hatuzuru
2nd person huzuru hamzuru
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hazuru hawazuru
other classes negative subject concord + -zuru
Positive future positive subject concord + -tazuru
Negative future negative subject concord + -tazuru
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -zuru)
Singular Plural
1st person nizuru tuzuru
2nd person uzuru mzuru
3rd person m-wa(I/II) azuru wazuru
other classes positive subject concord + -zuru
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sizuru
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngezuru
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singezuru
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalizuru
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalizuru
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -azuru)
Singular Plural
1st person nazuru twazuru
2nd person wazuru mwazuru
3rd person m-wa(I/II) azuru wazuru
m-mi(III/IV) wazuru yazuru
ji-ma(V/VI) lazuru yazuru
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chazuru vyazuru
n(IX/X) yazuru zazuru
u(XI) wazuru see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwazuru
pa(XVI) pazuru
mu(XVIII) mwazuru
Perfect positive subject concord + -mezuru
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshazuru
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jazuru
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kizuru
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipozuru
Consecutive kazuru / positive subject concord + -kazuru
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kazuru
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nizuru -tuzuru
2nd person -kuzuru -wazuru/-kuzuruni/-wazuruni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mzuru -wazuru
m-mi(III/IV) -uzuru -izuru
ji-ma(V/VI) -lizuru -yazuru
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kizuru -vizuru
n(IX/X) -izuru -zizuru
u(XI) -uzuru see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kuzuru
pa(XVI) -pazuru
mu(XVIII) -muzuru
Reflexive -jizuru
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -zuru- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -zuruye -zuruo
m-mi(III/IV) -zuruo -zuruyo
ji-ma(V/VI) -zurulo -zuruyo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -zurucho -zuruvyo
n(IX/X) -zuruyo -zuruzo
u(XI) -zuruo see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -zuruko
pa(XVI) -zurupo
mu(XVIII) -zurumo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -zuru)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yezuru -ozuru
m-mi(III/IV) -ozuru -yozuru
ji-ma(V/VI) -lozuru -yozuru
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chozuru -vyozuru
n(IX/X) -yozuru -zozuru
u(XI) -ozuru see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kozuru
pa(XVI) -pozuru
mu(XVIII) -mozuru
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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