nuiza

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-nuiza (infinitive kunuiza)

1. Causative form of -nuia: to inculcate, instruct

Conjugation

Conjugation of -nuiza
Positive present -nanuiza Subjunctive -nuize Negative -nuizi Imperative singular nuiza
Infinitives
Positive kunuiza Negative kutonuiza
Imperatives
Singular nuiza Plural nuizeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hunuiza Positive past positive subject concord + -linuiza Negative past negative subject concord + -kunuiza
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nanuiza) Singular Plural 1st person ninanuiza/nanuiza tunanuiza 2nd person unanuiza mnanuiza 3rd person m-wa(I/II) ananuiza wananuiza other classes positive subject concord + -nanuiza
Negative present (negative subject concord + -nuizi) Singular Plural 1st person sinuizi hatunuizi 2nd person hunuizi hamnuizi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hanuizi hawanuizi other classes negative subject concord + -nuizi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tanuiza Negative future negative subject concord + -tanuiza
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -nuize) Singular Plural 1st person ninuize tunuize 2nd person unuize mnuize 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anuize wanuize other classes positive subject concord + -nuize
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sinuize Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngenuiza Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singenuiza Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalinuiza Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalinuiza
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -anuiza) Singular Plural 1st person nanuiza twanuiza 2nd person wanuiza mwanuiza 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anuiza wanuiza m-mi(III/IV) wanuiza yanuiza ji-ma(V/VI) lanuiza yanuiza ki-vi(VII/VIII) chanuiza vyanuiza n(IX/X) yanuiza zanuiza u(XI) wanuiza see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwanuiza pa(XVI) panuiza mu(XVIII) mwanuiza
Perfect positive subject concord + -menuiza "Already" positive subject concord + -meshanuiza "Not yet" negative subject concord + -januiza "If/When" positive subject concord + -kinuiza "If not" positive subject concord + -siponuiza Consecutive kanuiza / positive subject concord + -kanuiza Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kanuize
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -ninuiza -tunuiza 2nd person -kunuiza -wanuiza/-kunuizeni/-wanuizeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mnuiza -wanuiza m-mi(III/IV) -unuiza -inuiza ji-ma(V/VI) -linuiza -yanuiza ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kinuiza -vinuiza n(IX/X) -inuiza -zinuiza u(XI) -unuiza see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kunuiza pa(XVI) -panuiza mu(XVIII) -munuiza Reflexive -jinuiza
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -nuiza- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -nuizaye -nuizao m-mi(III/IV) -nuizao -nuizayo ji-ma(V/VI) -nuizalo -nuizayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -nuizacho -nuizavyo n(IX/X) -nuizayo -nuizazo u(XI) -nuizao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -nuizako pa(XVI) -nuizapo mu(XVIII) -nuizamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -nuiza) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yenuiza -onuiza m-mi(III/IV) -onuiza -yonuiza ji-ma(V/VI) -lonuiza -yonuiza ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chonuiza -vyonuiza n(IX/X) -yonuiza -zonuiza u(XI) -onuiza see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -konuiza pa(XVI) -ponuiza mu(XVIII) -monuiza
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.