Conjugation of -waza |
Positive present |
-nawaza |
Subjunctive |
-waze |
Negative |
-wazi |
Imperative singular |
waza |
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Infinitives |
Positive |
kuwaza |
Negative |
kutowaza |
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Imperatives |
Singular |
waza |
Plural |
wazeni |
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Tensed forms |
Habitual |
huwaza |
Positive past |
positive subject concord + -liwaza |
Negative past |
negative subject concord + -kuwaza |
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Positive present (positive subject concord + -nawaza) |
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Singular |
Plural |
1st person |
ninawaza/nawaza |
tunawaza |
2nd person |
unawaza |
mnawaza |
3rd person |
m-wa(I/II) |
anawaza |
wanawaza |
other classes |
positive subject concord + -nawaza |
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Negative present (negative subject concord + -wazi) |
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Singular |
Plural |
1st person |
siwazi |
hatuwazi |
2nd person |
huwazi |
hamuwazi |
3rd person |
m-wa(I/II) |
hawazi |
hawawazi |
other classes |
negative subject concord + -wazi |
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Positive future |
positive subject concord + -tawaza |
Negative future |
negative subject concord + -tawaza |
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Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -waze) |
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Singular |
Plural |
1st person |
niwaze |
tuwaze |
2nd person |
uwaze |
muwaze |
3rd person |
m-wa(I/II) |
awaze |
wawaze |
other classes |
positive subject concord + -waze |
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Negative subjunctive |
positive subject concord + -siwaze |
Positive present conditional |
positive subject concord + -ngewaza |
Negative present conditional |
positive subject concord + -singewaza |
Positive past conditional |
positive subject concord + -ngaliwaza |
Negative past conditional |
positive subject concord + -singaliwaza |
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Perfect |
positive subject concord + -mewaza |
"Already" |
positive subject concord + -meshawaza |
"Not yet" |
negative subject concord + -jawaza |
"If/When" |
positive subject concord + -kiwaza |
"If not" |
positive subject concord + -sipowaza |
Consecutive |
kawaza / positive subject concord + -kawaza |
Consecutive subjunctive |
positive subject concord + -kawaze |
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Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information. |