uzia

Swahili

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Verb

-uzia (infinitive kuuzia)

1. Applicative form of -uza: to sell to someone

Conjugation

Conjugation of -uzia
Positive present -nauzia Subjunctive -uzie Negative -uzii Imperative singular uzia
Infinitives
Positive kuuzia Negative kutouzia
Imperatives
Singular uzia Plural uzieni
Tensed forms
Habitual huuzia Positive past positive subject concord + -liuzia Negative past negative subject concord + -kuuzia
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nauzia) Singular Plural 1st person ninauzia/nauzia tunauzia 2nd person unauzia mnauzia 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anauzia wanauzia other classes positive subject concord + -nauzia
Negative present (negative subject concord + -uzii) Singular Plural 1st person siuzii hatuuzii 2nd person huuzii hamuuzii 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hauzii hawauzii other classes negative subject concord + -uzii
Positive future positive subject concord + -tauzia Negative future negative subject concord + -tauzia
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -uzie) Singular Plural 1st person niuzie tuuzie 2nd person uuzie muuzie 3rd person m-wa(I/II) auzie wauzie other classes positive subject concord + -uzie
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siuzie Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeuzia Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeuzia Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliuzia Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliuzia
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -auzia) Singular Plural 1st person nauzia twauzia 2nd person wauzia mwauzia 3rd person m-wa(I/II) auzia wauzia m-mi(III/IV) wauzia yauzia ji-ma(V/VI) lauzia yauzia ki-vi(VII/VIII) chauzia vyauzia n(IX/X) yauzia zauzia u(XI) wauzia see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwauzia pa(XVI) pauzia mu(XVIII) mwauzia
Perfect positive subject concord + -meuzia "Already" positive subject concord + -meshauzia "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jauzia "If/When" positive subject concord + -kiuzia "If not" positive subject concord + -sipouzia Consecutive kauzia / positive subject concord + -kauzia Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kauzie
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -niuzia -tuuzia 2nd person -kuuzia -wauzia/-kuuzieni/-wauzieni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -muuzia -wauzia m-mi(III/IV) -uuzia -iuzia ji-ma(V/VI) -liuzia -yauzia ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiuzia -viuzia n(IX/X) -iuzia -ziuzia u(XI) -uuzia see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuuzia pa(XVI) -pauzia mu(XVIII) -muuzia Reflexive -jiuzia
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -uzia- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -uziaye -uziao m-mi(III/IV) -uziao -uziayo ji-ma(V/VI) -uzialo -uziayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -uziacho -uziavyo n(IX/X) -uziayo -uziazo u(XI) -uziao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -uziako pa(XVI) -uziapo mu(XVIII) -uziamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -uzia) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yeuzia -ouzia m-mi(III/IV) -ouzia -youzia ji-ma(V/VI) -louzia -youzia ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chouzia -vyouzia n(IX/X) -youzia -zouzia u(XI) -ouzia see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kouzia pa(XVI) -pouzia mu(XVIII) -mouzia
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.