uzulu

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Swahili

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic [Term?].

Pronunciation

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  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Verb

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-uzulu (infinitive kuuzulu)

  1. to fire or dismiss someone
    1. (if reflexive) to resign or quit a job

Conjugation

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Conjugation of -uzulu
Positive present -nauzulu
Subjunctive -uzulu
Negative -uzulu
Imperative singular uzulu
Infinitives
Positive kuuzulu
Negative kutouzulu
Imperatives
Singular uzulu
Plural uzuluni
Tensed forms
Habitual huuzulu
Positive past positive subject concord + -liuzulu
Negative past negative subject concord + -kuuzulu
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nauzulu)
Singular Plural
1st person ninauzulu/nauzulu tunauzulu
2nd person unauzulu mnauzulu
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anauzulu wanauzulu
other classes positive subject concord + -nauzulu
Negative present (negative subject concord + -uzulu)
Singular Plural
1st person siuzulu hatuuzulu
2nd person huuzulu hamuuzulu
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hauzulu hawauzulu
other classes negative subject concord + -uzulu
Positive future positive subject concord + -tauzulu
Negative future negative subject concord + -tauzulu
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -uzulu)
Singular Plural
1st person niuzulu tuuzulu
2nd person uuzulu muuzulu
3rd person m-wa(I/II) auzulu wauzulu
other classes positive subject concord + -uzulu
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siuzulu
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeuzulu
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeuzulu
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliuzulu
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliuzulu
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -auzulu)
Singular Plural
1st person nauzulu twauzulu
2nd person wauzulu mwauzulu
3rd person m-wa(I/II) auzulu wauzulu
m-mi(III/IV) wauzulu yauzulu
ji-ma(V/VI) lauzulu yauzulu
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chauzulu vyauzulu
n(IX/X) yauzulu zauzulu
u(XI) wauzulu see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwauzulu
pa(XVI) pauzulu
mu(XVIII) mwauzulu
Perfect positive subject concord + -meuzulu
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshauzulu
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jauzulu
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kiuzulu
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipouzulu
Consecutive kauzulu / positive subject concord + -kauzulu
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kauzulu
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -niuzulu -tuuzulu
2nd person -kuuzulu -wauzulu/-kuuzuluni/-wauzuluni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -muuzulu -wauzulu
m-mi(III/IV) -uuzulu -iuzulu
ji-ma(V/VI) -liuzulu -yauzulu
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiuzulu -viuzulu
n(IX/X) -iuzulu -ziuzulu
u(XI) -uuzulu see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kuuzulu
pa(XVI) -pauzulu
mu(XVIII) -muuzulu
Reflexive -jiuzulu
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -uzulu- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -uzuluye -uzuluo
m-mi(III/IV) -uzuluo -uzuluyo
ji-ma(V/VI) -uzululo -uzuluyo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -uzulucho -uzuluvyo
n(IX/X) -uzuluyo -uzuluzo
u(XI) -uzuluo see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -uzuluko
pa(XVI) -uzulupo
mu(XVIII) -uzulumo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -uzulu)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yeuzulu -ouzulu
m-mi(III/IV) -ouzulu -youzulu
ji-ma(V/VI) -louzulu -youzulu
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chouzulu -vyouzulu
n(IX/X) -youzulu -zouzulu
u(XI) -ouzulu see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kouzulu
pa(XVI) -pouzulu
mu(XVIII) -mouzulu
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.