zuia

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See also: zuiâ

Swahili

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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-zuia (infinitive kuzuia)

  1. to prevent
  2. to keep back, restrain, control

Conjugation

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Conjugation of -zuia
Positive present -nazuia
Subjunctive -zuie
Negative -zuii
Imperative singular zuia
Infinitives
Positive kuzuia
Negative kutozuia
Imperatives
Singular zuia
Plural zuieni
Tensed forms
Habitual huzuia
Positive past positive subject concord + -lizuia
Negative past negative subject concord + -kuzuia
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nazuia)
Singular Plural
1st person ninazuia/nazuia tunazuia
2nd person unazuia mnazuia
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anazuia wanazuia
other classes positive subject concord + -nazuia
Negative present (negative subject concord + -zuii)
Singular Plural
1st person sizuii hatuzuii
2nd person huzuii hamzuii
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hazuii hawazuii
other classes negative subject concord + -zuii
Positive future positive subject concord + -tazuia
Negative future negative subject concord + -tazuia
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -zuie)
Singular Plural
1st person nizuie tuzuie
2nd person uzuie mzuie
3rd person m-wa(I/II) azuie wazuie
other classes positive subject concord + -zuie
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sizuie
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngezuia
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singezuia
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalizuia
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalizuia
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -azuia)
Singular Plural
1st person nazuia twazuia
2nd person wazuia mwazuia
3rd person m-wa(I/II) azuia wazuia
m-mi(III/IV) wazuia yazuia
ji-ma(V/VI) lazuia yazuia
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chazuia vyazuia
n(IX/X) yazuia zazuia
u(XI) wazuia see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwazuia
pa(XVI) pazuia
mu(XVIII) mwazuia
Perfect positive subject concord + -mezuia
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshazuia
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jazuia
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kizuia
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipozuia
Consecutive kazuia / positive subject concord + -kazuia
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kazuie
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nizuia -tuzuia
2nd person -kuzuia -wazuia/-kuzuieni/-wazuieni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mzuia -wazuia
m-mi(III/IV) -uzuia -izuia
ji-ma(V/VI) -lizuia -yazuia
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kizuia -vizuia
n(IX/X) -izuia -zizuia
u(XI) -uzuia see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kuzuia
pa(XVI) -pazuia
mu(XVIII) -muzuia
Reflexive -jizuia
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -zuia- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -zuiaye -zuiao
m-mi(III/IV) -zuiao -zuiayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -zuialo -zuiayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -zuiacho -zuiavyo
n(IX/X) -zuiayo -zuiazo
u(XI) -zuiao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -zuiako
pa(XVI) -zuiapo
mu(XVIII) -zuiamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -zuia)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yezuia -ozuia
m-mi(III/IV) -ozuia -yozuia
ji-ma(V/VI) -lozuia -yozuia
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chozuia -vyozuia
n(IX/X) -yozuia -zozuia
u(XI) -ozuia see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kozuia
pa(XVI) -pozuia
mu(XVIII) -mozuia
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

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