puza

See also: puža

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-puza (infinitive kupuza)

1. to be silly, gossip; inflate

Conjugation

Conjugation of -puza
Positive present -napuza Subjunctive -puze Negative -puzi Imperative singular puza
Infinitives
Positive kupuza Negative kutopuza
Imperatives
Singular puza Plural puzeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hupuza Positive past positive subject concord + -lipuza Negative past negative subject concord + -kupuza
Positive present (positive subject concord + -napuza) Singular Plural 1st person ninapuza/napuza tunapuza 2nd person unapuza mnapuza 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anapuza wanapuza other classes positive subject concord + -napuza
Negative present (negative subject concord + -puzi) Singular Plural 1st person sipuzi hatupuzi 2nd person hupuzi hampuzi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hapuzi hawapuzi other classes negative subject concord + -puzi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tapuza Negative future negative subject concord + -tapuza
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -puze) Singular Plural 1st person nipuze tupuze 2nd person upuze mpuze 3rd person m-wa(I/II) apuze wapuze other classes positive subject concord + -puze
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sipuze Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngepuza Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singepuza Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalipuza Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalipuza
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -apuza) Singular Plural 1st person napuza twapuza 2nd person wapuza mwapuza 3rd person m-wa(I/II) apuza wapuza m-mi(III/IV) wapuza yapuza ji-ma(V/VI) lapuza yapuza ki-vi(VII/VIII) chapuza vyapuza n(IX/X) yapuza zapuza u(XI) wapuza see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwapuza pa(XVI) papuza mu(XVIII) mwapuza
Perfect positive subject concord + -mepuza "Already" positive subject concord + -meshapuza "Not yet" negative subject concord + -japuza "If/When" positive subject concord + -kipuza "If not" positive subject concord + -sipopuza Consecutive kapuza / positive subject concord + -kapuza Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kapuze
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nipuza -tupuza 2nd person -kupuza -wapuza/-kupuzeni/-wapuzeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mpuza -wapuza m-mi(III/IV) -upuza -ipuza ji-ma(V/VI) -lipuza -yapuza ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kipuza -vipuza n(IX/X) -ipuza -zipuza u(XI) -upuza see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kupuza pa(XVI) -papuza mu(XVIII) -mupuza Reflexive -jipuza
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -puza- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -puzaye -puzao m-mi(III/IV) -puzao -puzayo ji-ma(V/VI) -puzalo -puzayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -puzacho -puzavyo n(IX/X) -puzayo -puzazo u(XI) -puzao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -puzako pa(XVI) -puzapo mu(XVIII) -puzamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -puza) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yepuza -opuza m-mi(III/IV) -opuza -yopuza ji-ma(V/VI) -lopuza -yopuza ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chopuza -vyopuza n(IX/X) -yopuza -zopuza u(XI) -opuza see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kopuza pa(XVI) -popuza mu(XVIII) -mopuza
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.