uguza

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Swahili

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Pronunciation

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  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Verb

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-uguza (infinitive kuuguza)

  1. Causative form of -ugua: to nurse

Conjugation

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Conjugation of -uguza
Positive present -nauguza
Subjunctive -uguze
Negative -uguzi
Imperative singular uguza
Infinitives
Positive kuuguza
Negative kutouguza
Imperatives
Singular uguza
Plural uguzeni
Tensed forms
Habitual huuguza
Positive past positive subject concord + -liuguza
Negative past negative subject concord + -kuuguza
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nauguza)
Singular Plural
1st person ninauguza/nauguza tunauguza
2nd person unauguza mnauguza
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anauguza wanauguza
other classes positive subject concord + -nauguza
Negative present (negative subject concord + -uguzi)
Singular Plural
1st person siuguzi hatuuguzi
2nd person huuguzi hamuuguzi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hauguzi hawauguzi
other classes negative subject concord + -uguzi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tauguza
Negative future negative subject concord + -tauguza
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -uguze)
Singular Plural
1st person niuguze tuuguze
2nd person uuguze muuguze
3rd person m-wa(I/II) auguze wauguze
other classes positive subject concord + -uguze
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siuguze
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeuguza
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeuguza
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliuguza
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliuguza
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -auguza)
Singular Plural
1st person nauguza twauguza
2nd person wauguza mwauguza
3rd person m-wa(I/II) auguza wauguza
m-mi(III/IV) wauguza yauguza
ji-ma(V/VI) lauguza yauguza
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chauguza vyauguza
n(IX/X) yauguza zauguza
u(XI) wauguza see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwauguza
pa(XVI) pauguza
mu(XVIII) mwauguza
Perfect positive subject concord + -meuguza
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshauguza
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jauguza
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kiuguza
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipouguza
Consecutive kauguza / positive subject concord + -kauguza
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kauguze
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -niuguza -tuuguza
2nd person -kuuguza -wauguza/-kuuguzeni/-wauguzeni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -muuguza -wauguza
m-mi(III/IV) -uuguza -iuguza
ji-ma(V/VI) -liuguza -yauguza
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiuguza -viuguza
n(IX/X) -iuguza -ziuguza
u(XI) -uuguza see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kuuguza
pa(XVI) -pauguza
mu(XVIII) -muuguza
Reflexive -jiuguza
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -uguza- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -uguzaye -uguzao
m-mi(III/IV) -uguzao -uguzayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -uguzalo -uguzayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -uguzacho -uguzavyo
n(IX/X) -uguzayo -uguzazo
u(XI) -uguzao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -uguzako
pa(XVI) -uguzapo
mu(XVIII) -uguzamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -uguza)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yeuguza -ouguza
m-mi(III/IV) -ouguza -youguza
ji-ma(V/VI) -louguza -youguza
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chouguza -vyouguza
n(IX/X) -youguza -zouguza
u(XI) -ouguza see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kouguza
pa(XVI) -pouguza
mu(XVIII) -mouguza
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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