gugumiza

Swahili

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

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Verb

-gugumiza (infinitive kugugumiza)

1. to gulp
2. to stammer, to stutter

Conjugation

Conjugation of -gugumiza
Positive present -nagugumiza Subjunctive -gugumize Negative -gugumizi Imperative singular gugumiza
Infinitives
Positive kugugumiza Negative kutogugumiza
Imperatives
Singular gugumiza Plural gugumizeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hugugumiza Positive past positive subject concord + -ligugumiza Negative past negative subject concord + -kugugumiza
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nagugumiza) Singular Plural 1st person ninagugumiza/nagugumiza tunagugumiza 2nd person unagugumiza mnagugumiza 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anagugumiza wanagugumiza other classes positive subject concord + -nagugumiza
Negative present (negative subject concord + -gugumizi) Singular Plural 1st person sigugumizi hatugugumizi 2nd person hugugumizi hamgugumizi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hagugumizi hawagugumizi other classes negative subject concord + -gugumizi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tagugumiza Negative future negative subject concord + -tagugumiza
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -gugumize) Singular Plural 1st person nigugumize tugugumize 2nd person ugugumize mgugumize 3rd person m-wa(I/II) agugumize wagugumize other classes positive subject concord + -gugumize
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sigugumize Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngegugumiza Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singegugumiza Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaligugumiza Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaligugumiza
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -agugumiza) Singular Plural 1st person nagugumiza twagugumiza 2nd person wagugumiza mwagugumiza 3rd person m-wa(I/II) agugumiza wagugumiza m-mi(III/IV) wagugumiza yagugumiza ji-ma(V/VI) lagugumiza yagugumiza ki-vi(VII/VIII) chagugumiza vyagugumiza n(IX/X) yagugumiza zagugumiza u(XI) wagugumiza see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwagugumiza pa(XVI) pagugumiza mu(XVIII) mwagugumiza
Perfect positive subject concord + -megugumiza "Already" positive subject concord + -meshagugumiza "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jagugumiza "If/When" positive subject concord + -kigugumiza "If not" positive subject concord + -sipogugumiza Consecutive kagugumiza / positive subject concord + -kagugumiza Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kagugumize
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nigugumiza -tugugumiza 2nd person -kugugumiza -wagugumiza/-kugugumizeni/-wagugumizeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mgugumiza -wagugumiza m-mi(III/IV) -ugugumiza -igugumiza ji-ma(V/VI) -ligugumiza -yagugumiza ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kigugumiza -vigugumiza n(IX/X) -igugumiza -zigugumiza u(XI) -ugugumiza see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kugugumiza pa(XVI) -pagugumiza mu(XVIII) -mugugumiza Reflexive -jigugumiza
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -gugumiza- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -gugumizaye -gugumizao m-mi(III/IV) -gugumizao -gugumizayo ji-ma(V/VI) -gugumizalo -gugumizayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -gugumizacho -gugumizavyo n(IX/X) -gugumizayo -gugumizazo u(XI) -gugumizao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -gugumizako pa(XVI) -gugumizapo mu(XVIII) -gugumizamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -gugumiza) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yegugumiza -ogugumiza m-mi(III/IV) -ogugumiza -yogugumiza ji-ma(V/VI) -logugumiza -yogugumiza ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chogugumiza -vyogugumiza n(IX/X) -yogugumiza -zogugumiza u(XI) -ogugumiza see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kogugumiza pa(XVI) -pogugumiza mu(XVIII) -mogugumiza
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

• Nominal derivations:
  • kigugumizi (“stammer, stutter”)