kataza

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-kataza (infinitive kukataza)

1. Causative form of -kataa: to forbid

Conjugation

Conjugation of -kataza
Positive present -nakataza Subjunctive -kataze Negative -katazi Imperative singular kataza
Infinitives
Positive kukataza Negative kutokataza
Imperatives
Singular kataza Plural katazeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hukataza Positive past positive subject concord + -likataza Negative past negative subject concord + -kukataza
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nakataza) Singular Plural 1st person ninakataza/nakataza tunakataza 2nd person unakataza mnakataza 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anakataza wanakataza other classes positive subject concord + -nakataza
Negative present (negative subject concord + -katazi) Singular Plural 1st person sikatazi hatukatazi 2nd person hukatazi hamkatazi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hakatazi hawakatazi other classes negative subject concord + -katazi
Positive future positive subject concord + -takataza Negative future negative subject concord + -takataza
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -kataze) Singular Plural 1st person nikataze tukataze 2nd person ukataze mkataze 3rd person m-wa(I/II) akataze wakataze other classes positive subject concord + -kataze
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sikataze Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngekataza Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singekataza Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalikataza Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalikataza
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -akataza) Singular Plural 1st person nakataza twakataza 2nd person wakataza mwakataza 3rd person m-wa(I/II) akataza wakataza m-mi(III/IV) wakataza yakataza ji-ma(V/VI) lakataza yakataza ki-vi(VII/VIII) chakataza vyakataza n(IX/X) yakataza zakataza u(XI) wakataza see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwakataza pa(XVI) pakataza mu(XVIII) mwakataza
Perfect positive subject concord + -mekataza "Already" positive subject concord + -meshakataza "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jakataza "If/When" positive subject concord + -kikataza "If not" positive subject concord + -sipokataza Consecutive kakataza / positive subject concord + -kakataza Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kakataze
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nikataza -tukataza 2nd person -kukataza -wakataza/-kukatazeni/-wakatazeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mkataza -wakataza m-mi(III/IV) -ukataza -ikataza ji-ma(V/VI) -likataza -yakataza ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kikataza -vikataza n(IX/X) -ikataza -zikataza u(XI) -ukataza see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kukataza pa(XVI) -pakataza mu(XVIII) -mukataza Reflexive -jikataza
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -kataza- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -katazaye -katazao m-mi(III/IV) -katazao -katazayo ji-ma(V/VI) -katazalo -katazayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -katazacho -katazavyo n(IX/X) -katazayo -katazazo u(XI) -katazao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -katazako pa(XVI) -katazapo mu(XVIII) -katazamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -kataza) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yekataza -okataza m-mi(III/IV) -okataza -yokataza ji-ma(V/VI) -lokataza -yokataza ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chokataza -vyokataza n(IX/X) -yokataza -zokataza u(XI) -okataza see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kokataza pa(XVI) -pokataza mu(XVIII) -mokataza
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:
  • katazo (“denial, objection, refusal”)