katiza

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-katiza (infinitive kukatiza)

1. Causative form of -kata:
   1. to interrupt
   2. to cut short, to discontinue

Conjugation

Conjugation of -katiza
Positive present -nakatiza Subjunctive -katize Negative -katizi Imperative singular katiza
Infinitives
Positive kukatiza Negative kutokatiza
Imperatives
Singular katiza Plural katizeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hukatiza Positive past positive subject concord + -likatiza Negative past negative subject concord + -kukatiza
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nakatiza) Singular Plural 1st person ninakatiza/nakatiza tunakatiza 2nd person unakatiza mnakatiza 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anakatiza wanakatiza other classes positive subject concord + -nakatiza
Negative present (negative subject concord + -katizi) Singular Plural 1st person sikatizi hatukatizi 2nd person hukatizi hamkatizi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hakatizi hawakatizi other classes negative subject concord + -katizi
Positive future positive subject concord + -takatiza Negative future negative subject concord + -takatiza
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -katize) Singular Plural 1st person nikatize tukatize 2nd person ukatize mkatize 3rd person m-wa(I/II) akatize wakatize other classes positive subject concord + -katize
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sikatize Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngekatiza Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singekatiza Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalikatiza Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalikatiza
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -akatiza) Singular Plural 1st person nakatiza twakatiza 2nd person wakatiza mwakatiza 3rd person m-wa(I/II) akatiza wakatiza m-mi(III/IV) wakatiza yakatiza ji-ma(V/VI) lakatiza yakatiza ki-vi(VII/VIII) chakatiza vyakatiza n(IX/X) yakatiza zakatiza u(XI) wakatiza see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwakatiza pa(XVI) pakatiza mu(XVIII) mwakatiza
Perfect positive subject concord + -mekatiza "Already" positive subject concord + -meshakatiza "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jakatiza "If/When" positive subject concord + -kikatiza "If not" positive subject concord + -sipokatiza Consecutive kakatiza / positive subject concord + -kakatiza Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kakatize
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nikatiza -tukatiza 2nd person -kukatiza -wakatiza/-kukatizeni/-wakatizeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mkatiza -wakatiza m-mi(III/IV) -ukatiza -ikatiza ji-ma(V/VI) -likatiza -yakatiza ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kikatiza -vikatiza n(IX/X) -ikatiza -zikatiza u(XI) -ukatiza see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kukatiza pa(XVI) -pakatiza mu(XVIII) -mukatiza Reflexive -jikatiza
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -katiza- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -katizaye -katizao m-mi(III/IV) -katizao -katizayo ji-ma(V/VI) -katizalo -katizayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -katizacho -katizavyo n(IX/X) -katizayo -katizazo u(XI) -katizao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -katizako pa(XVI) -katizapo mu(XVIII) -katizamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -katiza) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yekatiza -okatiza m-mi(III/IV) -okatiza -yokatiza ji-ma(V/VI) -lokatiza -yokatiza ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chokatiza -vyokatiza n(IX/X) -yokatiza -zokatiza u(XI) -okatiza see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kokatiza pa(XVI) -pokatiza mu(XVIII) -mokatiza
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:
  • katizo
  • ukatizaji