nyamaza

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-nyamaza (infinitive kunyamaza)

1. to be quiet, silent

Conjugation

Conjugation of -nyamaza
Positive present -nanyamaza Subjunctive -nyamaze Negative -nyamazi Imperative singular nyamaza
Infinitives
Positive kunyamaza Negative kutonyamaza
Imperatives
Singular nyamaza Plural nyamazeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hunyamaza Positive past positive subject concord + -linyamaza Negative past negative subject concord + -kunyamaza
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nanyamaza) Singular Plural 1st person ninanyamaza/nanyamaza tunanyamaza 2nd person unanyamaza mnanyamaza 3rd person m-wa(I/II) ananyamaza wananyamaza other classes positive subject concord + -nanyamaza
Negative present (negative subject concord + -nyamazi) Singular Plural 1st person sinyamazi hatunyamazi 2nd person hunyamazi hamnyamazi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hanyamazi hawanyamazi other classes negative subject concord + -nyamazi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tanyamaza Negative future negative subject concord + -tanyamaza
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -nyamaze) Singular Plural 1st person ninyamaze tunyamaze 2nd person unyamaze mnyamaze 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anyamaze wanyamaze other classes positive subject concord + -nyamaze
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sinyamaze Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngenyamaza Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singenyamaza Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalinyamaza Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalinyamaza
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -anyamaza) Singular Plural 1st person nanyamaza twanyamaza 2nd person wanyamaza mwanyamaza 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anyamaza wanyamaza m-mi(III/IV) wanyamaza yanyamaza ji-ma(V/VI) lanyamaza yanyamaza ki-vi(VII/VIII) chanyamaza vyanyamaza n(IX/X) yanyamaza zanyamaza u(XI) wanyamaza see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwanyamaza pa(XVI) panyamaza mu(XVIII) mwanyamaza
Perfect positive subject concord + -menyamaza "Already" positive subject concord + -meshanyamaza "Not yet" negative subject concord + -janyamaza "If/When" positive subject concord + -kinyamaza "If not" positive subject concord + -siponyamaza Consecutive kanyamaza / positive subject concord + -kanyamaza Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kanyamaze
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -ninyamaza -tunyamaza 2nd person -kunyamaza -wanyamaza/-kunyamazeni/-wanyamazeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mnyamaza -wanyamaza m-mi(III/IV) -unyamaza -inyamaza ji-ma(V/VI) -linyamaza -yanyamaza ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kinyamaza -vinyamaza n(IX/X) -inyamaza -zinyamaza u(XI) -unyamaza see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kunyamaza pa(XVI) -panyamaza mu(XVIII) -munyamaza Reflexive -jinyamaza
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -nyamaza- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -nyamazaye -nyamazao m-mi(III/IV) -nyamazao -nyamazayo ji-ma(V/VI) -nyamazalo -nyamazayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -nyamazacho -nyamazavyo n(IX/X) -nyamazayo -nyamazazo u(XI) -nyamazao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -nyamazako pa(XVI) -nyamazapo mu(XVIII) -nyamazamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -nyamaza) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yenyamaza -onyamaza m-mi(III/IV) -onyamaza -yonyamaza ji-ma(V/VI) -lonyamaza -yonyamaza ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chonyamaza -vyonyamaza n(IX/X) -yonyamaza -zonyamaza u(XI) -onyamaza see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -konyamaza pa(XVI) -ponyamaza mu(XVIII) -monyamaza
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

• Verbal derivations:
  • Applicative: -nyamazia
  • Causative: -nyamazisha
  • Stative: -nyamazika