sinzia

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-sinzia (infinitive kusinzia)

1. to doze

Conjugation

Conjugation of -sinzia
Positive present -nasinzia Subjunctive -sinzie Negative -sinzii Imperative singular sinzia
Infinitives
Positive kusinzia Negative kutosinzia
Imperatives
Singular sinzia Plural sinzieni
Tensed forms
Habitual husinzia Positive past positive subject concord + -lisinzia Negative past negative subject concord + -kusinzia
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nasinzia) Singular Plural 1st person ninasinzia/nasinzia tunasinzia 2nd person unasinzia mnasinzia 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anasinzia wanasinzia other classes positive subject concord + -nasinzia
Negative present (negative subject concord + -sinzii) Singular Plural 1st person sisinzii hatusinzii 2nd person husinzii hamsinzii 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hasinzii hawasinzii other classes negative subject concord + -sinzii
Positive future positive subject concord + -tasinzia Negative future negative subject concord + -tasinzia
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -sinzie) Singular Plural 1st person nisinzie tusinzie 2nd person usinzie msinzie 3rd person m-wa(I/II) asinzie wasinzie other classes positive subject concord + -sinzie
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sisinzie Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngesinzia Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singesinzia Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalisinzia Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalisinzia
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -asinzia) Singular Plural 1st person nasinzia twasinzia 2nd person wasinzia mwasinzia 3rd person m-wa(I/II) asinzia wasinzia m-mi(III/IV) wasinzia yasinzia ji-ma(V/VI) lasinzia yasinzia ki-vi(VII/VIII) chasinzia vyasinzia n(IX/X) yasinzia zasinzia u(XI) wasinzia see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwasinzia pa(XVI) pasinzia mu(XVIII) mwasinzia
Perfect positive subject concord + -mesinzia "Already" positive subject concord + -meshasinzia "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jasinzia "If/When" positive subject concord + -kisinzia "If not" positive subject concord + -siposinzia Consecutive kasinzia / positive subject concord + -kasinzia Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kasinzie
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nisinzia -tusinzia 2nd person -kusinzia -wasinzia/-kusinzieni/-wasinzieni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -msinzia -wasinzia m-mi(III/IV) -usinzia -isinzia ji-ma(V/VI) -lisinzia -yasinzia ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kisinzia -visinzia n(IX/X) -isinzia -zisinzia u(XI) -usinzia see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kusinzia pa(XVI) -pasinzia mu(XVIII) -musinzia Reflexive -jisinzia
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -sinzia- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -sinziaye -sinziao m-mi(III/IV) -sinziao -sinziayo ji-ma(V/VI) -sinzialo -sinziayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -sinziacho -sinziavyo n(IX/X) -sinziayo -sinziazo u(XI) -sinziao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -sinziako pa(XVI) -sinziapo mu(XVIII) -sinziamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -sinzia) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yesinzia -osinzia m-mi(III/IV) -osinzia -yosinzia ji-ma(V/VI) -losinzia -yosinzia ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chosinzia -vyosinzia n(IX/X) -yosinzia -zosinzia u(XI) -osinzia see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kosinzia pa(XVI) -posinzia mu(XVIII) -mosinzia
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.