zalia

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-zalia (infinitive kuzalia)

1. Applicative form of -zaa

Conjugation

Conjugation of -zalia
Positive present -nazalia Subjunctive -zalie Negative -zalii Imperative singular zalia
Infinitives
Positive kuzalia Negative kutozalia
Imperatives
Singular zalia Plural zalieni
Tensed forms
Habitual huzalia Positive past positive subject concord + -lizalia Negative past negative subject concord + -kuzalia
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nazalia) Singular Plural 1st person ninazalia/nazalia tunazalia 2nd person unazalia mnazalia 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anazalia wanazalia other classes positive subject concord + -nazalia
Negative present (negative subject concord + -zalii) Singular Plural 1st person sizalii hatuzalii 2nd person huzalii hamzalii 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hazalii hawazalii other classes negative subject concord + -zalii
Positive future positive subject concord + -tazalia Negative future negative subject concord + -tazalia
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -zalie) Singular Plural 1st person nizalie tuzalie 2nd person uzalie mzalie 3rd person m-wa(I/II) azalie wazalie other classes positive subject concord + -zalie
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sizalie Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngezalia Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singezalia Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalizalia Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalizalia
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -azalia) Singular Plural 1st person nazalia twazalia 2nd person wazalia mwazalia 3rd person m-wa(I/II) azalia wazalia m-mi(III/IV) wazalia yazalia ji-ma(V/VI) lazalia yazalia ki-vi(VII/VIII) chazalia vyazalia n(IX/X) yazalia zazalia u(XI) wazalia see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwazalia pa(XVI) pazalia mu(XVIII) mwazalia
Perfect positive subject concord + -mezalia "Already" positive subject concord + -meshazalia "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jazalia "If/When" positive subject concord + -kizalia "If not" positive subject concord + -sipozalia Consecutive kazalia / positive subject concord + -kazalia Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kazalie
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nizalia -tuzalia 2nd person -kuzalia -wazalia/-kuzalieni/-wazalieni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mzalia -wazalia m-mi(III/IV) -uzalia -izalia ji-ma(V/VI) -lizalia -yazalia ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kizalia -vizalia n(IX/X) -izalia -zizalia u(XI) -uzalia see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuzalia pa(XVI) -pazalia mu(XVIII) -muzalia Reflexive -jizalia
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -zalia- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -zaliaye -zaliao m-mi(III/IV) -zaliao -zaliayo ji-ma(V/VI) -zalialo -zaliayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -zaliacho -zaliavyo n(IX/X) -zaliayo -zaliazo u(XI) -zaliao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -zaliako pa(XVI) -zaliapo mu(XVIII) -zaliamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -zalia) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yezalia -ozalia m-mi(III/IV) -ozalia -yozalia ji-ma(V/VI) -lozalia -yozalia ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chozalia -vyozalia n(IX/X) -yozalia -zozalia u(XI) -ozalia see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kozalia pa(XVI) -pozalia mu(XVIII) -mozalia
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

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  • Reciprocal: -zaliana