zimia

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-zimia (infinitive kuzimia)

1. Applicative form of -zima

Conjugation

Conjugation of -zimia
Positive present -nazimia Subjunctive -zimie Negative -zimii Imperative singular zimia
Infinitives
Positive kuzimia Negative kutozimia
Imperatives
Singular zimia Plural zimieni
Tensed forms
Habitual huzimia Positive past positive subject concord + -lizimia Negative past negative subject concord + -kuzimia
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nazimia) Singular Plural 1st person ninazimia/nazimia tunazimia 2nd person unazimia mnazimia 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anazimia wanazimia other classes positive subject concord + -nazimia
Negative present (negative subject concord + -zimii) Singular Plural 1st person sizimii hatuzimii 2nd person huzimii hamzimii 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hazimii hawazimii other classes negative subject concord + -zimii
Positive future positive subject concord + -tazimia Negative future negative subject concord + -tazimia
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -zimie) Singular Plural 1st person nizimie tuzimie 2nd person uzimie mzimie 3rd person m-wa(I/II) azimie wazimie other classes positive subject concord + -zimie
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sizimie Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngezimia Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singezimia Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalizimia Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalizimia
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -azimia) Singular Plural 1st person nazimia twazimia 2nd person wazimia mwazimia 3rd person m-wa(I/II) azimia wazimia m-mi(III/IV) wazimia yazimia ji-ma(V/VI) lazimia yazimia ki-vi(VII/VIII) chazimia vyazimia n(IX/X) yazimia zazimia u(XI) wazimia see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwazimia pa(XVI) pazimia mu(XVIII) mwazimia
Perfect positive subject concord + -mezimia "Already" positive subject concord + -meshazimia "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jazimia "If/When" positive subject concord + -kizimia "If not" positive subject concord + -sipozimia Consecutive kazimia / positive subject concord + -kazimia Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kazimie
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nizimia -tuzimia 2nd person -kuzimia -wazimia/-kuzimieni/-wazimieni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mzimia -wazimia m-mi(III/IV) -uzimia -izimia ji-ma(V/VI) -lizimia -yazimia ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kizimia -vizimia n(IX/X) -izimia -zizimia u(XI) -uzimia see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuzimia pa(XVI) -pazimia mu(XVIII) -muzimia Reflexive -jizimia
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -zimia- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -zimiaye -zimiao m-mi(III/IV) -zimiao -zimiayo ji-ma(V/VI) -zimialo -zimiayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -zimiacho -zimiavyo n(IX/X) -zimiayo -zimiazo u(XI) -zimiao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -zimiako pa(XVI) -zimiapo mu(XVIII) -zimiamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -zimia) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yezimia -ozimia m-mi(III/IV) -ozimia -yozimia ji-ma(V/VI) -lozimia -yozimia ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chozimia -vyozimia n(IX/X) -yozimia -zozimia u(XI) -ozimia see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kozimia pa(XVI) -pozimia mu(XVIII) -mozimia
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.