zungumza

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-zungumza (infinitive kuzungumza)

1. to talk

Conjugation

Conjugation of -zungumza
Positive present -nazungumza Subjunctive -zungumze Negative -zungumzi Imperative singular zungumza
Infinitives
Positive kuzungumza Negative kutozungumza
Imperatives
Singular zungumza Plural zungumzeni
Tensed forms
Habitual huzungumza Positive past positive subject concord + -lizungumza Negative past negative subject concord + -kuzungumza
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nazungumza) Singular Plural 1st person ninazungumza/nazungumza tunazungumza 2nd person unazungumza mnazungumza 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anazungumza wanazungumza other classes positive subject concord + -nazungumza
Negative present (negative subject concord + -zungumzi) Singular Plural 1st person sizungumzi hatuzungumzi 2nd person huzungumzi hamzungumzi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hazungumzi hawazungumzi other classes negative subject concord + -zungumzi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tazungumza Negative future negative subject concord + -tazungumza
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -zungumze) Singular Plural 1st person nizungumze tuzungumze 2nd person uzungumze mzungumze 3rd person m-wa(I/II) azungumze wazungumze other classes positive subject concord + -zungumze
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sizungumze Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngezungumza Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singezungumza Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalizungumza Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalizungumza
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -azungumza) Singular Plural 1st person nazungumza twazungumza 2nd person wazungumza mwazungumza 3rd person m-wa(I/II) azungumza wazungumza m-mi(III/IV) wazungumza yazungumza ji-ma(V/VI) lazungumza yazungumza ki-vi(VII/VIII) chazungumza vyazungumza n(IX/X) yazungumza zazungumza u(XI) wazungumza see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwazungumza pa(XVI) pazungumza mu(XVIII) mwazungumza
Perfect positive subject concord + -mezungumza "Already" positive subject concord + -meshazungumza "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jazungumza "If/When" positive subject concord + -kizungumza "If not" positive subject concord + -sipozungumza Consecutive kazungumza / positive subject concord + -kazungumza Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kazungumze
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nizungumza -tuzungumza 2nd person -kuzungumza -wazungumza/-kuzungumzeni/-wazungumzeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mzungumza -wazungumza m-mi(III/IV) -uzungumza -izungumza ji-ma(V/VI) -lizungumza -yazungumza ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kizungumza -vizungumza n(IX/X) -izungumza -zizungumza u(XI) -uzungumza see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuzungumza pa(XVI) -pazungumza mu(XVIII) -muzungumza Reflexive -jizungumza
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -zungumza- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -zungumzaye -zungumzao m-mi(III/IV) -zungumzao -zungumzayo ji-ma(V/VI) -zungumzalo -zungumzayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -zungumzacho -zungumzavyo n(IX/X) -zungumzayo -zungumzazo u(XI) -zungumzao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -zungumzako pa(XVI) -zungumzapo mu(XVIII) -zungumzamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -zungumza) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yezungumza -ozungumza m-mi(III/IV) -ozungumza -yozungumza ji-ma(V/VI) -lozungumza -yozungumza ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chozungumza -vyozungumza n(IX/X) -yozungumza -zozungumza u(XI) -ozungumza see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kozungumza pa(XVI) -pozungumza mu(XVIII) -mozungumza
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:
  • Passive: -zungumzwa (“to be spoken to”)

• Nominal derivations:
  • mazungumzo (“discussion, talks”)
  • mzungumzaji (“conversationalist, speaker”)