zusha

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Swahili

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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-zusha (infinitive kuzusha)

  1. Causative form of -zua to invent, fabricate, think up (often used in the sense of fabrication of lies)

Conjugation

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Conjugation of -zusha
Positive present -nazusha
Subjunctive -zushe
Negative -zushi
Imperative singular zusha
Infinitives
Positive kuzusha
Negative kutozusha
Imperatives
Singular zusha
Plural zusheni
Tensed forms
Habitual huzusha
Positive past positive subject concord + -lizusha
Negative past negative subject concord + -kuzusha
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nazusha)
Singular Plural
1st person ninazusha/nazusha tunazusha
2nd person unazusha mnazusha
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anazusha wanazusha
other classes positive subject concord + -nazusha
Negative present (negative subject concord + -zushi)
Singular Plural
1st person sizushi hatuzushi
2nd person huzushi hamzushi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hazushi hawazushi
other classes negative subject concord + -zushi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tazusha
Negative future negative subject concord + -tazusha
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -zushe)
Singular Plural
1st person nizushe tuzushe
2nd person uzushe mzushe
3rd person m-wa(I/II) azushe wazushe
other classes positive subject concord + -zushe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sizushe
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngezusha
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singezusha
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalizusha
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalizusha
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -azusha)
Singular Plural
1st person nazusha twazusha
2nd person wazusha mwazusha
3rd person m-wa(I/II) azusha wazusha
m-mi(III/IV) wazusha yazusha
ji-ma(V/VI) lazusha yazusha
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chazusha vyazusha
n(IX/X) yazusha zazusha
u(XI) wazusha see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwazusha
pa(XVI) pazusha
mu(XVIII) mwazusha
Perfect positive subject concord + -mezusha
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshazusha
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jazusha
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kizusha
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipozusha
Consecutive kazusha / positive subject concord + -kazusha
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kazushe
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nizusha -tuzusha
2nd person -kuzusha -wazusha/-kuzusheni/-wazusheni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mzusha -wazusha
m-mi(III/IV) -uzusha -izusha
ji-ma(V/VI) -lizusha -yazusha
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kizusha -vizusha
n(IX/X) -izusha -zizusha
u(XI) -uzusha see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kuzusha
pa(XVI) -pazusha
mu(XVIII) -muzusha
Reflexive -jizusha
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -zusha- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -zushaye -zushao
m-mi(III/IV) -zushao -zushayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -zushalo -zushayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -zushacho -zushavyo
n(IX/X) -zushayo -zushazo
u(XI) -zushao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -zushako
pa(XVI) -zushapo
mu(XVIII) -zushamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -zusha)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yezusha -ozusha
m-mi(III/IV) -ozusha -yozusha
ji-ma(V/VI) -lozusha -yozusha
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chozusha -vyozusha
n(IX/X) -yozusha -zozusha
u(XI) -ozusha see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kozusha
pa(XVI) -pozusha
mu(XVIII) -mozusha
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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