auza

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-auza (infinitive kuauza)

1. Causative form of -aua

Conjugation

Conjugation of -auza
Positive present -naauza Subjunctive -auze Negative -auzi Imperative singular auza
Infinitives
Positive kuauza Negative kutoauza
Imperatives
Singular auza Plural auzeni
Tensed forms
Habitual huauza Positive past positive subject concord + -liauza Negative past negative subject concord + -kuauza
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naauza) Singular Plural 1st person ninaauza/naauza tunaauza 2nd person unaauza mnaauza 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaauza wanaauza other classes positive subject concord + -naauza
Negative present (negative subject concord + -auzi) Singular Plural 1st person siauzi hatuauzi 2nd person huauzi hamwauzi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) haauzi hawaauzi other classes negative subject concord + -auzi
Positive future positive subject concord + -taauza Negative future negative subject concord + -taauza
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -auze) Singular Plural 1st person niauze tuauze 2nd person uauze mwauze 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aauze waauze other classes positive subject concord + -auze
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siauze Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeauza Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeauza Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliauza Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliauza
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aauza) Singular Plural 1st person naauza twaauza 2nd person waauza mwaauza 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aauza waauza m-mi(III/IV) waauza yaauza ji-ma(V/VI) laauza yaauza ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaauza vyaauza n(IX/X) yaauza zaauza u(XI) waauza see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwaauza pa(XVI) paauza mu(XVIII) mwaauza
Perfect positive subject concord + -meauza "Already" positive subject concord + -meshaauza "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jaauza "If/When" positive subject concord + -kiauza "If not" positive subject concord + -sipoauza Consecutive kaauza / positive subject concord + -kaauza Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaauze
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -niauza -tuauza 2nd person -kuauza -waauza/-kuauzeni/-waauzeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mwauza -waauza m-mi(III/IV) -uauza -iauza ji-ma(V/VI) -liauza -yaauza ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiauza -viauza n(IX/X) -iauza -ziauza u(XI) -uauza see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuauza pa(XVI) -paauza mu(XVIII) -muauza Reflexive -jiauza
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -auza- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -auzaye -auzao m-mi(III/IV) -auzao -auzayo ji-ma(V/VI) -auzalo -auzayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -auzacho -auzavyo n(IX/X) -auzayo -auzazo u(XI) -auzao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -auzako pa(XVI) -auzapo mu(XVIII) -auzamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -auza) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yeauza -oauza m-mi(III/IV) -oauza -yoauza ji-ma(V/VI) -loauza -yoauza ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choauza -vyoauza n(IX/X) -yoauza -zoauza u(XI) -oauza see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -koauza pa(XVI) -poauza mu(XVIII) -moauza
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.