geuza

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-geuza (infinitive kugeuza)

1. Causative form of -geua: to turn around

Conjugation

Conjugation of -geuza
Positive present -nageuza Subjunctive -geuze Negative -geuzi Imperative singular geuza
Infinitives
Positive kugeuza Negative kutogeuza
Imperatives
Singular geuza Plural geuzeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hugeuza Positive past positive subject concord + -ligeuza Negative past negative subject concord + -kugeuza
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nageuza) Singular Plural 1st person ninageuza/nageuza tunageuza 2nd person unageuza mnageuza 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anageuza wanageuza other classes positive subject concord + -nageuza
Negative present (negative subject concord + -geuzi) Singular Plural 1st person sigeuzi hatugeuzi 2nd person hugeuzi hamgeuzi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hageuzi hawageuzi other classes negative subject concord + -geuzi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tageuza Negative future negative subject concord + -tageuza
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -geuze) Singular Plural 1st person nigeuze tugeuze 2nd person ugeuze mgeuze 3rd person m-wa(I/II) ageuze wageuze other classes positive subject concord + -geuze
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sigeuze Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngegeuza Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singegeuza Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaligeuza Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaligeuza
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -ageuza) Singular Plural 1st person nageuza twageuza 2nd person wageuza mwageuza 3rd person m-wa(I/II) ageuza wageuza m-mi(III/IV) wageuza yageuza ji-ma(V/VI) lageuza yageuza ki-vi(VII/VIII) chageuza vyageuza n(IX/X) yageuza zageuza u(XI) wageuza see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwageuza pa(XVI) pageuza mu(XVIII) mwageuza
Perfect positive subject concord + -megeuza "Already" positive subject concord + -meshageuza "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jageuza "If/When" positive subject concord + -kigeuza "If not" positive subject concord + -sipogeuza Consecutive kageuza / positive subject concord + -kageuza Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kageuze
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nigeuza -tugeuza 2nd person -kugeuza -wageuza/-kugeuzeni/-wageuzeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mgeuza -wageuza m-mi(III/IV) -ugeuza -igeuza ji-ma(V/VI) -ligeuza -yageuza ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kigeuza -vigeuza n(IX/X) -igeuza -zigeuza u(XI) -ugeuza see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kugeuza pa(XVI) -pageuza mu(XVIII) -mugeuza Reflexive -jigeuza
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -geuza- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -geuzaye -geuzao m-mi(III/IV) -geuzao -geuzayo ji-ma(V/VI) -geuzalo -geuzayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -geuzacho -geuzavyo n(IX/X) -geuzayo -geuzazo u(XI) -geuzao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -geuzako pa(XVI) -geuzapo mu(XVIII) -geuzamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -geuza) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yegeuza -ogeuza m-mi(III/IV) -ogeuza -yogeuza ji-ma(V/VI) -logeuza -yogeuza ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chogeuza -vyogeuza n(IX/X) -yogeuza -zogeuza u(XI) -ogeuza see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kogeuza pa(XVI) -pogeuza mu(XVIII) -mogeuza
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.