Swahili

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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-maliza (infinitive kumaliza)

  1. to finish, end, conclude
  2. to consume

Conjugation

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Conjugation of -maliza
Positive present -namaliza
Subjunctive -malize
Negative -malizi
Imperative singular maliza
Infinitives
Positive kumaliza
Negative kutomaliza
Imperatives
Singular maliza
Plural malizeni
Tensed forms
Habitual humaliza
Positive past positive subject concord + -limaliza
Negative past negative subject concord + -kumaliza
Positive present (positive subject concord + -namaliza)
Singular Plural
1st person ninamaliza/namaliza tunamaliza
2nd person unamaliza mnamaliza
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anamaliza wanamaliza
other classes positive subject concord + -namaliza
Negative present (negative subject concord + -malizi)
Singular Plural
1st person simalizi hatumalizi
2nd person humalizi hammalizi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hamalizi hawamalizi
other classes negative subject concord + -malizi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tamaliza
Negative future negative subject concord + -tamaliza
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -malize)
Singular Plural
1st person nimalize tumalize
2nd person umalize mmalize
3rd person m-wa(I/II) amalize wamalize
other classes positive subject concord + -malize
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -simalize
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngemaliza
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singemaliza
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalimaliza
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalimaliza
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -amaliza)
Singular Plural
1st person namaliza twamaliza
2nd person wamaliza mwamaliza
3rd person m-wa(I/II) amaliza wamaliza
m-mi(III/IV) wamaliza yamaliza
ji-ma(V/VI) lamaliza yamaliza
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chamaliza vyamaliza
n(IX/X) yamaliza zamaliza
u(XI) wamaliza see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwamaliza
pa(XVI) pamaliza
mu(XVIII) mwamaliza
Perfect positive subject concord + -memaliza
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshamaliza
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jamaliza
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kimaliza
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipomaliza
Consecutive kamaliza / positive subject concord + -kamaliza
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kamalize
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nimaliza -tumaliza
2nd person -kumaliza -wamaliza/-kumalizeni/-wamalizeni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mmaliza -wamaliza
m-mi(III/IV) -umaliza -imaliza
ji-ma(V/VI) -limaliza -yamaliza
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kimaliza -vimaliza
n(IX/X) -imaliza -zimaliza
u(XI) -umaliza see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kumaliza
pa(XVI) -pamaliza
mu(XVIII) -mumaliza
Reflexive -jimaliza
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -maliza- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -malizaye -malizao
m-mi(III/IV) -malizao -malizayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -malizalo -malizayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -malizacho -malizavyo
n(IX/X) -malizayo -malizazo
u(XI) -malizao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -malizako
pa(XVI) -malizapo
mu(XVIII) -malizamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -maliza)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yemaliza -omaliza
m-mi(III/IV) -omaliza -yomaliza
ji-ma(V/VI) -lomaliza -yomaliza
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chomaliza -vyomaliza
n(IX/X) -yomaliza -zomaliza
u(XI) -omaliza see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -komaliza
pa(XVI) -pomaliza
mu(XVIII) -momaliza
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

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