eneza

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-eneza (infinitive kueneza)

1. Causative form of -enea: to spread something, diffuse, disseminate, propagate

Conjugation

Conjugation of -eneza
Positive present -naeneza Subjunctive -eneze Negative -enezi Imperative singular eneza
Infinitives
Positive kueneza Negative kutoeneza
Imperatives
Singular eneza Plural enezeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hueneza Positive past positive subject concord + -lieneza Negative past negative subject concord + -kueneza
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naeneza) Singular Plural 1st person ninaeneza/naeneza tunaeneza 2nd person unaeneza mnaeneza 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaeneza wanaeneza other classes positive subject concord + -naeneza
Negative present (negative subject concord + -enezi) Singular Plural 1st person sienezi hatuenezi 2nd person huenezi hamwenezi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) haenezi hawaenezi other classes negative subject concord + -enezi
Positive future positive subject concord + -taeneza Negative future negative subject concord + -taeneza
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -eneze) Singular Plural 1st person nieneze tueneze 2nd person ueneze mweneze 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aeneze waeneze other classes positive subject concord + -eneze
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sieneze Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeeneza Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeeneza Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalieneza Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalieneza
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aeneza) Singular Plural 1st person naeneza twaeneza 2nd person waeneza mwaeneza 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aeneza waeneza m-mi(III/IV) waeneza yaeneza ji-ma(V/VI) laeneza yaeneza ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaeneza vyaeneza n(IX/X) yaeneza zaeneza u(XI) waeneza see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwaeneza pa(XVI) paeneza mu(XVIII) mwaeneza
Perfect positive subject concord + -meeneza "Already" positive subject concord + -meshaeneza "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jaeneza "If/When" positive subject concord + -kieneza "If not" positive subject concord + -sipoeneza Consecutive kaeneza / positive subject concord + -kaeneza Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaeneze
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nieneza -tueneza 2nd person -kueneza -waeneza/-kuenezeni/-waenezeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mweneza -waeneza m-mi(III/IV) -ueneza -ieneza ji-ma(V/VI) -lieneza -yaeneza ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kieneza -vieneza n(IX/X) -ieneza -zieneza u(XI) -ueneza see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kueneza pa(XVI) -paeneza mu(XVIII) -mueneza Reflexive -jieneza
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -eneza- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -enezaye -enezao m-mi(III/IV) -enezao -enezayo ji-ma(V/VI) -enezalo -enezayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -enezacho -enezavyo n(IX/X) -enezayo -enezazo u(XI) -enezao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -enezako pa(XVI) -enezapo mu(XVIII) -enezamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -eneza) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yeeneza -oeneza m-mi(III/IV) -oeneza -yoeneza ji-ma(V/VI) -loeneza -yoeneza ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choeneza -vyoeneza n(IX/X) -yoeneza -zoeneza u(XI) -oeneza see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -koeneza pa(XVI) -poeneza mu(XVIII) -moeneza
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

• Nominal derivations:
  • uenezaji (“spreading, diffusion, dissemination, propagation”)