ozeka

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-ozeka (infinitive kuozeka)

1. Stative form of -oza: to be spoiled, be rotten

Conjugation

Conjugation of -ozeka
Positive present -naozeka Subjunctive -ozeke Negative -ozeki Imperative singular ozeka
Infinitives
Positive kuozeka Negative kutoozeka
Imperatives
Singular ozeka Plural ozekeni
Tensed forms
Habitual huozeka Positive past positive subject concord + -liozeka Negative past negative subject concord + -kuozeka
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naozeka) Singular Plural 1st person ninaozeka/naozeka tunaozeka 2nd person unaozeka mnaozeka 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaozeka wanaozeka other classes positive subject concord + -naozeka
Negative present (negative subject concord + -ozeki) Singular Plural 1st person siozeki hatuozeki 2nd person huozeki hamwozeki 3rd person m-wa(I/II) haozeki hawaozeki other classes negative subject concord + -ozeki
Positive future positive subject concord + -taozeka Negative future negative subject concord + -taozeka
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -ozeke) Singular Plural 1st person niozeke tuozeke 2nd person uozeke mwozeke 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aozeke waozeke other classes positive subject concord + -ozeke
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siozeke Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeozeka Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeozeka Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliozeka Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliozeka
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aozeka) Singular Plural 1st person naozeka twaozeka 2nd person waozeka mwaozeka 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aozeka waozeka m-mi(III/IV) waozeka yaozeka ji-ma(V/VI) laozeka yaozeka ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaozeka vyaozeka n(IX/X) yaozeka zaozeka u(XI) waozeka see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwaozeka pa(XVI) paozeka mu(XVIII) mwaozeka
Perfect positive subject concord + -meozeka "Already" positive subject concord + -meshaozeka "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jaozeka "If/When" positive subject concord + -kiozeka "If not" positive subject concord + -sipoozeka Consecutive kaozeka / positive subject concord + -kaozeka Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaozeke
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -niozeka -tuozeka 2nd person -kuozeka -waozeka/-kuozekeni/-waozekeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mwozeka -waozeka m-mi(III/IV) -uozeka -iozeka ji-ma(V/VI) -liozeka -yaozeka ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiozeka -viozeka n(IX/X) -iozeka -ziozeka u(XI) -uozeka see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuozeka pa(XVI) -paozeka mu(XVIII) -muozeka Reflexive -jiozeka
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -ozeka- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -ozekaye -ozekao m-mi(III/IV) -ozekao -ozekayo ji-ma(V/VI) -ozekalo -ozekayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -ozekacho -ozekavyo n(IX/X) -ozekayo -ozekazo u(XI) -ozekao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -ozekako pa(XVI) -ozekapo mu(XVIII) -ozekamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -ozeka) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yeozeka -oozeka m-mi(III/IV) -oozeka -yoozeka ji-ma(V/VI) -loozeka -yoozeka ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choozeka -vyoozeka n(IX/X) -yoozeka -zoozeka u(XI) -oozeka see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -koozeka pa(XVI) -poozeka mu(XVIII) -moozeka
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.