timiza

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-timiza (infinitive kutimiza)

1. Causative form of -timia: to accomplish, to complete

Conjugation

Conjugation of -timiza
Positive present -natimiza Subjunctive -timize Negative -timizi Imperative singular timiza
Infinitives
Positive kutimiza Negative kutotimiza
Imperatives
Singular timiza Plural timizeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hutimiza Positive past positive subject concord + -litimiza Negative past negative subject concord + -kutimiza
Positive present (positive subject concord + -natimiza) Singular Plural 1st person ninatimiza/natimiza tunatimiza 2nd person unatimiza mnatimiza 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anatimiza wanatimiza other classes positive subject concord + -natimiza
Negative present (negative subject concord + -timizi) Singular Plural 1st person sitimizi hatutimizi 2nd person hutimizi hamtimizi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hatimizi hawatimizi other classes negative subject concord + -timizi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tatimiza Negative future negative subject concord + -tatimiza
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -timize) Singular Plural 1st person nitimize tutimize 2nd person utimize mtimize 3rd person m-wa(I/II) atimize watimize other classes positive subject concord + -timize
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sitimize Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngetimiza Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singetimiza Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalitimiza Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalitimiza
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -atimiza) Singular Plural 1st person natimiza twatimiza 2nd person watimiza mwatimiza 3rd person m-wa(I/II) atimiza watimiza m-mi(III/IV) watimiza yatimiza ji-ma(V/VI) latimiza yatimiza ki-vi(VII/VIII) chatimiza vyatimiza n(IX/X) yatimiza zatimiza u(XI) watimiza see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwatimiza pa(XVI) patimiza mu(XVIII) mwatimiza
Perfect positive subject concord + -metimiza "Already" positive subject concord + -meshatimiza "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jatimiza "If/When" positive subject concord + -kitimiza "If not" positive subject concord + -sipotimiza Consecutive katimiza / positive subject concord + -katimiza Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -katimize
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nitimiza -tutimiza 2nd person -kutimiza -watimiza/-kutimizeni/-watimizeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mtimiza -watimiza m-mi(III/IV) -utimiza -itimiza ji-ma(V/VI) -litimiza -yatimiza ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kitimiza -vitimiza n(IX/X) -itimiza -zitimiza u(XI) -utimiza see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kutimiza pa(XVI) -patimiza mu(XVIII) -mutimiza Reflexive -jitimiza
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -timiza- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -timizaye -timizao m-mi(III/IV) -timizao -timizayo ji-ma(V/VI) -timizalo -timizayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -timizacho -timizavyo n(IX/X) -timizayo -timizazo u(XI) -timizao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -timizako pa(XVI) -timizapo mu(XVIII) -timizamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -timiza) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yetimiza -otimiza m-mi(III/IV) -otimiza -yotimiza ji-ma(V/VI) -lotimiza -yotimiza ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chotimiza -vyotimiza n(IX/X) -yotimiza -zotimiza u(XI) -otimiza see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kotimiza pa(XVI) -potimiza mu(XVIII) -motimiza
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:
  • utimizaji (“accomplishment, completion, fulfilment”)