| Conjugation of -zuia |
| Non-finite forms |
| Form |
Positive |
Negative |
| Infinitive |
kuzuia |
kutozuia |
| Simple finite forms |
| Positive form |
Singular |
Plural |
| Imperative |
zuia |
zuieni |
| Habitual |
huzuia |
| Complex finite forms |
| Polarity |
Persons |
Persons / Classes |
Classes |
| 1st |
2nd |
3rd / M-wa |
M-mi |
Ma |
Ki-vi |
N |
U |
Ku |
Pa |
Mu |
| Sg. |
Pl. |
Sg. |
Pl. |
Sg. / 1 |
Pl. / 2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
11 / 14 |
15 / 17 |
16 |
18 |
| Past |
| Positive |
nilizuia nalizuia |
tulizuia twalizuia |
ulizuia walizuia |
mlizuia mwalizuia |
alizuia |
walizuia |
ulizuia |
ilizuia |
lilizuia |
yalizuia |
kilizuia |
vilizuia |
ilizuia |
zilizuia |
ulizuia |
kulizuia |
palizuia |
mulizuia |
| Relative |
niliozuia naliozuia |
tuliozuia twaliozuia |
uliozuia waliozuia |
mliozuia mwaliozuia |
aliozuia |
waliozuia |
uliozuia |
iliozuia |
liliozuia |
yaliozuia |
kiliozuia |
viliozuia |
iliozuia |
ziliozuia |
uliozuia |
kuliozuia |
paliozuia |
muliozuia |
| Negative |
sikuzuia |
hatukuzuia |
hukuzuia |
hamkuzuia |
hakuzuia |
hawakuzuia |
haukuzuia |
haikuzuia |
halikuzuia |
hayakuzuia |
hakikuzuia |
havikuzuia |
haikuzuia |
hazikuzuia |
haukuzuia |
hakukuzuia |
hapakuzuia |
hamukuzuia |
|
| Present |
| Positive |
ninazuia nazuia |
tunazuia |
unazuia |
mnazuia |
anazuia |
wanazuia |
unazuia |
inazuia |
linazuia |
yanazuia |
kinazuia |
vinazuia |
inazuia |
zinazuia |
unazuia |
kunazuia |
panazuia |
munazuia |
| Relative |
ninaozuia naozuia |
tunaozuia |
unaozuia |
mnaozuia |
anaozuia |
wanaozuia |
unaozuia |
inaozuia |
linaozuia |
yanaozuia |
kinaozuia |
vinaozuia |
inaozuia |
zinaozuia |
unaozuia |
kunaozuia |
panaozuia |
munaozuia |
| Negative |
sizuii |
hatuzuii |
huzuii |
hamzuii |
hazuii |
hawazuii |
hauzuii |
haizuii |
halizuii |
hayazuii |
hakizuii |
havizuii |
haizuii |
hazizuii |
hauzuii |
hakuzuii |
hapazuii |
hamuzuii |
|
| Future |
| Positive |
nitazuia |
tutazuia |
utazuia |
mtazuia |
atazuia |
watazuia |
utazuia |
itazuia |
litazuia |
yatazuia |
kitazuia |
vitazuia |
itazuia |
zitazuia |
utazuia |
kutazuia |
patazuia |
mutazuia |
| Relative |
nitakaozuia |
tutakaozuia |
utakaozuia |
mtakaozuia |
atakaozuia |
watakaozuia |
utakaozuia |
itakaozuia |
litakaozuia |
yatakaozuia |
kitakaozuia |
vitakaozuia |
itakaozuia |
zitakaozuia |
utakaozuia |
kutakaozuia |
patakaozuia |
mutakaozuia |
| Negative |
sitazuia |
hatutazuia |
hutazuia |
hamtazuia |
hatazuia |
hawatazuia |
hautazuia |
haitazuia |
halitazuia |
hayatazuia |
hakitazuia |
havitazuia |
haitazuia |
hazitazuia |
hautazuia |
hakutazuia |
hapatazuia |
hamutazuia |
|
| Subjunctive |
| Positive |
nizuie |
tuzuie |
uzuie |
mzuie |
azuie |
wazuie |
uzuie |
izuie |
lizuie |
yazuie |
kizuie |
vizuie |
izuie |
zizuie |
uzuie |
kuzuie |
pazuie |
muzuie |
| Negative |
nisizuie |
tusizuie |
usizuie |
msizuie |
asizuie |
wasizuie |
usizuie |
isizuie |
lisizuie |
yasizuie |
kisizuie |
visizuie |
isizuie |
zisizuie |
usizuie |
kusizuie |
pasizuie |
musizuie |
|
| Present Conditional |
| Positive |
ningezuia |
tungezuia |
ungezuia |
mngezuia |
angezuia |
wangezuia |
ungezuia |
ingezuia |
lingezuia |
yangezuia |
kingezuia |
vingezuia |
ingezuia |
zingezuia |
ungezuia |
kungezuia |
pangezuia |
mungezuia |
| Negative |
nisingezuia singezuia |
tusingezuia hatungezuia |
usingezuia hungezuia |
msingezuia hamngezuia |
asingezuia hangezuia |
wasingezuia hawangezuia |
usingezuia haungezuia |
isingezuia haingezuia |
lisingezuia halingezuia |
yasingezuia hayangezuia |
kisingezuia hakingezuia |
visingezuia havingezuia |
isingezuia haingezuia |
zisingezuia hazingezuia |
usingezuia haungezuia |
kusingezuia hakungezuia |
pasingezuia hapangezuia |
musingezuia hamungezuia |
|
| Past Conditional |
| Positive |
ningalizuia |
tungalizuia |
ungalizuia |
mngalizuia |
angalizuia |
wangalizuia |
ungalizuia |
ingalizuia |
lingalizuia |
yangalizuia |
kingalizuia |
vingalizuia |
ingalizuia |
zingalizuia |
ungalizuia |
kungalizuia |
pangalizuia |
mungalizuia |
| Negative |
nisingalizuia singalizuia |
tusingalizuia hatungalizuia |
usingalizuia hungalizuia |
msingalizuia hamngalizuia |
asingalizuia hangalizuia |
wasingalizuia hawangalizuia |
usingalizuia haungalizuia |
isingalizuia haingalizuia |
lisingalizuia halingalizuia |
yasingalizuia hayangalizuia |
kisingalizuia hakingalizuia |
visingalizuia havingalizuia |
isingalizuia haingalizuia |
zisingalizuia hazingalizuia |
usingalizuia haungalizuia |
kusingalizuia hakungalizuia |
pasingalizuia hapangalizuia |
musingalizuia hamungalizuia |
|
| Conditional Contrary to Fact |
| Positive |
ningelizuia |
tungelizuia |
ungelizuia |
mngelizuia |
angelizuia |
wangelizuia |
ungelizuia |
ingelizuia |
lingelizuia |
yangelizuia |
kingelizuia |
vingelizuia |
ingelizuia |
zingelizuia |
ungelizuia |
kungelizuia |
pangelizuia |
mungelizuia |
|
| General Relative |
| Positive |
nizuiao |
tuzuiao |
uzuiao |
mzuiao |
azuiao |
wazuiao |
uzuiao |
izuiao |
lizuiao |
yazuiao |
kizuiao |
vizuiao |
izuiao |
zizuiao |
uzuiao |
kuzuiao |
pazuiao |
muzuiao |
| Negative |
nisiozuia |
tusiozuia |
usiozuia |
msiozuia |
asiozuia |
wasiozuia |
usiozuia |
isiozuia |
lisiozuia |
yasiozuia |
kisiozuia |
visiozuia |
isiozuia |
zisiozuia |
usiozuia |
kusiozuia |
pasiozuia |
musiozuia |
|
| Gnomic |
| Positive |
nazuia |
twazuia |
wazuia |
mwazuia |
azuia |
wazuia |
wazuia |
yazuia |
lazuia |
yazuia |
chazuia |
vyazuia |
yazuia |
zazuia |
wazuia |
kwazuia |
pazuia |
mwazuia |
|
| Perfect |
| Positive |
nimezuia |
tumezuia |
umezuia |
mmezuia |
amezuia |
wamezuia |
umezuia |
imezuia |
limezuia |
yamezuia |
kimezuia |
vimezuia |
imezuia |
zimezuia |
umezuia |
kumezuia |
pamezuia |
mumezuia |
|
| "Already" |
| Positive |
nimeshazuia |
tumeshazuia |
umeshazuia |
mmeshazuia |
ameshazuia |
wameshazuia |
umeshazuia |
imeshazuia |
limeshazuia |
yameshazuia |
kimeshazuia |
vimeshazuia |
imeshazuia |
zimeshazuia |
umeshazuia |
kumeshazuia |
pameshazuia |
mumeshazuia |
|
| "Not yet" |
| Negative |
sijazuia |
hatujazuia |
hujazuia |
hamjazuia |
hajazuia |
hawajazuia |
haujazuia |
haijazuia |
halijazuia |
hayajazuia |
hakijazuia |
havijazuia |
haijazuia |
hazijazuia |
haujazuia |
hakujazuia |
hapajazuia |
hamujazuia |
|
| "If/When" |
| Positive |
nikizuia |
tukizuia |
ukizuia |
mkizuia |
akizuia |
wakizuia |
ukizuia |
ikizuia |
likizuia |
yakizuia |
kikizuia |
vikizuia |
ikizuia |
zikizuia |
ukizuia |
kukizuia |
pakizuia |
mukizuia |
|
| "If not" |
| Negative |
nisipozuia |
tusipozuia |
usipozuia |
msipozuia |
asipozuia |
wasipozuia |
usipozuia |
isipozuia |
lisipozuia |
yasipozuia |
kisipozuia |
visipozuia |
isipozuia |
zisipozuia |
usipozuia |
kusipozuia |
pasipozuia |
musipozuia |
|
| Consecutive |
| Positive |
nikazuia |
tukazuia |
ukazuia |
mkazuia |
akazuia |
wakazuia |
ukazuia |
ikazuia |
likazuia |
yakazuia |
kikazuia |
vikazuia |
ikazuia |
zikazuia |
ukazuia |
kukazuia |
pakazuia |
mukazuia |
|
| Not all possible forms are listed in the table. Transitive verbs can take object concords, relative concords can agree with all noun classes, and many other forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information. |