bakiza

Swahili

Verb

-bakiza (infinitive kubakiza)

  1. Causative form of -baki

Conjugation

Conjugation of -bakiza
Positive present -nabakiza
Subjunctive -bakize
Negative -bakizi
Imperative singular bakiza
Infinitives
Positive kubakiza
Negative kutobakiza
Imperatives
Singular bakiza
Plural bakizeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hubakiza
Positive past positive subject concord + -libakiza
Negative past negative subject concord + -kubakiza
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nabakiza)
Singular Plural
1st person ninabakiza/nabakiza tunabakiza
2nd person unabakiza mnabakiza
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anabakiza wanabakiza
other classes positive subject concord + -nabakiza
Negative present (negative subject concord + -bakizi)
Singular Plural
1st person sibakizi hatubakizi
2nd person hubakizi hambakizi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) habakizi hawabakizi
other classes negative subject concord + -bakizi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tabakiza
Negative future negative subject concord + -tabakiza
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -bakize)
Singular Plural
1st person nibakize tubakize
2nd person ubakize mbakize
3rd person m-wa(I/II) abakize wabakize
other classes positive subject concord + -bakize
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sibakize
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngebakiza
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singebakiza
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalibakiza
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalibakiza
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -abakiza)
Singular Plural
1st person nabakiza twabakiza
2nd person wabakiza mwabakiza
3rd person m-wa(I/II) abakiza wabakiza
m-mi(III/IV) wabakiza yabakiza
ji-ma(V/VI) labakiza yabakiza
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chabakiza vyabakiza
n(IX/X) yabakiza zabakiza
u(XI) wabakiza see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwabakiza
pa(XVI) pabakiza
mu(XVIII) mwabakiza
Perfect positive subject concord + -mebakiza
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshabakiza
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jabakiza
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kibakiza
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipobakiza
Consecutive kabakiza / positive subject concord + -kabakiza
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kabakize
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nibakiza -tubakiza
2nd person -kubakiza -wabakiza/-kubakizeni/-wabakizeni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mbakiza -wabakiza
m-mi(III/IV) -ubakiza -ibakiza
ji-ma(V/VI) -libakiza -yabakiza
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kibakiza -vibakiza
n(IX/X) -ibakiza -zibakiza
u(XI) -ubakiza see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kubakiza
pa(XVI) -pabakiza
mu(XVIII) -mubakiza
Reflexive -jibakiza
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -bakiza- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -bakizaye -bakizao
m-mi(III/IV) -bakizao -bakizayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -bakizalo -bakizayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -bakizacho -bakizavyo
n(IX/X) -bakizayo -bakizazo
u(XI) -bakizao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -bakizako
pa(XVI) -bakizapo
mu(XVIII) -bakizamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -bakiza)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yebakiza -obakiza
m-mi(III/IV) -obakiza -yobakiza
ji-ma(V/VI) -lobakiza -yobakiza
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chobakiza -vyobakiza
n(IX/X) -yobakiza -zobakiza
u(XI) -obakiza see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kobakiza
pa(XVI) -pobakiza
mu(XVIII) -mobakiza
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:
    • ubakizaji