buruza

Swahili

Verb

-buruza (infinitive kuburuza)

  1. Causative form of -burura: (Can we verify(+) this sense?) to drag, haul, pull something along (usually on the ground)

Conjugation

Conjugation of -buruza
Positive present -naburuza
Subjunctive -buruze
Negative -buruzi
Imperative singular buruza
Infinitives
Positive kuburuza
Negative kutoburuza
Imperatives
Singular buruza
Plural buruzeni
Tensed forms
Habitual huburuza
Positive past positive subject concord + -liburuza
Negative past negative subject concord + -kuburuza
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naburuza)
Singular Plural
1st person ninaburuza/naburuza tunaburuza
2nd person unaburuza mnaburuza
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaburuza wanaburuza
other classes positive subject concord + -naburuza
Negative present (negative subject concord + -buruzi)
Singular Plural
1st person siburuzi hatuburuzi
2nd person huburuzi hamburuzi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) haburuzi hawaburuzi
other classes negative subject concord + -buruzi
Positive future positive subject concord + -taburuza
Negative future negative subject concord + -taburuza
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -buruze)
Singular Plural
1st person niburuze tuburuze
2nd person uburuze mburuze
3rd person m-wa(I/II) aburuze waburuze
other classes positive subject concord + -buruze
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siburuze
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeburuza
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeburuza
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliburuza
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliburuza
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aburuza)
Singular Plural
1st person naburuza twaburuza
2nd person waburuza mwaburuza
3rd person m-wa(I/II) aburuza waburuza
m-mi(III/IV) waburuza yaburuza
ji-ma(V/VI) laburuza yaburuza
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaburuza vyaburuza
n(IX/X) yaburuza zaburuza
u(XI) waburuza see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwaburuza
pa(XVI) paburuza
mu(XVIII) mwaburuza
Perfect positive subject concord + -meburuza
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshaburuza
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jaburuza
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kiburuza
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipoburuza
Consecutive kaburuza / positive subject concord + -kaburuza
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaburuze
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -niburuza -tuburuza
2nd person -kuburuza -waburuza/-kuburuzeni/-waburuzeni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mburuza -waburuza
m-mi(III/IV) -uburuza -iburuza
ji-ma(V/VI) -liburuza -yaburuza
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiburuza -viburuza
n(IX/X) -iburuza -ziburuza
u(XI) -uburuza see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kuburuza
pa(XVI) -paburuza
mu(XVIII) -muburuza
Reflexive -jiburuza
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -buruza- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -buruzaye -buruzao
m-mi(III/IV) -buruzao -buruzayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -buruzalo -buruzayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -buruzacho -buruzavyo
n(IX/X) -buruzayo -buruzazo
u(XI) -buruzao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -buruzako
pa(XVI) -buruzapo
mu(XVIII) -buruzamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -buruza)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yeburuza -oburuza
m-mi(III/IV) -oburuza -yoburuza
ji-ma(V/VI) -loburuza -yoburuza
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choburuza -vyoburuza
n(IX/X) -yoburuza -zoburuza
u(XI) -oburuza see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -koburuza
pa(XVI) -poburuza
mu(XVIII) -moburuza
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.