maizi

Gwere

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *màjíjɪ̀.

Noun

maizi

  1. water

References

Latvian

Noun

maizi f

  1. accusative/instrumental singular of maize

Swahili

Pronunciation
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Verb

-maizi (infinitive kumaizi)

  1. to realize, recognize, comprehend, know

Conjugation
Conjugation of -maizi
Positive present -namaizi
Subjunctive -maizi
Negative -maizi
Imperative singular maizi
Infinitives
Positive kumaizi
Negative kutomaizi
Imperatives
Singular maizi
Plural maizini
Tensed forms
Habitual humaizi
Positive past positive subject concord + -limaizi
Negative past negative subject concord + -kumaizi
Positive present (positive subject concord + -namaizi)
Singular Plural
1st person ninamaizi/namaizi tunamaizi
2nd person unamaizi mnamaizi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anamaizi wanamaizi
other classes positive subject concord + -namaizi
Negative present (negative subject concord + -maizi)
Singular Plural
1st person simaizi hatumaizi
2nd person humaizi hammaizi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hamaizi hawamaizi
other classes negative subject concord + -maizi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tamaizi
Negative future negative subject concord + -tamaizi
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -maizi)
Singular Plural
1st person nimaizi tumaizi
2nd person umaizi mmaizi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) amaizi wamaizi
other classes positive subject concord + -maizi
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -simaizi
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngemaizi
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singemaizi
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalimaizi
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalimaizi
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -amaizi)
Singular Plural
1st person namaizi twamaizi
2nd person wamaizi mwamaizi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) amaizi wamaizi
m-mi(III/IV) wamaizi yamaizi
ji-ma(V/VI) lamaizi yamaizi
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chamaizi vyamaizi
n(IX/X) yamaizi zamaizi
u(XI) wamaizi see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwamaizi
pa(XVI) pamaizi
mu(XVIII) mwamaizi
Perfect positive subject concord + -memaizi
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshamaizi
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jamaizi
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kimaizi
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipomaizi
Consecutive kamaizi / positive subject concord + -kamaizi
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kamaizi
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nimaizi -tumaizi
2nd person -kumaizi -wamaizi/-kumaizini/-wamaizini
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mmaizi -wamaizi
m-mi(III/IV) -umaizi -imaizi
ji-ma(V/VI) -limaizi -yamaizi
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kimaizi -vimaizi
n(IX/X) -imaizi -zimaizi
u(XI) -umaizi see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kumaizi
pa(XVI) -pamaizi
mu(XVIII) -mumaizi
Reflexive -jimaizi
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -maizi- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -maiziye -maizio
m-mi(III/IV) -maizio -maiziyo
ji-ma(V/VI) -maizilo -maiziyo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -maizicho -maizivyo
n(IX/X) -maiziyo -maizizo
u(XI) -maizio see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -maiziko
pa(XVI) -maizipo
mu(XVIII) -maizimo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -maizi)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yemaizi -omaizi
m-mi(III/IV) -omaizi -yomaizi
ji-ma(V/VI) -lomaizi -yomaizi
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chomaizi -vyomaizi
n(IX/X) -yomaizi -zomaizi
u(XI) -omaizi see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -komaizi
pa(XVI) -pomaizi
mu(XVIII) -momaizi
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.
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