# geza
## Southern Ndebele
### Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

### Verb

-geza
* to wash

#### Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

## Swahili
### Pronunciation

* Audio (Kenya):(file)

### Verb

-geza (infinitive kugeza)
* to imitate
    Synonym: -iga
* to follow
    Synonym: -fuata
* to try, attempt
    Synonym: -jaribu

#### Conjugation

Conjugation of -geza :
| Positive present | -nageza |
| Subjunctive | -geze |
| Negative | -gezi |
| Imperative singular | geza |
Infinitives :
| Positive | kugeza |
| Negative | kutogeza |
Imperatives :
| Singular | geza |
| Plural | gezeni |
Tensed forms :
| Habitual | hugeza |
| Positive past | positive subject concord + -ligeza |
| Negative past | negative subject concord + -kugeza |
| Positive future | positive subject concord + -tageza |
| Negative future | negative subject concord + -tageza |
| Negative subjunctive | positive subject concord + -sigeze |
| Positive present conditional | positive subject concord + -ngegeza |
| Negative present conditional | positive subject concord + -singegeza |
| Positive past conditional | positive subject concord + -ngaligeza |
| Negative past conditional | positive subject concord + -singaligeza |
| Perfect | positive subject concord + -megeza |
| "Already" | positive subject concord + -meshageza |
| "Not yet" | negative subject concord + -jageza |
| "If/When" | positive subject concord + -kigeza |
| "If not" | positive subject concord + -sipogeza |
| Consecutive | kageza / positive subject concord + -kageza |
| Consecutive subjunctive | positive subject concord + -kageze |
Relative forms :
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information. :

## Swazi
### Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

### Verb

-geza
* to wash

#### Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

## Xhosa
### Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

### Verb

-geza$^?$
* (intransitive) to be mad, to be crazy

#### Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

## Zulu
### Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

### Verb

-geza
* (transitive) to wash
    Synonyms: -hlamba, -hlanza
* (transitive) to bathe
    Synonym: -hlamba

#### Inflection

Tone L :
| Infinitive | ukugeza |
| | Positive | Negative |
| Infinitive | ukugeza | ukungagezi |
| | Imperative | Imperative |
| | Simple | + object concord |
| Singular | geza | -geze |
| Plural | gezani | -gezeni |
| | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngiyageza, ngigeza | engigezayo, engigeza | ngigeza | angigezi | engingagezi | ngingagezi |
| 2nd singular | uyageza, ugeza | ogezayo, ogeza | ugeza | awugezi | ongagezi | ungagezi |
| 1st plural | siyageza, sigeza | esigezayo, esigeza | sigeza | asigezi | esingagezi | singagezi |
| 2nd plural | niyageza, nigeza | enigezayo, enigeza | nigeza | anigezi | eningagezi | ningagezi |
| Class 1 | uyageza, ugeza | ogezayo, ogeza | egeza | akagezi | ongagezi | engagezi |
| Class 2 | bayageza, bageza | abagezayo, abageza | begeza | abagezi | abangagezi | bengagezi |
| Class 3 | uyageza, ugeza | ogezayo, ogeza | ugeza | awugezi | ongagezi | ungagezi |
| Class 4 | iyageza, igeza | egezayo, egeza | igeza | ayigezi | engagezi | ingagezi |
| Class 5 | liyageza, ligeza | eligezayo, eligeza | ligeza | aligezi | elingagezi | lingagezi |
| Class 6 | ayageza, ageza | agezayo, ageza | egeza | awagezi | angagezi | engagezi |
| Class 7 | siyageza, sigeza | esigezayo, esigeza | sigeza | asigezi | esingagezi | singagezi |
| Class 8 | ziyageza, zigeza | ezigezayo, ezigeza | zigeza | azigezi | ezingagezi | zingagezi |
| Class 9 | iyageza, igeza | egezayo, egeza | igeza | ayigezi | engagezi | ingagezi |
| Class 10 | ziyageza, zigeza | ezigezayo, ezigeza | zigeza | azigezi | ezingagezi | zingagezi |
| Class 11 | luyageza, lugeza | olugezayo, olugeza | lugeza | alugezi | olungagezi | lungagezi |
| Class 14 | buyageza, bugeza | obugezayo, obugeza | bugeza | abugezi | obungagezi | bungagezi |
| Class 15 | kuyageza, kugeza | okugezayo, okugeza | kugeza | akugezi | okungagezi | kungagezi |
| Class 17 | kuyageza, kugeza | okugezayo, okugeza | kugeza | akugezi | okungagezi | kungagezi |
| | Recent past | Recent past | Recent past | Recent past | Recent past | Recent past |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngigezile, ngigezē | engigezile, engigezē | ngigezile, ngigezē | angigezanga | engingagezanga | ngingagezanga |
| 2nd singular | ugezile, ugezē | ogezile, ogezē | ugezile, ugezē | awugezanga | ongagezanga | ungagezanga |
| 1st plural | sigezile, sigezē | esigezile, esigezē | sigezile, sigezē | asigezanga | esingagezanga | singagezanga |
| 2nd plural | nigezile, nigezē | enigezile, enigezē | nigezile, nigezē | anigezanga | eningagezanga | ningagezanga |
| Class 1 | ugezile, ugezē | ogezile, ogezē | egezile, egezē | akagezanga | ongagezanga | engagezanga |
| Class 2 | bagezile, bagezē | abagezile, abagezē | begezile, begezē | abagezanga | abangagezanga | bengagezanga |
| Class 3 | ugezile, ugezē | ogezile, ogezē | ugezile, ugezē | awugezanga | ongagezanga | ungagezanga |
| Class 4 | igezile, igezē | egezile, egezē | igezile, igezē | ayigezanga | engagezanga | ingagezanga |
| Class 5 | ligezile, ligezē | eligezile, eligezē | ligezile, ligezē | aligezanga | elingagezanga | lingagezanga |
| Class 6 | agezile, agezē | agezile, agezē | egezile, egezē | awagezanga | angagezanga | engagezanga |
| Class 7 | sigezile, sigezē | esigezile, esigezē | sigezile, sigezē | asigezanga | esingagezanga | singagezanga |
| Class 8 | zigezile, zigezē | ezigezile, ezigezē | zigezile, zigezē | azigezanga | ezingagezanga | zingagezanga |
| Class 9 | igezile, igezē | egezile, egezē | igezile, igezē | ayigezanga | engagezanga | ingagezanga |
| Class 10 | zigezile, zigezē | ezigezile, ezigezē | zigezile, zigezē | azigezanga | ezingagezanga | zingagezanga |
| Class 11 | lugezile, lugezē | olugezile, olugezē | lugezile, lugezē | alugezanga | olungagezanga | lungagezanga |
| Class 14 | bugezile, bugezē | obugezile, obugezē | bugezile, bugezē | abugezanga | obungagezanga | bungagezanga |
| Class 15 | kugezile, kugezē | okugezile, okugezē | kugezile, kugezē | akugezanga | okungagezanga | kungagezanga |
| Class 17 | kugezile, kugezē | okugezile, okugezē | kugezile, kugezē | akugezanga | okungagezanga | kungagezanga |
| | Remote past | Remote past | Remote past | Remote past | Remote past | Remote past |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngāgeza | engāgeza | ngāgeza | angigezanga | engingagezanga | ngingagezanga |
| 2nd singular | wāgeza | owāgeza | wāgeza | awugezanga | ongagezanga | ungagezanga |
| 1st plural | sāgeza | esāgeza | sāgeza | asigezanga | esingagezanga | singagezanga |
| 2nd plural | nāgeza | enāgeza | nāgeza | anigezanga | eningagezanga | ningagezanga |
| Class 1 | wāgeza | owāgeza | āgeza | akagezanga | ongagezanga | engagezanga |
| Class 2 | bāgeza | abāgeza | bāgeza | abagezanga | abangagezanga | bengagezanga |
| Class 3 | wāgeza | owāgeza | wāgeza | awugezanga | ongagezanga | ungagezanga |
| Class 4 | yāgeza | eyāgeza | yāgeza | ayigezanga | engagezanga | ingagezanga |
| Class 5 | lāgeza | elāgeza | lāgeza | aligezanga | elingagezanga | lingagezanga |
| Class 6 | āgeza | āgeza | āgeza | awagezanga | angagezanga | engagezanga |
| Class 7 | sāgeza | esāgeza | sāgeza | asigezanga | esingagezanga | singagezanga |
| Class 8 | zāgeza | ezāgeza | zāgeza | azigezanga | ezingagezanga | zingagezanga |
| Class 9 | yāgeza | eyāgeza | yāgeza | ayigezanga | engagezanga | ingagezanga |
| Class 10 | zāgeza | ezāgeza | zāgeza | azigezanga | ezingagezanga | zingagezanga |
| Class 11 | lwāgeza | olwāgeza | lwāgeza | alugezanga | olungagezanga | lungagezanga |
| Class 14 | bāgeza | obāgeza | bāgeza | abugezanga | obungagezanga | bungagezanga |
| Class 15 | kwāgeza | okwāgeza | kwāgeza | akugezanga | okungagezanga | kungagezanga |
| Class 17 | kwāgeza | okwāgeza | kwāgeza | akugezanga | okungagezanga | kungagezanga |
| | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngingageza | — | ngingageza | ngingegeze | — | ngingegeze |
| 2nd singular | ungageza | — | ungageza | ungegeze | — | ungegeze |
| 1st plural | singageza | — | singageza | singegeze | — | singegeze |
| 2nd plural | ningageza | — | ningageza | ningegeze | — | ningegeze |
| Class 1 | angageza | — | engageza | angegeze | — | engegeze |
| Class 2 | bangageza | — | bengageza | bangegeze | — | bengegeze |
| Class 3 | ungageza | — | ungageza | ungegeze | — | ungegeze |
| Class 4 | ingageza | — | ingageza | ingegeze | — | ingegeze |
| Class 5 | lingageza | — | lingageza | lingegeze | — | lingegeze |
| Class 6 | angageza | — | engageza | angegeze | — | engegeze |
| Class 7 | singageza | — | singageza | singegeze | — | singegeze |
| Class 8 | zingageza | — | zingageza | zingegeze | — | zingegeze |
| Class 9 | ingageza | — | ingageza | ingegeze | — | ingegeze |
| Class 10 | zingageza | — | zingageza | zingegeze | — | zingegeze |
| Class 11 | lungageza | — | lungageza | lungegeze | — | lungegeze |
| Class 14 | bungageza | — | bungageza | bungegeze | — | bungegeze |
| Class 15 | kungageza | — | kungageza | kungegeze | — | kungegeze |
| Class 17 | kungageza | — | kungageza | kungegeze | — | kungegeze |
| | Immediate future | Immediate future | Immediate future | Immediate future | Immediate future | Immediate future |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngizogeza | engizogeza | ngizogeza | angizugeza | engingezugeza | ngingezugeza |
| 2nd singular | uzogeza | ozogeza | uzogeza | awuzugeza | ongezugeza | ungezugeza |
| 1st plural | sizogeza | esizogeza | sizogeza | asizugeza | esingezugeza | singezugeza |
| 2nd plural | nizogeza | enizogeza | nizogeza | anizugeza | eningezugeza | ningezugeza |
| Class 1 | uzogeza | ozogeza | ezogeza | akazugeza | ongezugeza | engezugeza |
| Class 2 | bazogeza | abazogeza | bezogeza | abazugeza | abangezugeza | bengezugeza |
| Class 3 | uzogeza | ozogeza | uzogeza | awuzugeza | ongezugeza | ungezugeza |
| Class 4 | izogeza | ezogeza | izogeza | ayizugeza | engezugeza | ingezugeza |
| Class 5 | lizogeza | elizogeza | lizogeza | alizugeza | elingezugeza | lingezugeza |
| Class 6 | azogeza | azogeza | ezogeza | awazugeza | angezugeza | engezugeza |
| Class 7 | sizogeza | esizogeza | sizogeza | asizugeza | esingezugeza | singezugeza |
| Class 8 | zizogeza | ezizogeza | zizogeza | azizugeza | ezingezugeza | zingezugeza |
| Class 9 | izogeza | ezogeza | izogeza | ayizugeza | engezugeza | ingezugeza |
| Class 10 | zizogeza | ezizogeza | zizogeza | azizugeza | ezingezugeza | zingezugeza |
| Class 11 | luzogeza | oluzogeza | luzogeza | aluzugeza | olungezugeza | lungezugeza |
| Class 14 | buzogeza | obuzogeza | buzogeza | abuzugeza | obungezugeza | bungezugeza |
| Class 15 | kuzogeza | okuzogeza | kuzogeza | akuzugeza | okungezugeza | kungezugeza |
| Class 17 | kuzogeza | okuzogeza | kuzogeza | akuzugeza | okungezugeza | kungezugeza |
| | Remote future | Remote future | Remote future | Remote future | Remote future | Remote future |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngiyogeza | engiyogeza | ngiyogeza | angiyugeza | engingeyugeza | ngingeyugeza |
| 2nd singular | uyogeza | oyogeza | uyogeza | awuyugeza | ongeyugeza | ungeyugeza |
| 1st plural | siyogeza | esiyogeza | siyogeza | asiyugeza | esingeyugeza | singeyugeza |
| 2nd plural | niyogeza | eniyogeza | niyogeza | aniyugeza | eningeyugeza | ningeyugeza |
| Class 1 | uyogeza | oyogeza | eyogeza | akayugeza | ongeyugeza | engeyugeza |
| Class 2 | bayogeza | abayogeza | beyogeza | abayugeza | abangeyugeza | bengeyugeza |
| Class 3 | uyogeza | oyogeza | uyogeza | awuyugeza | ongeyugeza | ungeyugeza |
| Class 4 | iyogeza | eyogeza | iyogeza | ayiyugeza | engeyugeza | ingeyugeza |
| Class 5 | liyogeza | eliyogeza | liyogeza | aliyugeza | elingeyugeza | lingeyugeza |
| Class 6 | ayogeza | ayogeza | eyogeza | awayugeza | angeyugeza | engeyugeza |
| Class 7 | siyogeza | esiyogeza | siyogeza | asiyugeza | esingeyugeza | singeyugeza |
| Class 8 | ziyogeza | eziyogeza | ziyogeza | aziyugeza | ezingeyugeza | zingeyugeza |
| Class 9 | iyogeza | eyogeza | iyogeza | ayiyugeza | engeyugeza | ingeyugeza |
| Class 10 | ziyogeza | eziyogeza | ziyogeza | aziyugeza | ezingeyugeza | zingeyugeza |
| Class 11 | luyogeza | oluyogeza | luyogeza | aluyugeza | olungeyugeza | lungeyugeza |
| Class 14 | buyogeza | obuyogeza | buyogeza | abuyugeza | obungeyugeza | bungeyugeza |
| Class 15 | kuyogeza | okuyogeza | kuyogeza | akuyugeza | okungeyugeza | kungeyugeza |
| Class 17 | kuyogeza | okuyogeza | kuyogeza | akuyugeza | okungeyugeza | kungeyugeza |
| | Present subjunctive | Present subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngigeze | ngingagezi |
| 2nd singular | ugeze | ungagezi |
| 1st plural | sigeze | singagezi |
| 2nd plural | nigeze | ningagezi |
| Class 1 | ageze | angagezi |
| Class 2 | bageze | bangagezi |
| Class 3 | ugeze | ungagezi |
| Class 4 | igeze | ingagezi |
| Class 5 | ligeze | lingagezi |
| Class 6 | ageze | angagezi |
| Class 7 | sigeze | singagezi |
| Class 8 | zigeze | zingagezi |
| Class 9 | igeze | ingagezi |
| Class 10 | zigeze | zingagezi |
| Class 11 | lugeze | lungagezi |
| Class 14 | bugeze | bungagezi |
| Class 15 | kugeze | kungagezi |
| Class 17 | kugeze | kungagezi |
| | Past subjunctive | Past subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngageza | ngangageza, angageza, angangageza |
| 2nd singular | wageza | wangageza, awageza, awangageza |
| 1st plural | sageza | sangageza, asageza, asangageza |
| 2nd plural | nageza | nangageza, anageza, anangageza |
| Class 1 | wageza | wangageza, akageza, akangageza |
| Class 2 | bageza | bangageza, abageza, abangageza |
| Class 3 | wageza | wangageza, awageza, awangageza |
| Class 4 | yageza | yangageza, ayageza, ayangageza |
| Class 5 | lageza | langageza, alageza, alangageza |
| Class 6 | ageza | angageza, awageza, awangageza |
| Class 7 | sageza | sangageza, asageza, asangageza |
| Class 8 | zageza | zangageza, azageza, azangageza |
| Class 9 | yageza | yangageza, ayageza, ayangageza |
| Class 10 | zageza | zangageza, azageza, azangageza |
| Class 11 | lwageza | lwangageza, alwageza, alwangageza |
| Class 14 | bageza | bangageza, abageza, abangageza |
| Class 15 | kwageza | kwangageza, akwageza, akwangageza |
| Class 17 | kwageza | kwangageza, akwageza, akwangageza |

### References

* C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “geza”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “geza (6.3)”