"-iza" meaning in Swahili

See -iza in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

Head templates: {{head|sw|suffix|mid vowel harmony variant|-eza}} -iza (mid vowel harmony variant -eza)
  1. (nonproductive) suffix used to construct a causative verb with slightly different meaning Tags: morpheme Derived forms: Swahili causative verbs
    Sense id: en--iza-sw-suffix-YIDnF19h Categories (other): Swahili entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for -iza meaning in Swahili (1.1kB)

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        {
          "text": "Near-synonyms: -ya, -isha/-esha"
        },
        {
          "text": "-lipa (“to pay”) + -iza → -lipiza (“to settle an account”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "-penda (“to love”) + -eza → -pendeza (“to be pleasing”)",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "suffix used to construct a causative verb with slightly different meaning"
      ],
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      ],
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    }
  ],
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          "text": "Near-synonyms: -ya, -isha/-esha"
        },
        {
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          "type": "example"
        },
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          "text": "-penda (“to love”) + -eza → -pendeza (“to be pleasing”)",
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  "title": "-iza",
  "trace": ""
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