tangaza

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-tangaza (infinitive kutangaza)

1. to announce, advertise, proclaim

Conjugation

Conjugation of -tangaza
Positive present -natangaza Subjunctive -tangaze Negative -tangazi Imperative singular tangaza
Infinitives
Positive kutangaza Negative kutotangaza
Imperatives
Singular tangaza Plural tangazeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hutangaza Positive past positive subject concord + -litangaza Negative past negative subject concord + -kutangaza
Positive present (positive subject concord + -natangaza) Singular Plural 1st person ninatangaza/natangaza tunatangaza 2nd person unatangaza mnatangaza 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anatangaza wanatangaza other classes positive subject concord + -natangaza
Negative present (negative subject concord + -tangazi) Singular Plural 1st person sitangazi hatutangazi 2nd person hutangazi hamtangazi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hatangazi hawatangazi other classes negative subject concord + -tangazi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tatangaza Negative future negative subject concord + -tatangaza
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -tangaze) Singular Plural 1st person nitangaze tutangaze 2nd person utangaze mtangaze 3rd person m-wa(I/II) atangaze watangaze other classes positive subject concord + -tangaze
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sitangaze Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngetangaza Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singetangaza Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalitangaza Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalitangaza
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -atangaza) Singular Plural 1st person natangaza twatangaza 2nd person watangaza mwatangaza 3rd person m-wa(I/II) atangaza watangaza m-mi(III/IV) watangaza yatangaza ji-ma(V/VI) latangaza yatangaza ki-vi(VII/VIII) chatangaza vyatangaza n(IX/X) yatangaza zatangaza u(XI) watangaza see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwatangaza pa(XVI) patangaza mu(XVIII) mwatangaza
Perfect positive subject concord + -metangaza "Already" positive subject concord + -meshatangaza "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jatangaza "If/When" positive subject concord + -kitangaza "If not" positive subject concord + -sipotangaza Consecutive katangaza / positive subject concord + -katangaza Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -katangaze
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nitangaza -tutangaza 2nd person -kutangaza -watangaza/-kutangazeni/-watangazeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mtangaza -watangaza m-mi(III/IV) -utangaza -itangaza ji-ma(V/VI) -litangaza -yatangaza ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kitangaza -vitangaza n(IX/X) -itangaza -zitangaza u(XI) -utangaza see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kutangaza pa(XVI) -patangaza mu(XVIII) -mutangaza Reflexive -jitangaza
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -tangaza- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -tangazaye -tangazao m-mi(III/IV) -tangazao -tangazayo ji-ma(V/VI) -tangazalo -tangazayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -tangazacho -tangazavyo n(IX/X) -tangazayo -tangazazo u(XI) -tangazao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -tangazako pa(XVI) -tangazapo mu(XVIII) -tangazamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -tangaza) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yetangaza -otangaza m-mi(III/IV) -otangaza -yotangaza ji-ma(V/VI) -lotangaza -yotangaza ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chotangaza -vyotangaza n(IX/X) -yotangaza -zotangaza u(XI) -otangaza see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kotangaza pa(XVI) -potangaza mu(XVIII) -motangaza
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

• Verbal derivations:
  • Applicative: -tangazia
  • Causative: -tangazisha
  • Passive: -tangazwa
  • Reciprocal: -tangazana
  • Stative: -tangazika

• Nominal derivations:
  • mtangazaji (“announcer”)
  • tangazo (“notice, announcement, advertisement”)
  • utangazaji (“broadcasting, advertising”)