tunzana

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-tunzana (infinitive kutunzana)

1. Reciprocal form of -tunza

Conjugation

Conjugation of -tunzana
Positive present -natunzana Subjunctive -tunzane Negative -tunzani Imperative singular tunzana
Infinitives
Positive kutunzana Negative kutotunzana
Imperatives
Singular tunzana Plural tunzaneni
Tensed forms
Habitual hutunzana Positive past positive subject concord + -litunzana Negative past negative subject concord + -kutunzana
Positive present (positive subject concord + -natunzana) Singular Plural 1st person ninatunzana/natunzana tunatunzana 2nd person unatunzana mnatunzana 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anatunzana wanatunzana other classes positive subject concord + -natunzana
Negative present (negative subject concord + -tunzani) Singular Plural 1st person situnzani hatutunzani 2nd person hutunzani hamtunzani 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hatunzani hawatunzani other classes negative subject concord + -tunzani
Positive future positive subject concord + -tatunzana Negative future negative subject concord + -tatunzana
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -tunzane) Singular Plural 1st person nitunzane tutunzane 2nd person utunzane mtunzane 3rd person m-wa(I/II) atunzane watunzane other classes positive subject concord + -tunzane
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -situnzane Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngetunzana Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singetunzana Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalitunzana Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalitunzana
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -atunzana) Singular Plural 1st person natunzana twatunzana 2nd person watunzana mwatunzana 3rd person m-wa(I/II) atunzana watunzana m-mi(III/IV) watunzana yatunzana ji-ma(V/VI) latunzana yatunzana ki-vi(VII/VIII) chatunzana vyatunzana n(IX/X) yatunzana zatunzana u(XI) watunzana see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwatunzana pa(XVI) patunzana mu(XVIII) mwatunzana
Perfect positive subject concord + -metunzana "Already" positive subject concord + -meshatunzana "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jatunzana "If/When" positive subject concord + -kitunzana "If not" positive subject concord + -sipotunzana Consecutive katunzana / positive subject concord + -katunzana Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -katunzane Object concord —
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + -tunzana- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -tunzanaye -tunzanao m-mi(III/IV) -tunzanao -tunzanayo ji-ma(V/VI) -tunzanalo -tunzanayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -tunzanacho -tunzanavyo n(IX/X) -tunzanayo -tunzanazo u(XI) -tunzanao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -tunzanako pa(XVI) -tunzanapo mu(XVIII) -tunzanamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + -tunzana) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yetunzana -otunzana m-mi(III/IV) -otunzana -yotunzana ji-ma(V/VI) -lotunzana -yotunzana ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chotunzana -vyotunzana n(IX/X) -yotunzana -zotunzana u(XI) -otunzana see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kotunzana pa(XVI) -potunzana mu(XVIII) -motunzana
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.