tunzia

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-tunzia (infinitive kutunzia)

1. Applicative form of -tunza

Conjugation

Conjugation of -tunzia
Positive present -natunzia Subjunctive -tunzie Negative -tunzii Imperative singular tunzia
Infinitives
Positive kutunzia Negative kutotunzia
Imperatives
Singular tunzia Plural tunzieni
Tensed forms
Habitual hutunzia Positive past positive subject concord + -litunzia Negative past negative subject concord + -kutunzia
Positive present (positive subject concord + -natunzia) Singular Plural 1st person ninatunzia/natunzia tunatunzia 2nd person unatunzia mnatunzia 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anatunzia wanatunzia other classes positive subject concord + -natunzia
Negative present (negative subject concord + -tunzii) Singular Plural 1st person situnzii hatutunzii 2nd person hutunzii hamtunzii 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hatunzii hawatunzii other classes negative subject concord + -tunzii
Positive future positive subject concord + -tatunzia Negative future negative subject concord + -tatunzia
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -tunzie) Singular Plural 1st person nitunzie tutunzie 2nd person utunzie mtunzie 3rd person m-wa(I/II) atunzie watunzie other classes positive subject concord + -tunzie
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -situnzie Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngetunzia Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singetunzia Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalitunzia Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalitunzia
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -atunzia) Singular Plural 1st person natunzia twatunzia 2nd person watunzia mwatunzia 3rd person m-wa(I/II) atunzia watunzia m-mi(III/IV) watunzia yatunzia ji-ma(V/VI) latunzia yatunzia ki-vi(VII/VIII) chatunzia vyatunzia n(IX/X) yatunzia zatunzia u(XI) watunzia see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwatunzia pa(XVI) patunzia mu(XVIII) mwatunzia
Perfect positive subject concord + -metunzia "Already" positive subject concord + -meshatunzia "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jatunzia "If/When" positive subject concord + -kitunzia "If not" positive subject concord + -sipotunzia Consecutive katunzia / positive subject concord + -katunzia Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -katunzie
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nitunzia -tutunzia 2nd person -kutunzia -watunzia/-kutunzieni/-watunzieni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mtunzia -watunzia m-mi(III/IV) -utunzia -itunzia ji-ma(V/VI) -litunzia -yatunzia ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kitunzia -vitunzia n(IX/X) -itunzia -zitunzia u(XI) -utunzia see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kutunzia pa(XVI) -patunzia mu(XVIII) -mutunzia Reflexive -jitunzia
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -tunzia- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -tunziaye -tunziao m-mi(III/IV) -tunziao -tunziayo ji-ma(V/VI) -tunzialo -tunziayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -tunziacho -tunziavyo n(IX/X) -tunziayo -tunziazo u(XI) -tunziao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -tunziako pa(XVI) -tunziapo mu(XVIII) -tunziamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -tunzia) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yetunzia -otunzia m-mi(III/IV) -otunzia -yotunzia ji-ma(V/VI) -lotunzia -yotunzia ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chotunzia -vyotunzia n(IX/X) -yotunzia -zotunzia u(XI) -otunzia see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kotunzia pa(XVI) -potunzia mu(XVIII) -motunzia
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.