tunzika

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-tunzika (infinitive kutunzika)

1. Stative form of -tunza

Conjugation

Conjugation of -tunzika
Positive present -natunzika Subjunctive -tunzike Negative -tunziki Imperative singular tunzika
Infinitives
Positive kutunzika Negative kutotunzika
Imperatives
Singular tunzika Plural tunzikeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hutunzika Positive past positive subject concord + -litunzika Negative past negative subject concord + -kutunzika
Positive present (positive subject concord + -natunzika) Singular Plural 1st person ninatunzika/natunzika tunatunzika 2nd person unatunzika mnatunzika 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anatunzika wanatunzika other classes positive subject concord + -natunzika
Negative present (negative subject concord + -tunziki) Singular Plural 1st person situnziki hatutunziki 2nd person hutunziki hamtunziki 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hatunziki hawatunziki other classes negative subject concord + -tunziki
Positive future positive subject concord + -tatunzika Negative future negative subject concord + -tatunzika
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -tunzike) Singular Plural 1st person nitunzike tutunzike 2nd person utunzike mtunzike 3rd person m-wa(I/II) atunzike watunzike other classes positive subject concord + -tunzike
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -situnzike Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngetunzika Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singetunzika Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalitunzika Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalitunzika
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -atunzika) Singular Plural 1st person natunzika twatunzika 2nd person watunzika mwatunzika 3rd person m-wa(I/II) atunzika watunzika m-mi(III/IV) watunzika yatunzika ji-ma(V/VI) latunzika yatunzika ki-vi(VII/VIII) chatunzika vyatunzika n(IX/X) yatunzika zatunzika u(XI) watunzika see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwatunzika pa(XVI) patunzika mu(XVIII) mwatunzika
Perfect positive subject concord + -metunzika "Already" positive subject concord + -meshatunzika "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jatunzika "If/When" positive subject concord + -kitunzika "If not" positive subject concord + -sipotunzika Consecutive katunzika / positive subject concord + -katunzika Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -katunzike
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nitunzika -tutunzika 2nd person -kutunzika -watunzika/-kutunzikeni/-watunzikeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mtunzika -watunzika m-mi(III/IV) -utunzika -itunzika ji-ma(V/VI) -litunzika -yatunzika ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kitunzika -vitunzika n(IX/X) -itunzika -zitunzika u(XI) -utunzika see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kutunzika pa(XVI) -patunzika mu(XVIII) -mutunzika Reflexive -jitunzika
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -tunzika- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -tunzikaye -tunzikao m-mi(III/IV) -tunzikao -tunzikayo ji-ma(V/VI) -tunzikalo -tunzikayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -tunzikacho -tunzikavyo n(IX/X) -tunzikayo -tunzikazo u(XI) -tunzikao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -tunzikako pa(XVI) -tunzikapo mu(XVIII) -tunzikamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -tunzika) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yetunzika -otunzika m-mi(III/IV) -otunzika -yotunzika ji-ma(V/VI) -lotunzika -yotunzika ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chotunzika -vyotunzika n(IX/X) -yotunzika -zotunzika u(XI) -otunzika see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kotunzika pa(XVI) -potunzika mu(XVIII) -motunzika
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.