tazama

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Swahili

Etymology

*-tala (“to look”) +‎ -ama.

Pronunciation

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Verb

-tazama (infinitive kutazama)

  1. to look, to watch
  2. to inspect, investigate, examine

Conjugation

Conjugation of -tazama
Positive present -natazama
Subjunctive -tazame
Negative -tazami
Imperative singular tazama
Infinitives
Positive kutazama
Negative kutotazama
Imperatives
Singular tazama
Plural tazameni
Tensed forms
Habitual hutazama
Positive past positive subject concord + -litazama
Negative past negative subject concord + -kutazama
Positive present (positive subject concord + -natazama)
Singular Plural
1st person ninatazama/natazama tunatazama
2nd person unatazama mnatazama
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anatazama wanatazama
other classes positive subject concord + -natazama
Negative present (negative subject concord + -tazami)
Singular Plural
1st person sitazami hatutazami
2nd person hutazami hamtazami
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hatazami hawatazami
other classes negative subject concord + -tazami
Positive future positive subject concord + -tatazama
Negative future negative subject concord + -tatazama
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -tazame)
Singular Plural
1st person nitazame tutazame
2nd person utazame mtazame
3rd person m-wa(I/II) atazame watazame
other classes positive subject concord + -tazame
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sitazame
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngetazama
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singetazama
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalitazama
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalitazama
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -atazama)
Singular Plural
1st person natazama twatazama
2nd person watazama mwatazama
3rd person m-wa(I/II) atazama watazama
m-mi(III/IV) watazama yatazama
ji-ma(V/VI) latazama yatazama
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chatazama vyatazama
n(IX/X) yatazama zatazama
u(XI) watazama see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwatazama
pa(XVI) patazama
mu(XVIII) mwatazama
Perfect positive subject concord + -metazama
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshatazama
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jatazama
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kitazama
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipotazama
Consecutive katazama / positive subject concord + -katazama
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -katazame
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nitazama -tutazama
2nd person -kutazama -watazama/-kutazameni/-watazameni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mtazama -watazama
m-mi(III/IV) -utazama -itazama
ji-ma(V/VI) -litazama -yatazama
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kitazama -vitazama
n(IX/X) -itazama -zitazama
u(XI) -utazama see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kutazama
pa(XVI) -patazama
mu(XVIII) -mutazama
Reflexive -jitazama
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -tazama- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -tazamaye -tazamao
m-mi(III/IV) -tazamao -tazamayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -tazamalo -tazamayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -tazamacho -tazamavyo
n(IX/X) -tazamayo -tazamazo
u(XI) -tazamao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -tazamako
pa(XVI) -tazamapo
mu(XVIII) -tazamamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -tazama)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yetazama -otazama
m-mi(III/IV) -otazama -yotazama
ji-ma(V/VI) -lotazama -yotazama
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chotazama -vyotazama
n(IX/X) -yotazama -zotazama
u(XI) -otazama see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kotazama
pa(XVI) -potazama
mu(XVIII) -motazama
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

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