tunzana

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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.