tunzia

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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.