tunzika

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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.