tunzwa

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Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-tunzwa (infinitive kutunzwa)

  1. Passive form of -tunza

Conjugation

Conjugation of -tunzwa
Positive present -natunzwa
Subjunctive -tunzwe
Negative -tunzwi
Imperative singular tunzwa
Infinitives
Positive kutunzwa
Negative kutotunzwa
Imperatives
Singular tunzwa
Plural tunzweni
Tensed forms
Habitual hutunzwa
Positive past positive subject concord + -litunzwa
Negative past negative subject concord + -kutunzwa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -natunzwa)
Singular Plural
1st person ninatunzwa/natunzwa tunatunzwa
2nd person unatunzwa mnatunzwa
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anatunzwa wanatunzwa
other classes positive subject concord + -natunzwa
Negative present (negative subject concord + -tunzwi)
Singular Plural
1st person situnzwi hatutunzwi
2nd person hutunzwi hamtunzwi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hatunzwi hawatunzwi
other classes negative subject concord + -tunzwi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tatunzwa
Negative future negative subject concord + -tatunzwa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -tunzwe)
Singular Plural
1st person nitunzwe tutunzwe
2nd person utunzwe mtunzwe
3rd person m-wa(I/II) atunzwe watunzwe
other classes positive subject concord + -tunzwe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -situnzwe
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngetunzwa
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singetunzwa
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalitunzwa
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalitunzwa
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -atunzwa)
Singular Plural
1st person natunzwa twatunzwa
2nd person watunzwa mwatunzwa
3rd person m-wa(I/II) atunzwa watunzwa
m-mi(III/IV) watunzwa yatunzwa
ji-ma(V/VI) latunzwa yatunzwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chatunzwa vyatunzwa
n(IX/X) yatunzwa zatunzwa
u(XI) watunzwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwatunzwa
pa(XVI) patunzwa
mu(XVIII) mwatunzwa
Perfect positive subject concord + -metunzwa
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshatunzwa
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jatunzwa
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kitunzwa
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipotunzwa
Consecutive katunzwa / positive subject concord + -katunzwa
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -katunzwe
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nitunzwa -tutunzwa
2nd person -kutunzwa -watunzwa/-kutunzweni/-watunzweni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mtunzwa -watunzwa
m-mi(III/IV) -utunzwa -itunzwa
ji-ma(V/VI) -litunzwa -yatunzwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kitunzwa -vitunzwa
n(IX/X) -itunzwa -zitunzwa
u(XI) -utunzwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kutunzwa
pa(XVI) -patunzwa
mu(XVIII) -mutunzwa
Reflexive -jitunzwa
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -tunzwa- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -tunzwaye -tunzwao
m-mi(III/IV) -tunzwao -tunzwayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -tunzwalo -tunzwayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -tunzwacho -tunzwavyo
n(IX/X) -tunzwayo -tunzwazo
u(XI) -tunzwao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -tunzwako
pa(XVI) -tunzwapo
mu(XVIII) -tunzwamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -tunzwa)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yetunzwa -otunzwa
m-mi(III/IV) -otunzwa -yotunzwa
ji-ma(V/VI) -lotunzwa -yotunzwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chotunzwa -vyotunzwa
n(IX/X) -yotunzwa -zotunzwa
u(XI) -otunzwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kotunzwa
pa(XVI) -potunzwa
mu(XVIII) -motunzwa
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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