tunzisha

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-tunzisha (infinitive kutunzisha)

1. Causative form of -tunza

Conjugation

Conjugation of -tunzisha
Positive present -natunzisha Subjunctive -tunzishe Negative -tunzishi Imperative singular tunzisha
Infinitives
Positive kutunzisha Negative kutotunzisha
Imperatives
Singular tunzisha Plural tunzisheni
Tensed forms
Habitual hutunzisha Positive past positive subject concord + -litunzisha Negative past negative subject concord + -kutunzisha
Positive present (positive subject concord + -natunzisha) Singular Plural 1st person ninatunzisha/natunzisha tunatunzisha 2nd person unatunzisha mnatunzisha 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anatunzisha wanatunzisha other classes positive subject concord + -natunzisha
Negative present (negative subject concord + -tunzishi) Singular Plural 1st person situnzishi hatutunzishi 2nd person hutunzishi hamtunzishi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hatunzishi hawatunzishi other classes negative subject concord + -tunzishi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tatunzisha Negative future negative subject concord + -tatunzisha
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -tunzishe) Singular Plural 1st person nitunzishe tutunzishe 2nd person utunzishe mtunzishe 3rd person m-wa(I/II) atunzishe watunzishe other classes positive subject concord + -tunzishe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -situnzishe Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngetunzisha Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singetunzisha Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalitunzisha Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalitunzisha
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -atunzisha) Singular Plural 1st person natunzisha twatunzisha 2nd person watunzisha mwatunzisha 3rd person m-wa(I/II) atunzisha watunzisha m-mi(III/IV) watunzisha yatunzisha ji-ma(V/VI) latunzisha yatunzisha ki-vi(VII/VIII) chatunzisha vyatunzisha n(IX/X) yatunzisha zatunzisha u(XI) watunzisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwatunzisha pa(XVI) patunzisha mu(XVIII) mwatunzisha
Perfect positive subject concord + -metunzisha "Already" positive subject concord + -meshatunzisha "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jatunzisha "If/When" positive subject concord + -kitunzisha "If not" positive subject concord + -sipotunzisha Consecutive katunzisha / positive subject concord + -katunzisha Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -katunzishe
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nitunzisha -tutunzisha 2nd person -kutunzisha -watunzisha/-kutunzisheni/-watunzisheni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mtunzisha -watunzisha m-mi(III/IV) -utunzisha -itunzisha ji-ma(V/VI) -litunzisha -yatunzisha ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kitunzisha -vitunzisha n(IX/X) -itunzisha -zitunzisha u(XI) -utunzisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kutunzisha pa(XVI) -patunzisha mu(XVIII) -mutunzisha Reflexive -jitunzisha
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -tunzisha- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -tunzishaye -tunzishao m-mi(III/IV) -tunzishao -tunzishayo ji-ma(V/VI) -tunzishalo -tunzishayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -tunzishacho -tunzishavyo n(IX/X) -tunzishayo -tunzishazo u(XI) -tunzishao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -tunzishako pa(XVI) -tunzishapo mu(XVIII) -tunzishamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -tunzisha) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yetunzisha -otunzisha m-mi(III/IV) -otunzisha -yotunzisha ji-ma(V/VI) -lotunzisha -yotunzisha ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chotunzisha -vyotunzisha n(IX/X) -yotunzisha -zotunzisha u(XI) -otunzisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kotunzisha pa(XVI) -potunzisha mu(XVIII) -motunzisha
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.