Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-tunzana (infinitive kutunzana)
- Reciprocal form of -tunza
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -tunzana
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| Positive present
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-natunzana
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| Subjunctive
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-tunzane
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| Negative
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-tunzani
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| Imperative singular
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tunzana
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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tunzana
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| Plural
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tunzaneni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hutunzana
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -litunzana
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kutunzana
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -natunzana)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninatunzana/natunzana
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tunatunzana
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| 2nd person
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unatunzana
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mnatunzana
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anatunzana
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wanatunzana
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -natunzana
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -tunzani)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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situnzani
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hatutunzani
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| 2nd person
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hutunzani
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hamtunzani
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hatunzani
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hawatunzani
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -tunzani
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tatunzana
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tatunzana
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -tunzane)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nitunzane
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tutunzane
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| 2nd person
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utunzane
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mtunzane
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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atunzane
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watunzane
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -tunzane
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -situnzane
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngetunzana
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singetunzana
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalitunzana
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalitunzana
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -atunzana)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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natunzana
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twatunzana
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| 2nd person
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watunzana
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mwatunzana
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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atunzana
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watunzana
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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watunzana
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yatunzana
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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latunzana
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yatunzana
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chatunzana
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vyatunzana
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| n(IX/X)
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yatunzana
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zatunzana
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| u(XI)
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watunzana
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwatunzana
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| pa(XVI)
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patunzana
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwatunzana
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -metunzana
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshatunzana
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jatunzana
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kitunzana
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipotunzana
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| Consecutive
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katunzana / positive subject concord + -katunzana
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -katunzane
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| Object concord
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + -tunzana- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-tunzanaye
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-tunzanao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-tunzanao
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-tunzanayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-tunzanalo
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-tunzanayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-tunzanacho
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-tunzanavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-tunzanayo
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-tunzanazo
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| u(XI)
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-tunzanao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-tunzanako
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| pa(XVI)
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-tunzanapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-tunzanamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + -tunzana)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yetunzana
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-otunzana
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-otunzana
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-yotunzana
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lotunzana
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-yotunzana
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chotunzana
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-vyotunzana
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| n(IX/X)
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-yotunzana
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-zotunzana
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| u(XI)
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-otunzana
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kotunzana
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| pa(XVI)
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-potunzana
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| mu(XVIII)
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-motunzana
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| 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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