tunza

Swahili

Pronunciation
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Verb

-tunza (infinitive kutunza)

  1. to take care of, guard, observe, mind

Conjugation
Conjugation of -tunza
Positive present -natunza
Subjunctive -tunze
Negative -tunzi
Imperative singular tunza
Infinitives
Positive kutunza
Negative kutotunza
Imperatives
Singular tunza
Plural tunzeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hutunza
Positive past positive subject concord + -litunza
Negative past negative subject concord + -kutunza
Positive present (positive subject concord + -natunza)
Singular Plural
1st person ninatunza/natunza tunatunza
2nd person unatunza mnatunza
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anatunza wanatunza
other classes positive subject concord + -natunza
Negative present (negative subject concord + -tunzi)
Singular Plural
1st person situnzi hatutunzi
2nd person hutunzi hamtunzi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hatunzi hawatunzi
other classes negative subject concord + -tunzi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tatunza
Negative future negative subject concord + -tatunza
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -tunze)
Singular Plural
1st person nitunze tutunze
2nd person utunze mtunze
3rd person m-wa(I/II) atunze watunze
other classes positive subject concord + -tunze
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -situnze
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngetunza
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singetunza
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalitunza
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalitunza
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -atunza)
Singular Plural
1st person natunza twatunza
2nd person watunza mwatunza
3rd person m-wa(I/II) atunza watunza
m-mi(III/IV) watunza yatunza
ji-ma(V/VI) latunza yatunza
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chatunza vyatunza
n(IX/X) yatunza zatunza
u(XI) watunza see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwatunza
pa(XVI) patunza
mu(XVIII) mwatunza
Perfect positive subject concord + -metunza
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshatunza
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jatunza
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kitunza
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipotunza
Consecutive katunza / positive subject concord + -katunza
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -katunze
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nitunza -tutunza
2nd person -kutunza -watunza/-kutunzeni/-watunzeni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mtunza -watunza
m-mi(III/IV) -utunza -itunza
ji-ma(V/VI) -litunza -yatunza
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kitunza -vitunza
n(IX/X) -itunza -zitunza
u(XI) -utunza see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kutunza
pa(XVI) -patunza
mu(XVIII) -mutunza
Reflexive -jitunza
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -tunza- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -tunzaye -tunzao
m-mi(III/IV) -tunzao -tunzayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -tunzalo -tunzayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -tunzacho -tunzavyo
n(IX/X) -tunzayo -tunzazo
u(XI) -tunzao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -tunzako
pa(XVI) -tunzapo
mu(XVIII) -tunzamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -tunza)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yetunza -otunza
m-mi(III/IV) -otunza -yotunza
ji-ma(V/VI) -lotunza -yotunza
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chotunza -vyotunza
n(IX/X) -yotunza -zotunza
u(XI) -otunza see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kotunza
pa(XVI) -potunza
mu(XVIII) -motunza
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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