tunza

Swahili

Verb

-tunza (infinitive kutunza)

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

Conjugation

Conjugation of -tunza
Non-finite forms
Form Positive Negative
Infinitive kutunza kutotunza
Simple finite forms
Positive form Singular Plural
Imperative tunza tunzeni
Habitual hutunza
Complex finite forms
Polarity Persons Persons / Classes Classes
1st 2nd 3rd / M-wa M-mi Ma Ki-vi N U Ku Pa Mu
Sg. Pl. Sg. Pl. Sg. / 1 Pl. / 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 / 14 15 / 17 16 18
Past
Positive nilitunza
nalitunza		 tulitunza
twalitunza		 ulitunza
walitunza		 mlitunza
mwalitunza		 alitunza walitunza ulitunza ilitunza lilitunza yalitunza kilitunza vilitunza ilitunza zilitunza ulitunza kulitunza palitunza mulitunza
Relative niliotunza
naliotunza		 tuliotunza
twaliotunza		 uliotunza
waliotunza		 mliotunza
mwaliotunza		 aliotunza waliotunza uliotunza iliotunza liliotunza yaliotunza kiliotunza viliotunza iliotunza ziliotunza uliotunza kuliotunza paliotunza muliotunza
Negative sikutunza hatukutunza hukutunza hamkutunza hakutunza hawakutunza haukutunza haikutunza halikutunza hayakutunza hakikutunza havikutunza haikutunza hazikutunza haukutunza hakukutunza hapakutunza hamukutunza
Present
Positive ninatunza
natunza		 tunatunza unatunza mnatunza anatunza wanatunza unatunza inatunza linatunza yanatunza kinatunza vinatunza inatunza zinatunza unatunza kunatunza panatunza munatunza
Relative ninaotunza
naotunza		 tunaotunza unaotunza mnaotunza anaotunza wanaotunza unaotunza inaotunza linaotunza yanaotunza kinaotunza vinaotunza inaotunza zinaotunza unaotunza kunaotunza panaotunza munaotunza
Negative situnzi hatutunzi hutunzi hamtunzi hatunzi hawatunzi hautunzi haitunzi halitunzi hayatunzi hakitunzi havitunzi haitunzi hazitunzi hautunzi hakutunzi hapatunzi hamutunzi
Future
Positive nitatunza tutatunza utatunza mtatunza atatunza watatunza utatunza itatunza litatunza yatatunza kitatunza vitatunza itatunza zitatunza utatunza kutatunza patatunza mutatunza
Relative nitakaotunza tutakaotunza utakaotunza mtakaotunza atakaotunza watakaotunza utakaotunza itakaotunza litakaotunza yatakaotunza kitakaotunza vitakaotunza itakaotunza zitakaotunza utakaotunza kutakaotunza patakaotunza mutakaotunza
Negative sitatunza hatutatunza hutatunza hamtatunza hatatunza hawatatunza hautatunza haitatunza halitatunza hayatatunza hakitatunza havitatunza haitatunza hazitatunza hautatunza hakutatunza hapatatunza hamutatunza
Subjunctive
Positive nitunze tutunze utunze mtunze atunze watunze utunze itunze litunze yatunze kitunze vitunze itunze zitunze utunze kutunze patunze mutunze
Negative nisitunze tusitunze usitunze msitunze asitunze wasitunze usitunze isitunze lisitunze yasitunze kisitunze visitunze isitunze zisitunze usitunze kusitunze pasitunze musitunze
Present Conditional
Positive ningetunza tungetunza ungetunza mngetunza angetunza wangetunza ungetunza ingetunza lingetunza yangetunza kingetunza vingetunza ingetunza zingetunza ungetunza kungetunza pangetunza mungetunza
Negative nisingetunza
singetunza		 tusingetunza
hatungetunza		 usingetunza
hungetunza		 msingetunza
hamngetunza		 asingetunza
hangetunza		 wasingetunza
hawangetunza		 usingetunza
haungetunza		 isingetunza
haingetunza		 lisingetunza
halingetunza		 yasingetunza
hayangetunza		 kisingetunza
hakingetunza		 visingetunza
havingetunza		 isingetunza
haingetunza		 zisingetunza
hazingetunza		 usingetunza
haungetunza		 kusingetunza
hakungetunza		 pasingetunza
hapangetunza		 musingetunza
hamungetunza
Past Conditional
Positive ningalitunza tungalitunza ungalitunza mngalitunza angalitunza wangalitunza ungalitunza ingalitunza lingalitunza yangalitunza kingalitunza vingalitunza ingalitunza zingalitunza ungalitunza kungalitunza pangalitunza mungalitunza
Negative nisingalitunza
singalitunza		 tusingalitunza
hatungalitunza		 usingalitunza
hungalitunza		 msingalitunza
hamngalitunza		 asingalitunza
hangalitunza		 wasingalitunza
hawangalitunza		 usingalitunza
haungalitunza		 isingalitunza
haingalitunza		 lisingalitunza
halingalitunza		 yasingalitunza
hayangalitunza		 kisingalitunza
hakingalitunza		 visingalitunza
havingalitunza		 isingalitunza
haingalitunza		 zisingalitunza
hazingalitunza		 usingalitunza
haungalitunza		 kusingalitunza
hakungalitunza		 pasingalitunza
hapangalitunza		 musingalitunza
hamungalitunza
Conditional Contrary to Fact
Positive ningelitunza tungelitunza ungelitunza mngelitunza angelitunza wangelitunza ungelitunza ingelitunza lingelitunza yangelitunza kingelitunza vingelitunza ingelitunza zingelitunza ungelitunza kungelitunza pangelitunza mungelitunza
General Relative
Positive nitunzao tutunzao utunzao mtunzao atunzao watunzao utunzao itunzao litunzao yatunzao kitunzao vitunzao itunzao zitunzao utunzao kutunzao patunzao mutunzao
Negative nisiotunza tusiotunza usiotunza msiotunza asiotunza wasiotunza usiotunza isiotunza lisiotunza yasiotunza kisiotunza visiotunza isiotunza zisiotunza usiotunza kusiotunza pasiotunza musiotunza
Gnomic
Positive natunza twatunza watunza mwatunza atunza watunza watunza yatunza latunza yatunza chatunza vyatunza yatunza zatunza watunza kwatunza patunza mwatunza
Perfect
Positive nimetunza tumetunza umetunza mmetunza ametunza wametunza umetunza imetunza limetunza yametunza kimetunza vimetunza imetunza zimetunza umetunza kumetunza pametunza mumetunza
"Already"
Positive nimeshatunza tumeshatunza umeshatunza mmeshatunza ameshatunza wameshatunza umeshatunza imeshatunza limeshatunza yameshatunza kimeshatunza vimeshatunza imeshatunza zimeshatunza umeshatunza kumeshatunza pameshatunza mumeshatunza
"Not yet"
Negative sijatunza hatujatunza hujatunza hamjatunza hajatunza hawajatunza haujatunza haijatunza halijatunza hayajatunza hakijatunza havijatunza haijatunza hazijatunza haujatunza hakujatunza hapajatunza hamujatunza
"If/When"
Positive nikitunza tukitunza ukitunza mkitunza akitunza wakitunza ukitunza ikitunza likitunza yakitunza kikitunza vikitunza ikitunza zikitunza ukitunza kukitunza pakitunza mukitunza
"If not"
Negative nisipotunza tusipotunza usipotunza msipotunza asipotunza wasipotunza usipotunza isipotunza lisipotunza yasipotunza kisipotunza visipotunza isipotunza zisipotunza usipotunza kusipotunza pasipotunza musipotunza
Consecutive
Positive nikatunza tukatunza ukatunza mkatunza akatunza wakatunza ukatunza ikatunza likatunza yakatunza kikatunza vikatunza ikatunza zikatunza ukatunza kukatunza pakatunza mukatunza
Not all possible forms are listed in the table. Transitive verbs can take object concords, relative concords can agree with all noun classes, and many other forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

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