tunza

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

• Verbal derivations:
  • Applicative: -tunzia
  • Causative: -tunzisha
  • Passive: -tunzwa
  • Reciprocal: -tunzana
  • Stative: -tunzika