tazamisha

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-tazamisha (infinitive kutazamisha)

1. Causative form of -tazama: to be attractive

Conjugation

Conjugation of -tazamisha
Positive present -natazamisha Subjunctive -tazamishe Negative -tazamishi Imperative singular tazamisha
Infinitives
Positive kutazamisha Negative kutotazamisha
Imperatives
Singular tazamisha Plural tazamisheni
Tensed forms
Habitual hutazamisha Positive past positive subject concord + -litazamisha Negative past negative subject concord + -kutazamisha
Positive present (positive subject concord + -natazamisha) Singular Plural 1st person ninatazamisha/natazamisha tunatazamisha 2nd person unatazamisha mnatazamisha 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anatazamisha wanatazamisha other classes positive subject concord + -natazamisha
Negative present (negative subject concord + -tazamishi) Singular Plural 1st person sitazamishi hatutazamishi 2nd person hutazamishi hamtazamishi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hatazamishi hawatazamishi other classes negative subject concord + -tazamishi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tatazamisha Negative future negative subject concord + -tatazamisha
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -tazamishe) Singular Plural 1st person nitazamishe tutazamishe 2nd person utazamishe mtazamishe 3rd person m-wa(I/II) atazamishe watazamishe other classes positive subject concord + -tazamishe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sitazamishe Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngetazamisha Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singetazamisha Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalitazamisha Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalitazamisha
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -atazamisha) Singular Plural 1st person natazamisha twatazamisha 2nd person watazamisha mwatazamisha 3rd person m-wa(I/II) atazamisha watazamisha m-mi(III/IV) watazamisha yatazamisha ji-ma(V/VI) latazamisha yatazamisha ki-vi(VII/VIII) chatazamisha vyatazamisha n(IX/X) yatazamisha zatazamisha u(XI) watazamisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwatazamisha pa(XVI) patazamisha mu(XVIII) mwatazamisha
Perfect positive subject concord + -metazamisha "Already" positive subject concord + -meshatazamisha "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jatazamisha "If/When" positive subject concord + -kitazamisha "If not" positive subject concord + -sipotazamisha Consecutive katazamisha / positive subject concord + -katazamisha Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -katazamishe
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nitazamisha -tutazamisha 2nd person -kutazamisha -watazamisha/-kutazamisheni/-watazamisheni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mtazamisha -watazamisha m-mi(III/IV) -utazamisha -itazamisha ji-ma(V/VI) -litazamisha -yatazamisha ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kitazamisha -vitazamisha n(IX/X) -itazamisha -zitazamisha u(XI) -utazamisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kutazamisha pa(XVI) -patazamisha mu(XVIII) -mutazamisha Reflexive -jitazamisha
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -tazamisha- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -tazamishaye -tazamishao m-mi(III/IV) -tazamishao -tazamishayo ji-ma(V/VI) -tazamishalo -tazamishayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -tazamishacho -tazamishavyo n(IX/X) -tazamishayo -tazamishazo u(XI) -tazamishao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -tazamishako pa(XVI) -tazamishapo mu(XVIII) -tazamishamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -tazamisha) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yetazamisha -otazamisha m-mi(III/IV) -otazamisha -yotazamisha ji-ma(V/VI) -lotazamisha -yotazamisha ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chotazamisha -vyotazamisha n(IX/X) -yotazamisha -zotazamisha u(XI) -otazamisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kotazamisha pa(XVI) -potazamisha mu(XVIII) -motazamisha
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.