tatiza

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Swahili

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Pronunciation

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  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Verb

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-tatiza (infinitive kutatiza)

  1. Causative form of -tata: to complicate, make difficult

Conjugation

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Conjugation of -tatiza
Positive present -natatiza
Subjunctive -tatize
Negative -tatizi
Imperative singular tatiza
Infinitives
Positive kutatiza
Negative kutotatiza
Imperatives
Singular tatiza
Plural tatizeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hutatiza
Positive past positive subject concord + -litatiza
Negative past negative subject concord + -kutatiza
Positive present (positive subject concord + -natatiza)
Singular Plural
1st person ninatatiza/natatiza tunatatiza
2nd person unatatiza mnatatiza
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anatatiza wanatatiza
other classes positive subject concord + -natatiza
Negative present (negative subject concord + -tatizi)
Singular Plural
1st person sitatizi hatutatizi
2nd person hutatizi hamtatizi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hatatizi hawatatizi
other classes negative subject concord + -tatizi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tatatiza
Negative future negative subject concord + -tatatiza
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -tatize)
Singular Plural
1st person nitatize tutatize
2nd person utatize mtatize
3rd person m-wa(I/II) atatize watatize
other classes positive subject concord + -tatize
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sitatize
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngetatiza
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singetatiza
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalitatiza
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalitatiza
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -atatiza)
Singular Plural
1st person natatiza twatatiza
2nd person watatiza mwatatiza
3rd person m-wa(I/II) atatiza watatiza
m-mi(III/IV) watatiza yatatiza
ji-ma(V/VI) latatiza yatatiza
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chatatiza vyatatiza
n(IX/X) yatatiza zatatiza
u(XI) watatiza see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwatatiza
pa(XVI) patatiza
mu(XVIII) mwatatiza
Perfect positive subject concord + -metatiza
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshatatiza
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jatatiza
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kitatiza
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipotatiza
Consecutive katatiza / positive subject concord + -katatiza
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -katatize
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nitatiza -tutatiza
2nd person -kutatiza -watatiza/-kutatizeni/-watatizeni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mtatiza -watatiza
m-mi(III/IV) -utatiza -itatiza
ji-ma(V/VI) -litatiza -yatatiza
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kitatiza -vitatiza
n(IX/X) -itatiza -zitatiza
u(XI) -utatiza see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kutatiza
pa(XVI) -patatiza
mu(XVIII) -mutatiza
Reflexive -jitatiza
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -tatiza- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -tatizaye -tatizao
m-mi(III/IV) -tatizao -tatizayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -tatizalo -tatizayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -tatizacho -tatizavyo
n(IX/X) -tatizayo -tatizazo
u(XI) -tatizao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -tatizako
pa(XVI) -tatizapo
mu(XVIII) -tatizamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -tatiza)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yetatiza -otatiza
m-mi(III/IV) -otatiza -yotatiza
ji-ma(V/VI) -lotatiza -yotatiza
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chotatiza -vyotatiza
n(IX/X) -yotatiza -zotatiza
u(XI) -otatiza see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kotatiza
pa(XVI) -potatiza
mu(XVIII) -motatiza
Some 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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