tazamika

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-tazamika (infinitive kutazamika)

1. Stative form of -tazama: to be attractive

Conjugation

Conjugation of -tazamika
Positive present -natazamika Subjunctive -tazamike Negative -tazamiki Imperative singular tazamika
Infinitives
Positive kutazamika Negative kutotazamika
Imperatives
Singular tazamika Plural tazamikeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hutazamika Positive past positive subject concord + -litazamika Negative past negative subject concord + -kutazamika
Positive present (positive subject concord + -natazamika) Singular Plural 1st person ninatazamika/natazamika tunatazamika 2nd person unatazamika mnatazamika 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anatazamika wanatazamika other classes positive subject concord + -natazamika
Negative present (negative subject concord + -tazamiki) Singular Plural 1st person sitazamiki hatutazamiki 2nd person hutazamiki hamtazamiki 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hatazamiki hawatazamiki other classes negative subject concord + -tazamiki
Positive future positive subject concord + -tatazamika Negative future negative subject concord + -tatazamika
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -tazamike) Singular Plural 1st person nitazamike tutazamike 2nd person utazamike mtazamike 3rd person m-wa(I/II) atazamike watazamike other classes positive subject concord + -tazamike
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sitazamike Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngetazamika Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singetazamika Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalitazamika Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalitazamika
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -atazamika) Singular Plural 1st person natazamika twatazamika 2nd person watazamika mwatazamika 3rd person m-wa(I/II) atazamika watazamika m-mi(III/IV) watazamika yatazamika ji-ma(V/VI) latazamika yatazamika ki-vi(VII/VIII) chatazamika vyatazamika n(IX/X) yatazamika zatazamika u(XI) watazamika see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwatazamika pa(XVI) patazamika mu(XVIII) mwatazamika
Perfect positive subject concord + -metazamika "Already" positive subject concord + -meshatazamika "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jatazamika "If/When" positive subject concord + -kitazamika "If not" positive subject concord + -sipotazamika Consecutive katazamika / positive subject concord + -katazamika Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -katazamike
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nitazamika -tutazamika 2nd person -kutazamika -watazamika/-kutazamikeni/-watazamikeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mtazamika -watazamika m-mi(III/IV) -utazamika -itazamika ji-ma(V/VI) -litazamika -yatazamika ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kitazamika -vitazamika n(IX/X) -itazamika -zitazamika u(XI) -utazamika see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kutazamika pa(XVI) -patazamika mu(XVIII) -mutazamika Reflexive -jitazamika
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -tazamika- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -tazamikaye -tazamikao m-mi(III/IV) -tazamikao -tazamikayo ji-ma(V/VI) -tazamikalo -tazamikayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -tazamikacho -tazamikavyo n(IX/X) -tazamikayo -tazamikazo u(XI) -tazamikao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -tazamikako pa(XVI) -tazamikapo mu(XVIII) -tazamikamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -tazamika) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yetazamika -otazamika m-mi(III/IV) -otazamika -yotazamika ji-ma(V/VI) -lotazamika -yotazamika ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chotazamika -vyotazamika n(IX/X) -yotazamika -zotazamika u(XI) -otazamika see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kotazamika pa(XVI) -potazamika mu(XVIII) -motazamika
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.