tatiza

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-tatiza (infinitive kutatiza)

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

Conjugation

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

• Verbal derivations:
  • Stative: -tatizika

• Nominal derivations:
  • tatizo (“problem, difficulty”)