tazama

Swahili

Verb

-tazama (infinitive kutazama)

to inspect, investigate, examine

Conjugation

Conjugation of -tazama

Non-finite forms

Form

Positive

Negative

Infinitive

kutazama

kutotazama

Simple finite forms

Positive form

Singular

Plural

Imperative

tazama

tazameni

Habitual

hutazama

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	nilitazama nalitazama	tulitazama twalitazama	ulitazama walitazama	mlitazama mwalitazama	alitazama	walitazama	ulitazama	ilitazama	lilitazama	yalitazama	kilitazama	vilitazama	ilitazama	zilitazama	ulitazama	kulitazama	palitazama	mulitazama
Relative	niliotazama naliotazama	tuliotazama twaliotazama	uliotazama waliotazama	mliotazama mwaliotazama	aliotazama	waliotazama	uliotazama	iliotazama	liliotazama	yaliotazama	kiliotazama	viliotazama	iliotazama	ziliotazama	uliotazama	kuliotazama	paliotazama	muliotazama
Negative	sikutazama	hatukutazama	hukutazama	hamkutazama	hakutazama	hawakutazama	haukutazama	haikutazama	halikutazama	hayakutazama	hakikutazama	havikutazama	haikutazama	hazikutazama	haukutazama	hakukutazama	hapakutazama	hamukutazama

Present
Positive	ninatazama natazama	tunatazama	unatazama	mnatazama	anatazama	wanatazama	unatazama	inatazama	linatazama	yanatazama	kinatazama	vinatazama	inatazama	zinatazama	unatazama	kunatazama	panatazama	munatazama
Relative	ninaotazama naotazama	tunaotazama	unaotazama	mnaotazama	anaotazama	wanaotazama	unaotazama	inaotazama	linaotazama	yanaotazama	kinaotazama	vinaotazama	inaotazama	zinaotazama	unaotazama	kunaotazama	panaotazama	munaotazama
Negative	sitazami	hatutazami	hutazami	hamtazami	hatazami	hawatazami	hautazami	haitazami	halitazami	hayatazami	hakitazami	havitazami	haitazami	hazitazami	hautazami	hakutazami	hapatazami	hamutazami

Future
Positive	nitatazama	tutatazama	utatazama	mtatazama	atatazama	watatazama	utatazama	itatazama	litatazama	yatatazama	kitatazama	vitatazama	itatazama	zitatazama	utatazama	kutatazama	patatazama	mutatazama
Relative	nitakaotazama	tutakaotazama	utakaotazama	mtakaotazama	atakaotazama	watakaotazama	utakaotazama	itakaotazama	litakaotazama	yatakaotazama	kitakaotazama	vitakaotazama	itakaotazama	zitakaotazama	utakaotazama	kutakaotazama	patakaotazama	mutakaotazama
Negative	sitatazama	hatutatazama	hutatazama	hamtatazama	hatatazama	hawatatazama	hautatazama	haitatazama	halitatazama	hayatatazama	hakitatazama	havitatazama	haitatazama	hazitatazama	hautatazama	hakutatazama	hapatatazama	hamutatazama

Subjunctive
Positive	nitazame	tutazame	utazame	mtazame	atazame	watazame	utazame	itazame	litazame	yatazame	kitazame	vitazame	itazame	zitazame	utazame	kutazame	patazame	mutazame
Negative	nisitazame	tusitazame	usitazame	msitazame	asitazame	wasitazame	usitazame	isitazame	lisitazame	yasitazame	kisitazame	visitazame	isitazame	zisitazame	usitazame	kusitazame	pasitazame	musitazame

Present Conditional
Positive	ningetazama	tungetazama	ungetazama	mngetazama	angetazama	wangetazama	ungetazama	ingetazama	lingetazama	yangetazama	kingetazama	vingetazama	ingetazama	zingetazama	ungetazama	kungetazama	pangetazama	mungetazama
Negative	nisingetazama singetazama	tusingetazama hatungetazama	usingetazama hungetazama	msingetazama hamngetazama	asingetazama hangetazama	wasingetazama hawangetazama	usingetazama haungetazama	isingetazama haingetazama	lisingetazama halingetazama	yasingetazama hayangetazama	kisingetazama hakingetazama	visingetazama havingetazama	isingetazama haingetazama	zisingetazama hazingetazama	usingetazama haungetazama	kusingetazama hakungetazama	pasingetazama hapangetazama	musingetazama hamungetazama

Past Conditional
Positive	ningalitazama	tungalitazama	ungalitazama	mngalitazama	angalitazama	wangalitazama	ungalitazama	ingalitazama	lingalitazama	yangalitazama	kingalitazama	vingalitazama	ingalitazama	zingalitazama	ungalitazama	kungalitazama	pangalitazama	mungalitazama
Negative	nisingalitazama singalitazama	tusingalitazama hatungalitazama	usingalitazama hungalitazama	msingalitazama hamngalitazama	asingalitazama hangalitazama	wasingalitazama hawangalitazama	usingalitazama haungalitazama	isingalitazama haingalitazama	lisingalitazama halingalitazama	yasingalitazama hayangalitazama	kisingalitazama hakingalitazama	visingalitazama havingalitazama	isingalitazama haingalitazama	zisingalitazama hazingalitazama	usingalitazama haungalitazama	kusingalitazama hakungalitazama	pasingalitazama hapangalitazama	musingalitazama hamungalitazama

Conditional Contrary to Fact
Positive	ningelitazama	tungelitazama	ungelitazama	mngelitazama	angelitazama	wangelitazama	ungelitazama	ingelitazama	lingelitazama	yangelitazama	kingelitazama	vingelitazama	ingelitazama	zingelitazama	ungelitazama	kungelitazama	pangelitazama	mungelitazama

General Relative
Positive	nitazamao	tutazamao	utazamao	mtazamao	atazamao	watazamao	utazamao	itazamao	litazamao	yatazamao	kitazamao	vitazamao	itazamao	zitazamao	utazamao	kutazamao	patazamao	mutazamao
Negative	nisiotazama	tusiotazama	usiotazama	msiotazama	asiotazama	wasiotazama	usiotazama	isiotazama	lisiotazama	yasiotazama	kisiotazama	visiotazama	isiotazama	zisiotazama	usiotazama	kusiotazama	pasiotazama	musiotazama

Gnomic
Positive	natazama	twatazama	watazama	mwatazama	atazama	watazama	watazama	yatazama	latazama	yatazama	chatazama	vyatazama	yatazama	zatazama	watazama	kwatazama	patazama	mwatazama

Perfect
Positive	nimetazama	tumetazama	umetazama	mmetazama	ametazama	wametazama	umetazama	imetazama	limetazama	yametazama	kimetazama	vimetazama	imetazama	zimetazama	umetazama	kumetazama	pametazama	mumetazama

"Already"
Positive	nimeshatazama	tumeshatazama	umeshatazama	mmeshatazama	ameshatazama	wameshatazama	umeshatazama	imeshatazama	limeshatazama	yameshatazama	kimeshatazama	vimeshatazama	imeshatazama	zimeshatazama	umeshatazama	kumeshatazama	pameshatazama	mumeshatazama

"Not yet"
Negative	sijatazama	hatujatazama	hujatazama	hamjatazama	hajatazama	hawajatazama	haujatazama	haijatazama	halijatazama	hayajatazama	hakijatazama	havijatazama	haijatazama	hazijatazama	haujatazama	hakujatazama	hapajatazama	hamujatazama

"If/When"
Positive	nikitazama	tukitazama	ukitazama	mkitazama	akitazama	wakitazama	ukitazama	ikitazama	likitazama	yakitazama	kikitazama	vikitazama	ikitazama	zikitazama	ukitazama	kukitazama	pakitazama	mukitazama

"If not"
Negative	nisipotazama	tusipotazama	usipotazama	msipotazama	asipotazama	wasipotazama	usipotazama	isipotazama	lisipotazama	yasipotazama	kisipotazama	visipotazama	isipotazama	zisipotazama	usipotazama	kusipotazama	pasipotazama	musipotazama

Consecutive
Positive	nikatazama	tukatazama	ukatazama	mkatazama	akatazama	wakatazama	ukatazama	ikatazama	likatazama	yakatazama	kikatazama	vikatazama	ikatazama	zikatazama	ukatazama	kukatazama	pakatazama	mukatazama

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:
- Causative: -tazamisha
- Passive: -tazamiwa
- Stative: -tazamika

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