# tatamisa
## Zulu
### Etymology

From -tatama +‎ -isa.

### Verb

-tatamisa
* (transitive) to handle with care
* (transitive) to nurse, to care for

#### Inflection

Tone L :
| Infinitive | ukutatamisa |
| | Positive | Negative |
| Infinitive | ukutatamisa | ukungatatamisi |
| | Imperative | Imperative |
| | Simple | + object concord |
| Singular | tatamisa | -tatamise |
| Plural | tatamisani | -tatamiseni |
| | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngiyatatamisa, ngitatamisa | engitatamisayo, engitatamisa | ngitatamisa | angitatamisi | engingatatamisi | ngingatatamisi |
| 2nd singular | uyatatamisa, utatamisa | otatamisayo, otatamisa | utatamisa | awutatamisi | ongatatamisi | ungatatamisi |
| 1st plural | siyatatamisa, sitatamisa | esitatamisayo, esitatamisa | sitatamisa | asitatamisi | esingatatamisi | singatatamisi |
| 2nd plural | niyatatamisa, nitatamisa | enitatamisayo, enitatamisa | nitatamisa | anitatamisi | eningatatamisi | ningatatamisi |
| Class 1 | uyatatamisa, utatamisa | otatamisayo, otatamisa | etatamisa | akatatamisi | ongatatamisi | engatatamisi |
| Class 2 | bayatatamisa, batatamisa | abatatamisayo, abatatamisa | betatamisa | abatatamisi | abangatatamisi | bengatatamisi |
| Class 3 | uyatatamisa, utatamisa | otatamisayo, otatamisa | utatamisa | awutatamisi | ongatatamisi | ungatatamisi |
| Class 4 | iyatatamisa, itatamisa | etatamisayo, etatamisa | itatamisa | ayitatamisi | engatatamisi | ingatatamisi |
| Class 5 | liyatatamisa, litatamisa | elitatamisayo, elitatamisa | litatamisa | alitatamisi | elingatatamisi | lingatatamisi |
| Class 6 | ayatatamisa, atatamisa | atatamisayo, atatamisa | etatamisa | awatatamisi | angatatamisi | engatatamisi |
| Class 7 | siyatatamisa, sitatamisa | esitatamisayo, esitatamisa | sitatamisa | asitatamisi | esingatatamisi | singatatamisi |
| Class 8 | ziyatatamisa, zitatamisa | ezitatamisayo, ezitatamisa | zitatamisa | azitatamisi | ezingatatamisi | zingatatamisi |
| Class 9 | iyatatamisa, itatamisa | etatamisayo, etatamisa | itatamisa | ayitatamisi | engatatamisi | ingatatamisi |
| Class 10 | ziyatatamisa, zitatamisa | ezitatamisayo, ezitatamisa | zitatamisa | azitatamisi | ezingatatamisi | zingatatamisi |
| Class 11 | luyatatamisa, lutatamisa | olutatamisayo, olutatamisa | lutatamisa | alutatamisi | olungatatamisi | lungatatamisi |
| Class 14 | buyatatamisa, butatamisa | obutatamisayo, obutatamisa | butatamisa | abutatamisi | obungatatamisi | bungatatamisi |
| Class 15 | kuyatatamisa, kutatamisa | okutatamisayo, okutatamisa | kutatamisa | akutatamisi | okungatatamisi | kungatatamisi |
| Class 17 | kuyatatamisa, kutatamisa | okutatamisayo, okutatamisa | kutatamisa | akutatamisi | okungatatamisi | kungatatamisi |
| | Recent past | Recent past | Recent past | Recent past | Recent past | Recent past |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngitatamisile, ngitatamisē | engitatamisile, engitatamisē | ngitatamisile, ngitatamisē | angitatamisanga | engingatatamisanga | ngingatatamisanga |
| 2nd singular | utatamisile, utatamisē | otatamisile, otatamisē | utatamisile, utatamisē | awutatamisanga | ongatatamisanga | ungatatamisanga |
| 1st plural | sitatamisile, sitatamisē | esitatamisile, esitatamisē | sitatamisile, sitatamisē | asitatamisanga | esingatatamisanga | singatatamisanga |
| 2nd plural | nitatamisile, nitatamisē | enitatamisile, enitatamisē | nitatamisile, nitatamisē | anitatamisanga | eningatatamisanga | ningatatamisanga |
| Class 1 | utatamisile, utatamisē | otatamisile, otatamisē | etatamisile, etatamisē | akatatamisanga | ongatatamisanga | engatatamisanga |
| Class 2 | batatamisile, batatamisē | abatatamisile, abatatamisē | betatamisile, betatamisē | abatatamisanga | abangatatamisanga | bengatatamisanga |
| Class 3 | utatamisile, utatamisē | otatamisile, otatamisē | utatamisile, utatamisē | awutatamisanga | ongatatamisanga | ungatatamisanga |
| Class 4 | itatamisile, itatamisē | etatamisile, etatamisē | itatamisile, itatamisē | ayitatamisanga | engatatamisanga | ingatatamisanga |
| Class 5 | litatamisile, litatamisē | elitatamisile, elitatamisē | litatamisile, litatamisē | alitatamisanga | elingatatamisanga | lingatatamisanga |
| Class 6 | atatamisile, atatamisē | atatamisile, atatamisē | etatamisile, etatamisē | awatatamisanga | angatatamisanga | engatatamisanga |
| Class 7 | sitatamisile, sitatamisē | esitatamisile, esitatamisē | sitatamisile, sitatamisē | asitatamisanga | esingatatamisanga | singatatamisanga |
| Class 8 | zitatamisile, zitatamisē | ezitatamisile, ezitatamisē | zitatamisile, zitatamisē | azitatamisanga | ezingatatamisanga | zingatatamisanga |
| Class 9 | itatamisile, itatamisē | etatamisile, etatamisē | itatamisile, itatamisē | ayitatamisanga | engatatamisanga | ingatatamisanga |
| Class 10 | zitatamisile, zitatamisē | ezitatamisile, ezitatamisē | zitatamisile, zitatamisē | azitatamisanga | ezingatatamisanga | zingatatamisanga |
| Class 11 | lutatamisile, lutatamisē | olutatamisile, olutatamisē | lutatamisile, lutatamisē | alutatamisanga | olungatatamisanga | lungatatamisanga |
| Class 14 | butatamisile, butatamisē | obutatamisile, obutatamisē | butatamisile, butatamisē | abutatamisanga | obungatatamisanga | bungatatamisanga |
| Class 15 | kutatamisile, kutatamisē | okutatamisile, okutatamisē | kutatamisile, kutatamisē | akutatamisanga | okungatatamisanga | kungatatamisanga |
| Class 17 | kutatamisile, kutatamisē | okutatamisile, okutatamisē | kutatamisile, kutatamisē | akutatamisanga | okungatatamisanga | kungatatamisanga |
| | Remote past | Remote past | Remote past | Remote past | Remote past | Remote past |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngātatamisa | engātatamisa | ngātatamisa | angitatamisanga | engingatatamisanga | ngingatatamisanga |
| 2nd singular | wātatamisa | owātatamisa | wātatamisa | awutatamisanga | ongatatamisanga | ungatatamisanga |
| 1st plural | sātatamisa | esātatamisa | sātatamisa | asitatamisanga | esingatatamisanga | singatatamisanga |
| 2nd plural | nātatamisa | enātatamisa | nātatamisa | anitatamisanga | eningatatamisanga | ningatatamisanga |
| Class 1 | wātatamisa | owātatamisa | ātatamisa | akatatamisanga | ongatatamisanga | engatatamisanga |
| Class 2 | bātatamisa | abātatamisa | bātatamisa | abatatamisanga | abangatatamisanga | bengatatamisanga |
| Class 3 | wātatamisa | owātatamisa | wātatamisa | awutatamisanga | ongatatamisanga | ungatatamisanga |
| Class 4 | yātatamisa | eyātatamisa | yātatamisa | ayitatamisanga | engatatamisanga | ingatatamisanga |
| Class 5 | lātatamisa | elātatamisa | lātatamisa | alitatamisanga | elingatatamisanga | lingatatamisanga |
| Class 6 | ātatamisa | ātatamisa | ātatamisa | awatatamisanga | angatatamisanga | engatatamisanga |
| Class 7 | sātatamisa | esātatamisa | sātatamisa | asitatamisanga | esingatatamisanga | singatatamisanga |
| Class 8 | zātatamisa | ezātatamisa | zātatamisa | azitatamisanga | ezingatatamisanga | zingatatamisanga |
| Class 9 | yātatamisa | eyātatamisa | yātatamisa | ayitatamisanga | engatatamisanga | ingatatamisanga |
| Class 10 | zātatamisa | ezātatamisa | zātatamisa | azitatamisanga | ezingatatamisanga | zingatatamisanga |
| Class 11 | lwātatamisa | olwātatamisa | lwātatamisa | alutatamisanga | olungatatamisanga | lungatatamisanga |
| Class 14 | bātatamisa | obātatamisa | bātatamisa | abutatamisanga | obungatatamisanga | bungatatamisanga |
| Class 15 | kwātatamisa | okwātatamisa | kwātatamisa | akutatamisanga | okungatatamisanga | kungatatamisanga |
| Class 17 | kwātatamisa | okwātatamisa | kwātatamisa | akutatamisanga | okungatatamisanga | kungatatamisanga |
| | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngingatatamisa | — | ngingatatamisa | ngingetatamise | — | ngingetatamise |
| 2nd singular | ungatatamisa | — | ungatatamisa | ungetatamise | — | ungetatamise |
| 1st plural | singatatamisa | — | singatatamisa | singetatamise | — | singetatamise |
| 2nd plural | ningatatamisa | — | ningatatamisa | ningetatamise | — | ningetatamise |
| Class 1 | angatatamisa | — | engatatamisa | angetatamise | — | engetatamise |
| Class 2 | bangatatamisa | — | bengatatamisa | bangetatamise | — | bengetatamise |
| Class 3 | ungatatamisa | — | ungatatamisa | ungetatamise | — | ungetatamise |
| Class 4 | ingatatamisa | — | ingatatamisa | ingetatamise | — | ingetatamise |
| Class 5 | lingatatamisa | — | lingatatamisa | lingetatamise | — | lingetatamise |
| Class 6 | angatatamisa | — | engatatamisa | angetatamise | — | engetatamise |
| Class 7 | singatatamisa | — | singatatamisa | singetatamise | — | singetatamise |
| Class 8 | zingatatamisa | — | zingatatamisa | zingetatamise | — | zingetatamise |
| Class 9 | ingatatamisa | — | ingatatamisa | ingetatamise | — | ingetatamise |
| Class 10 | zingatatamisa | — | zingatatamisa | zingetatamise | — | zingetatamise |
| Class 11 | lungatatamisa | — | lungatatamisa | lungetatamise | — | lungetatamise |
| Class 14 | bungatatamisa | — | bungatatamisa | bungetatamise | — | bungetatamise |
| Class 15 | kungatatamisa | — | kungatatamisa | kungetatamise | — | kungetatamise |
| Class 17 | kungatatamisa | — | kungatatamisa | kungetatamise | — | kungetatamise |
| | Immediate future | Immediate future | Immediate future | Immediate future | Immediate future | Immediate future |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngizotatamisa | engizotatamisa | ngizotatamisa | angizutatamisa | engingezutatamisa | ngingezutatamisa |
| 2nd singular | uzotatamisa | ozotatamisa | uzotatamisa | awuzutatamisa | ongezutatamisa | ungezutatamisa |
| 1st plural | sizotatamisa | esizotatamisa | sizotatamisa | asizutatamisa | esingezutatamisa | singezutatamisa |
| 2nd plural | nizotatamisa | enizotatamisa | nizotatamisa | anizutatamisa | eningezutatamisa | ningezutatamisa |
| Class 1 | uzotatamisa | ozotatamisa | ezotatamisa | akazutatamisa | ongezutatamisa | engezutatamisa |
| Class 2 | bazotatamisa | abazotatamisa | bezotatamisa | abazutatamisa | abangezutatamisa | bengezutatamisa |
| Class 3 | uzotatamisa | ozotatamisa | uzotatamisa | awuzutatamisa | ongezutatamisa | ungezutatamisa |
| Class 4 | izotatamisa | ezotatamisa | izotatamisa | ayizutatamisa | engezutatamisa | ingezutatamisa |
| Class 5 | lizotatamisa | elizotatamisa | lizotatamisa | alizutatamisa | elingezutatamisa | lingezutatamisa |
| Class 6 | azotatamisa | azotatamisa | ezotatamisa | awazutatamisa | angezutatamisa | engezutatamisa |
| Class 7 | sizotatamisa | esizotatamisa | sizotatamisa | asizutatamisa | esingezutatamisa | singezutatamisa |
| Class 8 | zizotatamisa | ezizotatamisa | zizotatamisa | azizutatamisa | ezingezutatamisa | zingezutatamisa |
| Class 9 | izotatamisa | ezotatamisa | izotatamisa | ayizutatamisa | engezutatamisa | ingezutatamisa |
| Class 10 | zizotatamisa | ezizotatamisa | zizotatamisa | azizutatamisa | ezingezutatamisa | zingezutatamisa |
| Class 11 | luzotatamisa | oluzotatamisa | luzotatamisa | aluzutatamisa | olungezutatamisa | lungezutatamisa |
| Class 14 | buzotatamisa | obuzotatamisa | buzotatamisa | abuzutatamisa | obungezutatamisa | bungezutatamisa |
| Class 15 | kuzotatamisa | okuzotatamisa | kuzotatamisa | akuzutatamisa | okungezutatamisa | kungezutatamisa |
| Class 17 | kuzotatamisa | okuzotatamisa | kuzotatamisa | akuzutatamisa | okungezutatamisa | kungezutatamisa |
| | Remote future | Remote future | Remote future | Remote future | Remote future | Remote future |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngiyotatamisa | engiyotatamisa | ngiyotatamisa | angiyutatamisa | engingeyutatamisa | ngingeyutatamisa |
| 2nd singular | uyotatamisa | oyotatamisa | uyotatamisa | awuyutatamisa | ongeyutatamisa | ungeyutatamisa |
| 1st plural | siyotatamisa | esiyotatamisa | siyotatamisa | asiyutatamisa | esingeyutatamisa | singeyutatamisa |
| 2nd plural | niyotatamisa | eniyotatamisa | niyotatamisa | aniyutatamisa | eningeyutatamisa | ningeyutatamisa |
| Class 1 | uyotatamisa | oyotatamisa | eyotatamisa | akayutatamisa | ongeyutatamisa | engeyutatamisa |
| Class 2 | bayotatamisa | abayotatamisa | beyotatamisa | abayutatamisa | abangeyutatamisa | bengeyutatamisa |
| Class 3 | uyotatamisa | oyotatamisa | uyotatamisa | awuyutatamisa | ongeyutatamisa | ungeyutatamisa |
| Class 4 | iyotatamisa | eyotatamisa | iyotatamisa | ayiyutatamisa | engeyutatamisa | ingeyutatamisa |
| Class 5 | liyotatamisa | eliyotatamisa | liyotatamisa | aliyutatamisa | elingeyutatamisa | lingeyutatamisa |
| Class 6 | ayotatamisa | ayotatamisa | eyotatamisa | awayutatamisa | angeyutatamisa | engeyutatamisa |
| Class 7 | siyotatamisa | esiyotatamisa | siyotatamisa | asiyutatamisa | esingeyutatamisa | singeyutatamisa |
| Class 8 | ziyotatamisa | eziyotatamisa | ziyotatamisa | aziyutatamisa | ezingeyutatamisa | zingeyutatamisa |
| Class 9 | iyotatamisa | eyotatamisa | iyotatamisa | ayiyutatamisa | engeyutatamisa | ingeyutatamisa |
| Class 10 | ziyotatamisa | eziyotatamisa | ziyotatamisa | aziyutatamisa | ezingeyutatamisa | zingeyutatamisa |
| Class 11 | luyotatamisa | oluyotatamisa | luyotatamisa | aluyutatamisa | olungeyutatamisa | lungeyutatamisa |
| Class 14 | buyotatamisa | obuyotatamisa | buyotatamisa | abuyutatamisa | obungeyutatamisa | bungeyutatamisa |
| Class 15 | kuyotatamisa | okuyotatamisa | kuyotatamisa | akuyutatamisa | okungeyutatamisa | kungeyutatamisa |
| Class 17 | kuyotatamisa | okuyotatamisa | kuyotatamisa | akuyutatamisa | okungeyutatamisa | kungeyutatamisa |
| | Present subjunctive | Present subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngitatamise | ngingatatamisi |
| 2nd singular | utatamise | ungatatamisi |
| 1st plural | sitatamise | singatatamisi |
| 2nd plural | nitatamise | ningatatamisi |
| Class 1 | atatamise | angatatamisi |
| Class 2 | batatamise | bangatatamisi |
| Class 3 | utatamise | ungatatamisi |
| Class 4 | itatamise | ingatatamisi |
| Class 5 | litatamise | lingatatamisi |
| Class 6 | atatamise | angatatamisi |
| Class 7 | sitatamise | singatatamisi |
| Class 8 | zitatamise | zingatatamisi |
| Class 9 | itatamise | ingatatamisi |
| Class 10 | zitatamise | zingatatamisi |
| Class 11 | lutatamise | lungatatamisi |
| Class 14 | butatamise | bungatatamisi |
| Class 15 | kutatamise | kungatatamisi |
| Class 17 | kutatamise | kungatatamisi |
| | Past subjunctive | Past subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngatatamisa | ngangatatamisa, angatatamisa, angangatatamisa |
| 2nd singular | watatamisa | wangatatamisa, awatatamisa, awangatatamisa |
| 1st plural | satatamisa | sangatatamisa, asatatamisa, asangatatamisa |
| 2nd plural | natatamisa | nangatatamisa, anatatamisa, anangatatamisa |
| Class 1 | watatamisa | wangatatamisa, akatatamisa, akangatatamisa |
| Class 2 | batatamisa | bangatatamisa, abatatamisa, abangatatamisa |
| Class 3 | watatamisa | wangatatamisa, awatatamisa, awangatatamisa |
| Class 4 | yatatamisa | yangatatamisa, ayatatamisa, ayangatatamisa |
| Class 5 | latatamisa | langatatamisa, alatatamisa, alangatatamisa |
| Class 6 | atatamisa | angatatamisa, awatatamisa, awangatatamisa |
| Class 7 | satatamisa | sangatatamisa, asatatamisa, asangatatamisa |
| Class 8 | zatatamisa | zangatatamisa, azatatamisa, azangatatamisa |
| Class 9 | yatatamisa | yangatatamisa, ayatatamisa, ayangatatamisa |
| Class 10 | zatatamisa | zangatatamisa, azatatamisa, azangatatamisa |
| Class 11 | lwatatamisa | lwangatatamisa, alwatatamisa, alwangatatamisa |
| Class 14 | batatamisa | bangatatamisa, abatatamisa, abangatatamisa |
| Class 15 | kwatatamisa | kwangatatamisa, akwatatamisa, akwangatatamisa |
| Class 17 | kwatatamisa | kwangatatamisa, akwatatamisa, akwangatatamisa |

### References

* C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “tatamisa”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “tatamisa (3.3.2.9)”