kamata

Lingala

Etymology

From Swahili -kamata, borrowed before 1900.

Verb

-kamata (infinitive kokamata)

1. take, seize

Purepecha

Noun

kamata

1. atole

Sango

Verb

kamata

1. to take
2. to seize

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κάματος (kámatos).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kâmata/
• Hyphenation: ka‧ma‧ta

Noun

kȁmata f (Cyrillic spelling ка̏мата)

1. (finance) interest

Declension

Declension of kamata

	singular	plural
nominative	kamata	kamate
genitive	kamate	kamata
dative	kamati	kamatama
accusative	kamatu	kamate
vocative	kamato	kamate
locative	kamati	kamatama
instrumental	kamatom	kamatama

References

• “kamata” in Hrvatski jezični portal

Swahili

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya)

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Verb

-kamata (infinitive kukamata)

1. to hold (grasp)
2. to take, seize (take possession of (by force, law etc))

Conjugation

Conjugation of -kamata
Positive present -nakamata Subjunctive -kamate Negative -kamati Imperative singular kamata
Infinitives
Positive kukamata Negative kutokamata
Imperatives
Singular kamata Plural kamateni
Tensed forms
Habitual hukamata Positive past positive subject concord + -likamata Negative past negative subject concord + -kukamata
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nakamata) Singular Plural 1st person ninakamata/nakamata tunakamata 2nd person unakamata mnakamata 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anakamata wanakamata other classes positive subject concord + -nakamata
Negative present (negative subject concord + -kamati) Singular Plural 1st person sikamati hatukamati 2nd person hukamati hamkamati 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hakamati hawakamati other classes negative subject concord + -kamati
Positive future positive subject concord + -takamata Negative future negative subject concord + -takamata
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -kamate) Singular Plural 1st person nikamate tukamate 2nd person ukamate mkamate 3rd person m-wa(I/II) akamate wakamate other classes positive subject concord + -kamate
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sikamate Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngekamata Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singekamata Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalikamata Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalikamata
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -akamata) Singular Plural 1st person nakamata twakamata 2nd person wakamata mwakamata 3rd person m-wa(I/II) akamata wakamata m-mi(III/IV) wakamata yakamata ji-ma(V/VI) lakamata yakamata ki-vi(VII/VIII) chakamata vyakamata n(IX/X) yakamata zakamata u(XI) wakamata see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwakamata pa(XVI) pakamata mu(XVIII) mwakamata
Perfect positive subject concord + -mekamata "Already" positive subject concord + -meshakamata "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jakamata "If/When" positive subject concord + -kikamata "If not" positive subject concord + -sipokamata Consecutive kakamata / positive subject concord + -kakamata Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kakamate
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nikamata -tukamata 2nd person -kukamata -wakamata/-kukamateni/-wakamateni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mkamata -wakamata m-mi(III/IV) -ukamata -ikamata ji-ma(V/VI) -likamata -yakamata ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kikamata -vikamata n(IX/X) -ikamata -zikamata u(XI) -ukamata see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kukamata pa(XVI) -pakamata mu(XVIII) -mukamata Reflexive -jikamata
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -kamata- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -kamataye -kamatao m-mi(III/IV) -kamatao -kamatayo ji-ma(V/VI) -kamatalo -kamatayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kamatacho -kamatavyo n(IX/X) -kamatayo -kamatazo u(XI) -kamatao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kamatako pa(XVI) -kamatapo mu(XVIII) -kamatamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -kamata) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yekamata -okamata m-mi(III/IV) -okamata -yokamata ji-ma(V/VI) -lokamata -yokamata ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chokamata -vyokamata n(IX/X) -yokamata -zokamata u(XI) -okamata see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kokamata pa(XVI) -pokamata mu(XVIII) -mokamata
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:
  • Applicative: -kamatia
  • Causative: -kamatisha
  • Passive: -kamatwa (“to be arrested”)
  • Reciprocal: -kamatana
  • Stative: -kamatika