Etymology
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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “It looks like a causative of -tatana [recip of -tata], but I can't find attestation for -tatana”)
Pronunciation
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-tatanisha (infinitive kutatanisha)
- to perplex, complicate
Conjugation
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Conjugation of -tatanisha
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Positive present
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-natatanisha
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Subjunctive
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-tatanishe
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Negative
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-tatanishi
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Imperative singular
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tatanisha
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Infinitives
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Imperatives
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Tensed forms
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Habitual
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hutatanisha
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Positive past
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positive subject concord + -litatanisha
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Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kutatanisha
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Positive present (positive subject concord + -natatanisha)
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Singular
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Plural
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1st person
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ninatatanisha/natatanisha
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tunatatanisha
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2nd person
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unatatanisha
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mnatatanisha
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3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anatatanisha
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wanatatanisha
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other classes
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positive subject concord + -natatanisha
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Negative present (negative subject concord + -tatanishi)
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Singular
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Plural
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1st person
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sitatanishi
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hatutatanishi
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2nd person
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hutatanishi
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hamtatanishi
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3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hatatanishi
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hawatatanishi
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other classes
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negative subject concord + -tatanishi
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Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tatatanisha
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Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tatatanisha
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Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -tatanishe)
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Singular
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Plural
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1st person
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nitatanishe
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tutatanishe
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2nd person
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utatanishe
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mtatanishe
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3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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atatanishe
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watatanishe
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other classes
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positive subject concord + -tatanishe
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Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sitatanishe
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Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngetatanisha
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Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singetatanisha
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Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalitatanisha
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Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalitatanisha
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Perfect
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positive subject concord + -metatanisha
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"Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshatatanisha
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"Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jatatanisha
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"If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kitatanisha
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"If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipotatanisha
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Consecutive
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katatanisha / positive subject concord + -katatanisha
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Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -katatanishe
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Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.
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Derived terms
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