Swahili

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic [Term?].

Verb

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-tahakiki (infinitive kutahakiki)

  1. to review, critique

Conjugation

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Conjugation of -tahakiki
Positive present -natahakiki
Subjunctive -tahakiki
Negative -tahakiki
Imperative singular tahakiki
Infinitives
Positive kutahakiki
Negative kutotahakiki
Imperatives
Singular tahakiki
Plural tahakikini
Tensed forms
Habitual hutahakiki
Positive past positive subject concord + -litahakiki
Negative past negative subject concord + -kutahakiki
Positive present (positive subject concord + -natahakiki)
Singular Plural
1st person ninatahakiki/natahakiki tunatahakiki
2nd person unatahakiki mnatahakiki
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anatahakiki wanatahakiki
other classes positive subject concord + -natahakiki
Negative present (negative subject concord + -tahakiki)
Singular Plural
1st person sitahakiki hatutahakiki
2nd person hutahakiki hamtahakiki
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hatahakiki hawatahakiki
other classes negative subject concord + -tahakiki
Positive future positive subject concord + -tatahakiki
Negative future negative subject concord + -tatahakiki
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -tahakiki)
Singular Plural
1st person nitahakiki tutahakiki
2nd person utahakiki mtahakiki
3rd person m-wa(I/II) atahakiki watahakiki
other classes positive subject concord + -tahakiki
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sitahakiki
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngetahakiki
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singetahakiki
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalitahakiki
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalitahakiki
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -atahakiki)
Singular Plural
1st person natahakiki twatahakiki
2nd person watahakiki mwatahakiki
3rd person m-wa(I/II) atahakiki watahakiki
m-mi(III/IV) watahakiki yatahakiki
ji-ma(V/VI) latahakiki yatahakiki
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chatahakiki vyatahakiki
n(IX/X) yatahakiki zatahakiki
u(XI) watahakiki see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwatahakiki
pa(XVI) patahakiki
mu(XVIII) mwatahakiki
Perfect positive subject concord + -metahakiki
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshatahakiki
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jatahakiki
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kitahakiki
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipotahakiki
Consecutive katahakiki / positive subject concord + -katahakiki
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -katahakiki
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nitahakiki -tutahakiki
2nd person -kutahakiki -watahakiki/-kutahakikini/-watahakikini
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mtahakiki -watahakiki
m-mi(III/IV) -utahakiki -itahakiki
ji-ma(V/VI) -litahakiki -yatahakiki
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kitahakiki -vitahakiki
n(IX/X) -itahakiki -zitahakiki
u(XI) -utahakiki see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kutahakiki
pa(XVI) -patahakiki
mu(XVIII) -mutahakiki
Reflexive -jitahakiki
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -tahakiki- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -tahakikiye -tahakikio
m-mi(III/IV) -tahakikio -tahakikiyo
ji-ma(V/VI) -tahakikilo -tahakikiyo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -tahakikicho -tahakikivyo
n(IX/X) -tahakikiyo -tahakikizo
u(XI) -tahakikio see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -tahakikiko
pa(XVI) -tahakikipo
mu(XVIII) -tahakikimo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -tahakiki)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yetahakiki -otahakiki
m-mi(III/IV) -otahakiki -yotahakiki
ji-ma(V/VI) -lotahakiki -yotahakiki
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chotahakiki -vyotahakiki
n(IX/X) -yotahakiki -zotahakiki
u(XI) -otahakiki see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kotahakiki
pa(XVI) -potahakiki
mu(XVIII) -motahakiki
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.