takiana

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-takiana (infinitive kutakiana)

1. Reciprocal form of -takia: to want for each other, to wish each other

Conjugation

Conjugation of -takiana
Positive present -natakiana Subjunctive -takiane Negative -takiani Imperative singular takiana
Infinitives
Positive kutakiana Negative kutotakiana
Imperatives
Singular takiana Plural takianeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hutakiana Positive past positive subject concord + -litakiana Negative past negative subject concord + -kutakiana
Positive present (positive subject concord + -natakiana) Singular Plural 1st person ninatakiana/natakiana tunatakiana 2nd person unatakiana mnatakiana 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anatakiana wanatakiana other classes positive subject concord + -natakiana
Negative present (negative subject concord + -takiani) Singular Plural 1st person sitakiani hatutakiani 2nd person hutakiani hamtakiani 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hatakiani hawatakiani other classes negative subject concord + -takiani
Positive future positive subject concord + -tatakiana Negative future negative subject concord + -tatakiana
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -takiane) Singular Plural 1st person nitakiane tutakiane 2nd person utakiane mtakiane 3rd person m-wa(I/II) atakiane watakiane other classes positive subject concord + -takiane
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sitakiane Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngetakiana Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singetakiana Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalitakiana Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalitakiana
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -atakiana) Singular Plural 1st person natakiana twatakiana 2nd person watakiana mwatakiana 3rd person m-wa(I/II) atakiana watakiana m-mi(III/IV) watakiana yatakiana ji-ma(V/VI) latakiana yatakiana ki-vi(VII/VIII) chatakiana vyatakiana n(IX/X) yatakiana zatakiana u(XI) watakiana see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwatakiana pa(XVI) patakiana mu(XVIII) mwatakiana
Perfect positive subject concord + -metakiana "Already" positive subject concord + -meshatakiana "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jatakiana "If/When" positive subject concord + -kitakiana "If not" positive subject concord + -sipotakiana Consecutive katakiana / positive subject concord + -katakiana Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -katakiane Object concord —
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + -takiana- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -takianaye -takianao m-mi(III/IV) -takianao -takianayo ji-ma(V/VI) -takianalo -takianayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -takianacho -takianavyo n(IX/X) -takianayo -takianazo u(XI) -takianao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -takianako pa(XVI) -takianapo mu(XVIII) -takianamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + -takiana) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yetakiana -otakiana m-mi(III/IV) -otakiana -yotakiana ji-ma(V/VI) -lotakiana -yotakiana ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chotakiana -vyotakiana n(IX/X) -yotakiana -zotakiana u(XI) -otakiana see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kotakiana pa(XVI) -potakiana mu(XVIII) -motakiana
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.