Swahili

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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-tangamana (infinitive kutangamana)

  1. to mix, to socialize, to be together
  2. to be in agreement with, be in harmony with

Conjugation

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Conjugation of -tangamana
Positive present -natangamana
Subjunctive -tangamane
Negative -tangamani
Imperative singular tangamana
Infinitives
Positive kutangamana
Negative kutotangamana
Imperatives
Singular tangamana
Plural tangamaneni
Tensed forms
Habitual hutangamana
Positive past positive subject concord + -litangamana
Negative past negative subject concord + -kutangamana
Positive present (positive subject concord + -natangamana)
Singular Plural
1st person ninatangamana/natangamana tunatangamana
2nd person unatangamana mnatangamana
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anatangamana wanatangamana
other classes positive subject concord + -natangamana
Negative present (negative subject concord + -tangamani)
Singular Plural
1st person sitangamani hatutangamani
2nd person hutangamani hamtangamani
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hatangamani hawatangamani
other classes negative subject concord + -tangamani
Positive future positive subject concord + -tatangamana
Negative future negative subject concord + -tatangamana
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -tangamane)
Singular Plural
1st person nitangamane tutangamane
2nd person utangamane mtangamane
3rd person m-wa(I/II) atangamane watangamane
other classes positive subject concord + -tangamane
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sitangamane
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngetangamana
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singetangamana
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalitangamana
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalitangamana
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -atangamana)
Singular Plural
1st person natangamana twatangamana
2nd person watangamana mwatangamana
3rd person m-wa(I/II) atangamana watangamana
m-mi(III/IV) watangamana yatangamana
ji-ma(V/VI) latangamana yatangamana
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chatangamana vyatangamana
n(IX/X) yatangamana zatangamana
u(XI) watangamana see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwatangamana
pa(XVI) patangamana
mu(XVIII) mwatangamana
Perfect positive subject concord + -metangamana
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshatangamana
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jatangamana
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kitangamana
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipotangamana
Consecutive katangamana / positive subject concord + -katangamana
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -katangamane
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nitangamana -tutangamana
2nd person -kutangamana -watangamana/-kutangamaneni/-watangamaneni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mtangamana -watangamana
m-mi(III/IV) -utangamana -itangamana
ji-ma(V/VI) -litangamana -yatangamana
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kitangamana -vitangamana
n(IX/X) -itangamana -zitangamana
u(XI) -utangamana see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kutangamana
pa(XVI) -patangamana
mu(XVIII) -mutangamana
Reflexive -jitangamana
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -tangamana- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -tangamanaye -tangamanao
m-mi(III/IV) -tangamanao -tangamanayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -tangamanalo -tangamanayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -tangamanacho -tangamanavyo
n(IX/X) -tangamanayo -tangamanazo
u(XI) -tangamanao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -tangamanako
pa(XVI) -tangamanapo
mu(XVIII) -tangamanamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -tangamana)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yetangamana -otangamana
m-mi(III/IV) -otangamana -yotangamana
ji-ma(V/VI) -lotangamana -yotangamana
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chotangamana -vyotangamana
n(IX/X) -yotangamana -zotangamana
u(XI) -otangamana see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kotangamana
pa(XVI) -potangamana
mu(XVIII) -motangamana
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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