Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-tagaa (infinitive kutagaa)
- to straddle
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -tagaa
|
| Positive present
|
-natagaa
|
| Subjunctive
|
-tagae
|
| Negative
|
-tagai
|
| Imperative singular
|
tagaa
|
|
| Infinitives
|
| Positive
|
kutagaa
|
| Negative
|
kutotagaa
|
|
| Imperatives
|
| Singular
|
tagaa
|
| Plural
|
tagaeni
|
|
| Tensed forms
|
| Habitual
|
hutagaa
|
| Positive past
|
positive subject concord + -litagaa
|
| Negative past
|
negative subject concord + -kutagaa
|
|
| Positive present (positive subject concord + -natagaa)
|
|
|
Singular
|
Plural
|
| 1st person
|
ninatagaa/natagaa
|
tunatagaa
|
| 2nd person
|
unatagaa
|
mnatagaa
|
| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
anatagaa
|
wanatagaa
|
| other classes
|
positive subject concord + -natagaa
|
|
| Negative present (negative subject concord + -tagai)
|
|
|
Singular
|
Plural
|
| 1st person
|
sitagai
|
hatutagai
|
| 2nd person
|
hutagai
|
hamtagai
|
| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
hatagai
|
hawatagai
|
| other classes
|
negative subject concord + -tagai
|
|
| Positive future
|
positive subject concord + -tatagaa
|
| Negative future
|
negative subject concord + -tatagaa
|
|
| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -tagae)
|
|
|
Singular
|
Plural
|
| 1st person
|
nitagae
|
tutagae
|
| 2nd person
|
utagae
|
mtagae
|
| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
atagae
|
watagae
|
| other classes
|
positive subject concord + -tagae
|
|
| Negative subjunctive
|
positive subject concord + -sitagae
|
| Positive present conditional
|
positive subject concord + -ngetagaa
|
| Negative present conditional
|
positive subject concord + -singetagaa
|
| Positive past conditional
|
positive subject concord + -ngalitagaa
|
| Negative past conditional
|
positive subject concord + -singalitagaa
|
|
| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -atagaa)
|
|
|
Singular
|
Plural
|
| 1st person
|
natagaa
|
twatagaa
|
| 2nd person
|
watagaa
|
mwatagaa
|
| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
atagaa
|
watagaa
|
| m-mi(III/IV)
|
watagaa
|
yatagaa
|
| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
latagaa
|
yatagaa
|
| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
chatagaa
|
vyatagaa
|
| n(IX/X)
|
yatagaa
|
zatagaa
|
| u(XI)
|
watagaa
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
|
| ku(XV/XVII)
|
kwatagaa
|
|
| pa(XVI)
|
patagaa
|
|
| mu(XVIII)
|
mwatagaa
|
|
|
| Perfect
|
positive subject concord + -metagaa
|
| "Already"
|
positive subject concord + -meshatagaa
|
| "Not yet"
|
negative subject concord + -jatagaa
|
| "If/When"
|
positive subject concord + -kitagaa
|
| "If not"
|
positive subject concord + -sipotagaa
|
| Consecutive
|
katagaa / positive subject concord + -katagaa
|
| Consecutive subjunctive
|
positive subject concord + -katagae
|
|
| Object concord (indicative positive)
|
|
|
Singular
|
Plural
|
| 1st person
|
-nitagaa
|
-tutagaa
|
| 2nd person
|
-kutagaa
|
-watagaa/-kutagaeni/-watagaeni
|
| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
-mtagaa
|
-watagaa
|
| m-mi(III/IV)
|
-utagaa
|
-itagaa
|
| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
-litagaa
|
-yatagaa
|
| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
-kitagaa
|
-vitagaa
|
| n(IX/X)
|
-itagaa
|
-zitagaa
|
| u(XI)
|
-utagaa
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
|
| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-kutagaa
|
|
| pa(XVI)
|
-patagaa
|
|
| mu(XVIII)
|
-mutagaa
|
|
| Reflexive
|
-jitagaa
|
|
| Relative forms
|
| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -tagaa- + relative marker)
|
|
|
Singular
|
Plural
|
| m-wa(I/II)
|
-tagaaye
|
-tagaao
|
| m-mi(III/IV)
|
-tagaao
|
-tagaayo
|
| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
-tagaalo
|
-tagaayo
|
| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
-tagaacho
|
-tagaavyo
|
| n(IX/X)
|
-tagaayo
|
-tagaazo
|
| u(XI)
|
-tagaao
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
|
| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-tagaako
|
|
| pa(XVI)
|
-tagaapo
|
|
| mu(XVIII)
|
-tagaamo
|
|
|
| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -tagaa)
|
|
|
Singular
|
Plural
|
| m-wa(I/II)
|
-yetagaa
|
-otagaa
|
| m-mi(III/IV)
|
-otagaa
|
-yotagaa
|
| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
-lotagaa
|
-yotagaa
|
| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
-chotagaa
|
-vyotagaa
|
| n(IX/X)
|
-yotagaa
|
-zotagaa
|
| u(XI)
|
-otagaa
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
|
| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-kotagaa
|
|
| pa(XVI)
|
-potagaa
|
|
| mu(XVIII)
|
-motagaa
|
|
|
|
| Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.
|