-ta-

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See also: Appendix:Variations of "ta"

Kikuyu

Pronunciation

Particle

-ta-

  1. (with a class prefix and a verb) without ...ing
    kĩiniĩ gĩtaita ― something upside down without leaking
    Mũndũ ũtathiaga oigaga no nyina ũrugaga wega. ― One who does not travel says only his mother is a good cook.

Further reading

  • “-ta-” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 423. Oxford: Clarendon Press.

Swahili

Etymology

From -taka (“to want”). Doublet of -taka-.

Pronunciation

  • Audio (Kenya)(file)

Infix

-ta-

  1. will, positive and negative future tense marker
    Near-synonym: -taka- (“relative positive future tense marker”)
    watakwenda ― they will go
    sitakisoma ― I will not read it

Conjugation

Conjugation of -ta- (positive)
Singular Plural
1st person nita- tuta-
2nd person uta- mta-
3rd person m-wa(I/II) ata- wata-
m-mi(III/IV) uta- ita-
ji-ma(V/VI) lita- yata-
ki-vi(VII/VIII) kita- vita-
n(IX/X) ita- zita-
u(XI) uta- see n(X) or ma(VI)
ku(XV/XVII) kuta-
pa(XVI) pata-
mu(XVIII) mta-
For more information, see Appendix:Swahili verbs.
Conjugation of -ta- (negative)
Singular Plural
1st person sita- hatuta-
2nd person huta- hamta-
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hata- hawata-
m-mi(III/IV) hauta- haita-
ji-ma(V/VI) halita- hayata-
ki-vi(VII/VIII) hakita- havita-
n(IX/X) haita- hazita-
u(XI) hauta- see n(X) or ma(VI)
ku(XV/XVII) hakuta-
pa(XVI) hapata-
mu(XVIII) hamta-
For more information, see Appendix:Swahili verbs.

See also

Swahili TAM markers
Initial
Positive infinitive ku-/kw-1
Negative infinitive kuto-
Habitual hu-1
Telegrammic ka-1
Final
General (positive indicative) -a
Positive subjunctive -e
Negative present -i
Second person plural -ni
Infix position
positive subject concord
Positive past -li-
Positive present -na-
Positive future -ta-
Negative subjunctive -si-1
Positive present conditional -nge-
Negative present conditional -singe-
Positive past conditional -ngali-
Negative past conditional -singali-
Gnomic -a-1
Perfect -me-
"Already" past -lisha-
"Already" present -mesha-/-sha-
"If/When" -ki-1
"If not" -sipo-
Consecutive -ka-1
Infix position
negative subject concord
Negative past -ku-1
Negative future -ta-
"Not yet" -ja-1
Negative present conditional -nge-
Negative past conditional -ngali-
Relative
Past -li-
Present -na-
Future -taka-
Negative -si-
1 Can take stress and therefore does not require -ku-/-kw- in monosyllabic verbs.
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