kuto-

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See also: kuto

Swahili

Etymology

From kutoa (“to lack”).

Pronunciation

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Prefix

kuto-

  1. negative infinitive marker
    kutokuja ― to not come
    Waliamua kutonipa nafasi.
    They decided not to give me a chance.
    Ujinga utokana na kutosoma vitabu.
    Stupidity is caused by not reading books.

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
  • 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

1 Can take stress and therefore does not require -ku-/-kw- in monosyllabic verbs.

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