tagaa

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Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-tagaa (infinitive kutagaa)

  1. 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.
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