takiana

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Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-takiana (infinitive kutakiana)

  1. Reciprocal form of -takia: to want for each other, to wish each other

Conjugation

Conjugation of -takiana
Positive present -natakiana
Subjunctive -takiane
Negative -takiani
Imperative singular takiana
Infinitives
Positive kutakiana
Negative kutotakiana
Imperatives
Singular takiana
Plural takianeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hutakiana
Positive past positive subject concord + -litakiana
Negative past negative subject concord + -kutakiana
Positive present (positive subject concord + -natakiana)
Singular Plural
1st person ninatakiana/natakiana tunatakiana
2nd person unatakiana mnatakiana
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anatakiana wanatakiana
other classes positive subject concord + -natakiana
Negative present (negative subject concord + -takiani)
Singular Plural
1st person sitakiani hatutakiani
2nd person hutakiani hamtakiani
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hatakiani hawatakiani
other classes negative subject concord + -takiani
Positive future positive subject concord + -tatakiana
Negative future negative subject concord + -tatakiana
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -takiane)
Singular Plural
1st person nitakiane tutakiane
2nd person utakiane mtakiane
3rd person m-wa(I/II) atakiane watakiane
other classes positive subject concord + -takiane
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sitakiane
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngetakiana
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singetakiana
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalitakiana
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalitakiana
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -atakiana)
Singular Plural
1st person natakiana twatakiana
2nd person watakiana mwatakiana
3rd person m-wa(I/II) atakiana watakiana
m-mi(III/IV) watakiana yatakiana
ji-ma(V/VI) latakiana yatakiana
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chatakiana vyatakiana
n(IX/X) yatakiana zatakiana
u(XI) watakiana see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwatakiana
pa(XVI) patakiana
mu(XVIII) mwatakiana
Perfect positive subject concord + -metakiana
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshatakiana
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jatakiana
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kitakiana
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipotakiana
Consecutive katakiana / positive subject concord + -katakiana
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -katakiane
Object concord
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + -takiana- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -takianaye -takianao
m-mi(III/IV) -takianao -takianayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -takianalo -takianayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -takianacho -takianavyo
n(IX/X) -takianayo -takianazo
u(XI) -takianao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -takianako
pa(XVI) -takianapo
mu(XVIII) -takianamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + -takiana)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yetakiana -otakiana
m-mi(III/IV) -otakiana -yotakiana
ji-ma(V/VI) -lotakiana -yotakiana
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chotakiana -vyotakiana
n(IX/X) -yotakiana -zotakiana
u(XI) -otakiana see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kotakiana
pa(XVI) -potakiana
mu(XVIII) -motakiana
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.