tamka

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Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-tamka (infinitive kutamka)

  1. to pronounce (to sound out (a word or phrase); to articulate)
  2. to announce, to state

Conjugation

Conjugation of -tamka
Positive present -natamka
Subjunctive -tamke
Negative -tamki
Imperative singular tamka
Infinitives
Positive kutamka
Negative kutotamka
Imperatives
Singular tamka
Plural tamkeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hutamka
Positive past positive subject concord + -litamka
Negative past negative subject concord + -kutamka
Positive present (positive subject concord + -natamka)
Singular Plural
1st person ninatamka/natamka tunatamka
2nd person unatamka mnatamka
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anatamka wanatamka
other classes positive subject concord + -natamka
Negative present (negative subject concord + -tamki)
Singular Plural
1st person sitamki hatutamki
2nd person hutamki hamtamki
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hatamki hawatamki
other classes negative subject concord + -tamki
Positive future positive subject concord + -tatamka
Negative future negative subject concord + -tatamka
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -tamke)
Singular Plural
1st person nitamke tutamke
2nd person utamke mtamke
3rd person m-wa(I/II) atamke watamke
other classes positive subject concord + -tamke
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sitamke
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngetamka
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singetamka
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalitamka
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalitamka
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -atamka)
Singular Plural
1st person natamka twatamka
2nd person watamka mwatamka
3rd person m-wa(I/II) atamka watamka
m-mi(III/IV) watamka yatamka
ji-ma(V/VI) latamka yatamka
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chatamka vyatamka
n(IX/X) yatamka zatamka
u(XI) watamka see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwatamka
pa(XVI) patamka
mu(XVIII) mwatamka
Perfect positive subject concord + -metamka
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshatamka
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jatamka
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kitamka
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipotamka
Consecutive katamka / positive subject concord + -katamka
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -katamke
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nitamka -tutamka
2nd person -kutamka -watamka/-kutamkeni/-watamkeni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mtamka -watamka
m-mi(III/IV) -utamka -itamka
ji-ma(V/VI) -litamka -yatamka
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kitamka -vitamka
n(IX/X) -itamka -zitamka
u(XI) -utamka see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kutamka
pa(XVI) -patamka
mu(XVIII) -mutamka
Reflexive -jitamka
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -tamka- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -tamkaye -tamkao
m-mi(III/IV) -tamkao -tamkayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -tamkalo -tamkayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -tamkacho -tamkavyo
n(IX/X) -tamkayo -tamkazo
u(XI) -tamkao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -tamkako
pa(XVI) -tamkapo
mu(XVIII) -tamkamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -tamka)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yetamka -otamka
m-mi(III/IV) -otamka -yotamka
ji-ma(V/VI) -lotamka -yotamka
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chotamka -vyotamka
n(IX/X) -yotamka -zotamka
u(XI) -otamka see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kotamka
pa(XVI) -potamka
mu(XVIII) -motamka
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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