tapika

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Swahili

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-tápɪka (“to vomit”).

Pronunciation

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Verb

-tapika (infinitive kutapika)

  1. to vomit

Conjugation

Conjugation of -tapika
Positive present -natapika
Subjunctive -tapike
Negative -tapiki
Imperative singular tapika
Infinitives
Positive kutapika
Negative kutotapika
Imperatives
Singular tapika
Plural tapikeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hutapika
Positive past positive subject concord + -litapika
Negative past negative subject concord + -kutapika
Positive present (positive subject concord + -natapika)
Singular Plural
1st person ninatapika/natapika tunatapika
2nd person unatapika mnatapika
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anatapika wanatapika
other classes positive subject concord + -natapika
Negative present (negative subject concord + -tapiki)
Singular Plural
1st person sitapiki hatutapiki
2nd person hutapiki hamtapiki
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hatapiki hawatapiki
other classes negative subject concord + -tapiki
Positive future positive subject concord + -tatapika
Negative future negative subject concord + -tatapika
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -tapike)
Singular Plural
1st person nitapike tutapike
2nd person utapike mtapike
3rd person m-wa(I/II) atapike watapike
other classes positive subject concord + -tapike
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sitapike
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngetapika
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singetapika
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalitapika
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalitapika
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -atapika)
Singular Plural
1st person natapika twatapika
2nd person watapika mwatapika
3rd person m-wa(I/II) atapika watapika
m-mi(III/IV) watapika yatapika
ji-ma(V/VI) latapika yatapika
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chatapika vyatapika
n(IX/X) yatapika zatapika
u(XI) watapika see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwatapika
pa(XVI) patapika
mu(XVIII) mwatapika
Perfect positive subject concord + -metapika
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshatapika
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jatapika
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kitapika
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipotapika
Consecutive katapika / positive subject concord + -katapika
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -katapike
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nitapika -tutapika
2nd person -kutapika -watapika/-kutapikeni/-watapikeni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mtapika -watapika
m-mi(III/IV) -utapika -itapika
ji-ma(V/VI) -litapika -yatapika
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kitapika -vitapika
n(IX/X) -itapika -zitapika
u(XI) -utapika see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kutapika
pa(XVI) -patapika
mu(XVIII) -mutapika
Reflexive -jitapika
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -tapika- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -tapikaye -tapikao
m-mi(III/IV) -tapikao -tapikayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -tapikalo -tapikayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -tapikacho -tapikavyo
n(IX/X) -tapikayo -tapikazo
u(XI) -tapikao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -tapikako
pa(XVI) -tapikapo
mu(XVIII) -tapikamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -tapika)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yetapika -otapika
m-mi(III/IV) -otapika -yotapika
ji-ma(V/VI) -lotapika -yotapika
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chotapika -vyotapika
n(IX/X) -yotapika -zotapika
u(XI) -otapika see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kotapika
pa(XVI) -potapika
mu(XVIII) -motapika
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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