-ta-
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See also: Appendix:Variations of "ta"
Kikuyu[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Particle[edit]
-ta-
- (with a class prefix and a verb) without ...ing
- kĩiniĩ gĩtaita ― something upside down without leaking
- Mũndũ ũtathiaga oigaga no nyina ũrugaga wega. ― One who does not travel says only his mother is a good cook.
Further reading[edit]
- “-ta-” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 423. Oxford: Clarendon Press.
Swahili[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From -taka (“to want”). Doublet of -taka-.
Pronunciation[edit]
Audio (Kenya) (file)
Infix[edit]
-ta-
- will, positive and negative future tense marker
- Near-synonym: -taka- (“relative positive future tense marker”)
- watakwenda ― they will go
- sitakisoma ― I will not read it
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of -ta- (positive)
| Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | nita- | tuta- | |
| 2nd person | uta- | mta- | |
| 3rd person | m-wa(I/II) | ata- | wata- |
| m-mi(III/IV) | uta- | ita- | |
| ji-ma(V/VI) | lita- | yata- | |
| ki-vi(VII/VIII) | kita- | vita- | |
| n(IX/X) | ita- | zita- | |
| u(XI) | uta- | see n(X) or ma(VI) | |
| ku(XV/XVII) | kuta- | ||
| pa(XVI) | pata- | ||
| mu(XVIII) | mta- | ||
| For more information, see Appendix:Swahili verbs. | |||
Conjugation of -ta- (negative)
| Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | sita- | hatuta- | |
| 2nd person | huta- | hamta- | |
| 3rd person | m-wa(I/II) | hata- | hawata- |
| m-mi(III/IV) | hauta- | haita- | |
| ji-ma(V/VI) | halita- | hayata- | |
| ki-vi(VII/VIII) | hakita- | havita- | |
| n(IX/X) | haita- | hazita- | |
| u(XI) | hauta- | see n(X) or ma(VI) | |
| ku(XV/XVII) | hakuta- | ||
| pa(XVI) | hapata- | ||
| mu(XVIII) | hamta- | ||
| For more information, see Appendix:Swahili verbs. | |||
See also[edit]
| 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 | |
| Positive past | -li- |
| Positive present | -na- |
| Positive future | -ta- |
| Negative subjunctive | -si-1 |
| Positive present conditional | -nge- |
| Negative present conditional | -singe- |
| Positive past conditional | -ngali- |
| Negative past conditional | -singali- |
| Gnomic | -a-1 |
| Perfect | -me- |
| "Already" past | -lisha- |
| "Already" present | -mesha-/-sha- |
| "If/When" | -ki-1 |
| "If not" | -sipo- |
| Consecutive | -ka-1 |
| 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 | |
| Past | -li- |
| Present | -na- |
| Future | -taka- |
| Negative | -si- |
| 1 Can take stress and therefore does not require -ku-/-kw- in monosyllabic verbs. | |