katakata

Swahili

Etymology

Reduplication of -kata (“to cut”).

Pronunciation

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Verb

-katakata (infinitive kukatakata)

1. to mince, dice

Conjugation

Conjugation of -katakata
Positive present -nakatakata Subjunctive -katakate Negative -katakati Imperative singular katakata
Infinitives
Positive kukatakata Negative kutokatakata
Imperatives
Singular katakata Plural katakateni
Tensed forms
Habitual hukatakata Positive past positive subject concord + -likatakata Negative past negative subject concord + -kukatakata
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nakatakata) Singular Plural 1st person ninakatakata/nakatakata tunakatakata 2nd person unakatakata mnakatakata 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anakatakata wanakatakata other classes positive subject concord + -nakatakata
Negative present (negative subject concord + -katakati) Singular Plural 1st person sikatakati hatukatakati 2nd person hukatakati hamkatakati 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hakatakati hawakatakati other classes negative subject concord + -katakati
Positive future positive subject concord + -takatakata Negative future negative subject concord + -takatakata
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -katakate) Singular Plural 1st person nikatakate tukatakate 2nd person ukatakate mkatakate 3rd person m-wa(I/II) akatakate wakatakate other classes positive subject concord + -katakate
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sikatakate Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngekatakata Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singekatakata Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalikatakata Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalikatakata
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -akatakata) Singular Plural 1st person nakatakata twakatakata 2nd person wakatakata mwakatakata 3rd person m-wa(I/II) akatakata wakatakata m-mi(III/IV) wakatakata yakatakata ji-ma(V/VI) lakatakata yakatakata ki-vi(VII/VIII) chakatakata vyakatakata n(IX/X) yakatakata zakatakata u(XI) wakatakata see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwakatakata pa(XVI) pakatakata mu(XVIII) mwakatakata
Perfect positive subject concord + -mekatakata "Already" positive subject concord + -meshakatakata "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jakatakata "If/When" positive subject concord + -kikatakata "If not" positive subject concord + -sipokatakata Consecutive kakatakata / positive subject concord + -kakatakata Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kakatakate
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nikatakata -tukatakata 2nd person -kukatakata -wakatakata/-kukatakateni/-wakatakateni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mkatakata -wakatakata m-mi(III/IV) -ukatakata -ikatakata ji-ma(V/VI) -likatakata -yakatakata ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kikatakata -vikatakata n(IX/X) -ikatakata -zikatakata u(XI) -ukatakata see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kukatakata pa(XVI) -pakatakata mu(XVIII) -mukatakata Reflexive -jikatakata
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -katakata- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -katakataye -katakatao m-mi(III/IV) -katakatao -katakatayo ji-ma(V/VI) -katakatalo -katakatayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -katakatacho -katakatavyo n(IX/X) -katakatayo -katakatazo u(XI) -katakatao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -katakatako pa(XVI) -katakatapo mu(XVIII) -katakatamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -katakata) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yekatakata -okatakata m-mi(III/IV) -okatakata -yokatakata ji-ma(V/VI) -lokatakata -yokatakata ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chokatakata -vyokatakata n(IX/X) -yokatakata -zokatakata u(XI) -okatakata see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kokatakata pa(XVI) -pokatakata mu(XVIII) -mokatakata
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /katakaˈtaʔ/, [kɐ.tɐ.xɐˈtaʔ]
• Hyphenation: ka‧ta‧ka‧ta

Noun

katakatâ (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜆᜃᜆ)

1. Alternative form of kata-kata

Yoruba

katakata

Etymology

Onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kā.tā.kā.tā/

Noun

katakata

1. tractor, bulldozer